Archive for June 2011
Bond fund CEO predicts Greek debt default
The head of Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO), the world’s biggest bond fund, predicted that Greece and other European nations would default on their debts to resolve their problems as the euro area deals with …
Read MoreSurvey: 33 percent of workers get weekend boss-mail
One in three employees often get emails from their boss over the weekend and they are expected to reply, according to a new survey by Right Management. An additional one-third of survey respondents also reported …
Read MoreArts Festival to begin Friday
Des Moines Arts Festival participants can take advantage of valet parking for their bicycles or their vehicles during this year’s festival, which begins Friday in Western Gateway Park. More than 200,000 people are expected to …
Read MoreRebuild Iowa Office to shut down
After three years of coordinating disaster-relief efforts, the Rebuild Iowa Office (RIO) will officially close tomorrow. The RIO was created in June 2008 by executive order in response to the historic floods, storms and tornadoes …
Read MoreMeet and greet set with DART general manager finalists
The public is invited to a “meet and greet” this afternoon with the finalists chosen to compete for the general manager position of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART). Five or six finalists …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Mike Shindelar
JPMorgan to pay $153.6 million to settle SEC charges
JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay $153.6 million to resolve U.S. regulatory claims about its role in designing and selling a product linked to risky mortgages as the housing market unraveled in 2007, Bloomberg …
Read MoreLawmakers making progress on debt-reduction strategies
Faced with a looming deadline, lawmakers launched a crucial week of debt-reduction talks today, seeking to break through differences on taxes and health care, Reuters reported.
Vice President Joe Biden met on Capitol Hill with …
Read MoreKufuor, Lula da Silva named laureates for World Food Prize
John Agyekum Kufuor and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have been named the 2011 World Food Prize laureates.
Kufuor was the president of Ghana from 2001 to 2009 and implemented major economic and educational policies …
Read MoreCISS launches new website
Central Iowa Shelter & Services (CISS) has launched a new website.
The site, designed by Catchfire Media LLC, will be continually updated through a blog and a Twitter feed, CISS said. It also will provide …
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