Archive for July 2011
Iowa Department of Economic Development approves awards
The board of the Iowa Department of Economic Development today approved awards that will support the creation of up to 59 jobs in the state. New Horizon Cuisine, which has proposed to construct a new …
Read MoreAltoona hosts HomeShowExpo
The Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines will kick off its 36th annual HomeShowExpo on Friday in Altoona. The largest expo in recent years, this year’s event will feature 10 furnished homes ranging in …
Read MoreKum & Go going strong in Arkansas
Kum & Go LC said today that it will invest $70 million to $80 million in the next five years in Central Arkansas. In the next two months, the West Des Moines-based convenience store chain …
Read MoreUNI offers free resources to small businesses
The University of Northern Iowa is offering two free resources to small business owners and entrepreneurs through its MyEntre.Net program. At http://connections.myentre.net, visitors will find a portal to financing programs, technical and marketing assistance, networking …
Read MoreHNI Corp. reports income
Muscatine-based HNI Corp. today announced sales of $432.8 million in the second quarter ended July 2. “Overall, top line growth and profitability met our expectations, but operating income was lower year over year due to …
Read MoreCities launch energy education website
The cities of Ankeny, Des Moines, Urbandale and West Des Moines have launched a website intended to showcase how recent city projects funded by the federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program are helping …
Read MoreA Closer Look – April Schmaltz
On July 1, April Schmaltz became president of the Iowa chapter of the American Marketing Association. A vice president of marketing with Marsh US Consumer, Schmaltz shared on camera how the association is building on …
Read MoreWells Fargo fined $85 million by Federal Reserve
Wells Fargo & Co. was assessed $85 million in civil penalties by the Federal Reserve yesterday for steering creditworthy potential borrowers into more costly subprime mortgages, the San Francisco Business Times reported.
The company denied …
Read MoreEconomic indicators rise at slow pace
The index of leading U.S. economic indicators rose at a slower pace in June, signaling that the recovery may be restrained in the second half of the year, Bloomberg reported.
The Conference Board’s gauge of …
Read MoreEMC anticipates second-quarter losses due to natural disasters
EMC Insurance Group Inc. said yesterday that the company is set to report a second-quarter operating loss in the range of $1.02 to $1.08 per share, due largely to a record amount of catastrophe losses. …
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