Archive for July 2011
Kum & Go closes on Prairie Trail site
Kum & Go LC purchased 2.22 acres of land in the Heritage at Prairie Trail development south of the Ankeny high school under construction at 1155 S.W. Cherry St. Marcus Pitts, a broker with NAI …
Read MoreSoto to speak at ICREA breakfast
Joe Soto, CEO of One Social Media LLC, will present “The 15 Imperatives of LinkedIn” during the Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association’s monthly breakfast on Aug. 4 at Des Moines Golf and Country Club, 1600 …
Read MoreSigned Lease Transactions (Week of July 24)
Pink Elephant Tattoo has leased 1,800 square feet of space at 707 S. Ankeny Blvd. in Ankeny. The tenant was represented by Blake Brown and Mike Billings, both of Denny Elwell Co. The landlord, Aterra …
Read MoreWhere’s Chicken Little?
Will the sky fall on Aug. 2 if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling?
Not likely, according to analysts interviewed by Reuters. They say that even without the ability to borrow more money, the …
Read MoreTop performers can expect a pay raise next year, survey says
Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, companies are betting on their best workers — and are willing to pay more to prove it, according to a report released today.
After years of stagnant wages, 97 percent of …
Read MoreHeiden to retire from Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Wells Fargo & Co. announced Tuesday that Mike Heid will lead its West Des Moines-based home mortgage division as the result of the announced retirement of Cara Heiden. The two held the position of co-president …
Read MoreTime equals paper?
A 21-month-old lawsuit attacking fees charged to manage mutual funds controlled by two subsidiaries of Principal Financial Group Inc. has generated 30,000 pages of paper and resulted in the review of 150,000 electronic documents, with …
Read MoreDice reports 50 percent increase in revenues
Dice Holdings Inc., which has operations in Urbandale, said year-over-year revenues increased 50 percent to $44.9 million for the quarter ended June 30. Excluding acquisitions, revenues increased 37 percent in the period, the company said …
Read MoreBankers Trust’s Coffin receives Easter Seals award
Don Coffin of Bankers Trust Co. has received a Governor’s Volunteer Award for his 20 years of service to Easter Seals Iowa and Camp Sunnyside. Easter Seals lauded Coffin’s “visionary leadership, compassion and steadiness” as …
Read MoreDurable goods orders dropped in June
Orders for U.S. durable goods unexpectedly dropped in June, and inventories climbed at the slowest pace in a year, Bloomberg reported. Bookings for goods meant to last at least three years fell 2.1 percent after …
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