Archive for June 2011
Bad weather taking large toll on insurance industry, report says
Insured severe weather losses have already topped $15.5 billion in the United States this year, three times the full-year average of the last 20 years, Reuters reported.
Almost all of that comes from the outbreak …
Read MoreChapman to chair United Way board
Ruan Corp. President and CEO Steve Chapman has been elected to a two-year term as chair of the United Way of Central Iowa board of directors.
Chapman succeeds Wells Fargo Home Mortgage co-president Cara Heiden. …
Read MoreDART finalists meet public
The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) has announced its five finalists to replace outgoing General Manager Brad Miller.
The finalists interacted with the public during a panel discussion on Wednesday. Two finalists are …
Read MoreEquitable Building developer sentenced in asbestos case
Real estate developer Bobby Joe Knapp has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for conspiring to violate the federal Clean Air Act and its work practice standards during the renovation of the Equitable Building. …
Read MoreBranstad names director for Department of Human Rights
Gov. Terry Branstad yesterday announced he has appointed San Wong as director of the Iowa Department of Human Rights. Wong currently works as the director of workforce and education initiatives at Des Moines Area Community …
Read MoreFederal Reserve regional leader to speak June 30
The Rotary Club of Des Moines and Greater Des Moines Partnership will host Thomas Hoenig, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, for an “Economic Leadership: Choosing Our Future” event on June 30. …
Read MoreVIDEO: DigitaLink – Mike Helak
U.S. Bank Regional President Mike Helak talks about his start in the financial services industry.…
Read MorePricewaterhouseCoopers expects CRE recovery to continue
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP reported today that commercial real estate investors are optimistic that a recovery in the industry will continue, Bloomberg reported.
Even as the economy shows signs of slowing, a lack of new supply and …
Read MoreCare Initiatives wants nursing homes reclassified
Care Initiatives has asked 35 Iowa communities to reclassify its nursing home facilities to residential properties from commercial, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reported.
Citing an Iowa law that allows nonprofits that provide “land and buildings …
Read MoreStorage planned for Fridley’s downtown space
R.L. Fridley Theatres Inc. has purchased a Walnut Street property formerly occupied by Holm Graphic Services Inc. and plans to use the building as a storage facility. Founded by Robert Fridley in 1974, Fridley Theatres …
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