Archive for May 2011
Silent Rivers employees earn CAPS designations
Two employees of Clive-based design-build firm Silent Rivers Inc. have earned Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) designations from the National Association of Home Builders. CAPS certification, which helps businesses such as Silent Rivers understand how to …
Read MoreSigned Lease Transactions (Week of May 23)
Clancey Design Distributor has leased 660 square feet at Johnston Station, 5525 Merle Hay Road in Johnston. The tenant was represented by Mary Elwell-Steele of Denny Elwell Co. The landlord, Johnston Station L.C., was also …
Read MoreData points to slowing manufacturing activity
New orders for U.S. manufactured goods posted their largest drop in six months in April after a steep fall in demand for transportation equipment, suggesting some cooling in factory activity, Reuters reported.
Durable goods orders …
Read MoreG.M. to add 2,500 jobs at Detroit plant
General Motors Co. announced that it plans to invest $69 million and add about 2,500 jobs at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to build the next-generation Chevrolet Impala large sedan and other cars, Reuters reported. The …
Read MoreMentors needed for homeless youth college program
Volunteer mentors are needed for the Post-Secondary Education Retention Program being launched by Iowa Homeless Youth Centers. Beginning this summer, 10 youths will be accepted and enrolled in college through the program, which seeks to …
Read MoreBranstad to swear in new justices
Gov. Terry Branstad will administer the oath of office to the three recently appointed Iowa Supreme Court justices on June 3 at 2 p.m. in the House chamber of the Capitol. A reception for Justices …
Read MoreAMA Iowa Golf Outing scheduled June 17
The Iowa chapter of the American Marketing Association is hosting a charitable golf outing, “Swing Away with AMA” on June 17. The four-person best-shot outing will support the chapter’s scholarship and professional development fund. The …
Read MoreJudge grants shelter from creditors in Regency-related bankruptcies
The bankruptcy liquidations of two former principals of Regency real estate development and management companies are drawing to a close.
James Myers, son of the late Michael Myers, who co-founded what became the state’s largest …
Read More‘Game Show Gala’ to benefit House of Mercy
Some well-known Greater Des Moines community leaders will team up for “The Game Show Gala” to raise money for House of Mercy during Mercy Foundation’s annual gala fund-raising event on June 3. The event, patterned …
Big banks join battle for online payments
Three of the nation’s largest banks plunged into the growing battle over how consumers move money and make payments, launching a service today that lets customers use their checking accounts to send each other money …
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