Archive for June 2011
Freestyle shines spotlight on tech firms
California native David Splivalo moved to Greater Des Moines with hopes of publicizing technology-driven companies located in a Midwestern marketplace that’s easy for nationwide publications to ignore.
Now, as the founder of Freestyle Public Relations …
Read MoreIt’s a good time to buy a house
Dear Mr. Berko:
We are a young family of four and would like to become first-time homeowners. We found and drove by a house we like, and it is in our price range. Do you …
Read MoreIt’s too late to buy these stocks
Dear Mr. Berko:
My broker is advising me to buy three high-growth stocks: 150 shares of Red Hat, 50 of Amazon and 25 of Netflix. I already own 15 shares of Google, which I bought …
Read MoreAd sales keep dropping at Lee and Gannett
Davenport-based newspaper chain Lee Enterprises Inc. saw advertising revenues decrease 5 percent in the 13 weeks that ended March 27. In the same period, Virginia-based Gannett Co. Inc., publisher of The Des Moines Register, experienced …
TPI Composites wants overtime lawsuit dismissed
TPI Composites Inc. wants a lawsuit claiming that it violated state wage laws dismissed because it does not directly employ three people who claim they were not paid for working overtime hours.
The Scottsdale, Ariz., …
Read MoreAmeriCorps programs receive $1.4 million in funding
AmeriCorps programs across Iowa will receive more than $1.4 million in funding, Sen. Tom Harkin announced on May 25. The competitive grants are funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency …
Business lacks certainty, not loans
President Barack Obama knows that job creation is of critical importance. He also knows that small businesses, historically, create most of the nation’s net new jobs. He believes the government should, therefore, help small businesses. …
OUR VIEW: The more whistles, the better
We agree with Sen. Charles Grassley; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “took a step in the right direction” last week when it adopted rules to establish a whistleblower program. As described by Accounting Today: …
Read MoreIowa banks continue to shake off the recession
For the first time since December 2008, Iowa’s state-chartered banks reported an average return on assets that meets industry criteria for healthy institutions.
The state’s 305 state banks reported a return on assets of slightly …
Read MoreField$ of green
Youth soccer is serious business in Greater Des Moines, but it isn’t supposed to be that way.
It is a business where top clubs pencil in six-figure salary expenses for full-time and contract coaches to …
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