Archive for August 2011
Celebration slated for women business owners
The National Association of Women Business Owners-Central Iowa Chapter (NAWBO-CI) will celebrate 25 years of affiliation with the national organization with an anniversary celebration Sept. 8 at Jasper Winery. The after-work gathering will include networking, …
Read MoreMetro Waste Authority receives marketing award
Metro Waste Authority (MWA) has received a 2011 Gold Marketing Excellence Award for the launch of its Curb It! Recycle and Roll program. The Solid Waste Association of North America recognized MWA at its annual …
Read MoreFBL executives to speak at New York conference
FBL Financial Group Inc. CEO Jim Hohmann and Chief Financial Officer Jim Brannan will speak at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance Conference in New York City on Sept. 8. They are scheduled to speak …
Read MoreDigitaLink – David Vellinga
A stern warning from his doctor led Mercy CEO David Vellinga to make some lifestyle changes – and become a distance runner. …
Read MoreLawsuit: Bank of America misrepresented quality of mortgage pool
Bank of America Corp. was sued by the trustee of a $1.75 billion mortgage pool, in an action that seeks to force the bank to buy back the underlying loans because of alleged misrepresentations in …
Read MoreGot a credit card complaint? Banks can’t hear it
Industry groups and regulators claim that some consumer complaints regarding credit cards haven’t reached banks that issued the cards because of technical problems in the new system created by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Bloomberg …
Read MoreShrinking budgets hit construction employment
Construction employment increased in Greater Des Moines and the Quad Cities for the year ending in July, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. Nationwide, construction employment increased in 136 out of 337 metropolitan …
Read MoreResidential real estate prices could be stabilizing
Residential real estate prices decreased in the year ended in June at a slower pace than in the prior month, a sign the market may be stabilizing, Bloomberg reported. The S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values …
Read MoreRelease party
A release party for the Fall/Winter issue of “See Des Moines: The Official Guide to Greater Des Moines” will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at The Depot at Fourth, 100 Fourth St. …
Read MoreOut of Body Worlds
The Science Center of Iowa and Blank IMAX Dome Theater said the traveling exhibition Body Worlds Vital will end Oct 31. The exhibit, which was sponsored by Iowa Health System and Kemin Industries Inc., has …
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