Archive for May 2011
Midwest business index declines, up slightly in Iowa
The Business Conditions Index, an economic indicator for a nine-state region in the Midwest, fell for the second straight month as the inflation gauge climbed to its highest level since 1994.
Nearly half of the …
Read MoreStudents win state business plan competition
Teams of students at three Iowa universities have each won $5,000 first-place awards in the Pappajohn New Venture Business Plan Competition, which was intended for Iowa college students with an interest in starting their own …
Read MoreGoogle, Johnson & Johnson have best reputations
Google Inc. has claimed the top spot on Harris Interactive Inc.’s annual poll of corporate reputations, Bloomberg reported.
Johnson & Johnson retained its No. 2 ranking after a year of product recalls, and both companies …
Read MoreDirect flights to Newark start tomorrow
Beginning Tuesday, United Airlines will offer nonstop service from Des Moines International Airport to Newark, N.J. The daily flights, which will depart from Des Moines each day at 7:25 a.m. and arrive in Newark at …
Read MoreNapolitano issues statement on bin Laden’s death
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano issued a statement today regarding the death of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, who was killed on Sunday by U.S. forces in Pakistan. …
Read MoreBranstad comments on bin Laden’s death
Gov. Terry Branstad today released a statement regarding the death of Osama bin Laden: “I am proud of our president, and our troops, who never lost their resolve in finding Osama bin Laden and bringing …
Read MoreDes Moines Water Works announces facility start-up
Des Moines Water Works board of trustees and staff members will gather Tuesday to commission the official start-up of the new Saylorville Water Treatment Plant, which was constructed in response to growing water demand in …
Read MoreDollar up, oil down following bin Laden’s death
U.S. stock index futures opened higher Monday following confirmation from the White House that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces, Reuters reported.
The dollar edged up as U.S. crude oil futures …
Read MoreChrysler Group turns first profit since 2006
Chrysler Group LLC reported its first quarterly profit since 2006, an indication of the U.S. auto industry’s continuing recovery, CNNMoney.com reported.
The automaker, which went through a federal bailout and bankruptcy in 2009, earned $116 …
Read MoreColdwell Banker bestows Chairman’s Circle award
Coldwell Banker Mid-America Group Realtors has been named to the Coldwell Banker Chairman’s Circle. The designation, which is given to companies that attained closed adjusted gross commission income of $8 million or more during 2010, …
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