Archive for August 2011
Newlin wins Iowa Corn lifetime achievement honor
Owen Newlin received the first Iowa Corn Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday at the Iowa Corn Growers Association’s annual meeting.
Newlin is a retired senior vice president of Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. The award is …
Read MoreNorth Central Bancshares announces dividend
North Central Bancshares Inc., holding company for First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa, announced today that the company’s board of directors declared a cash dividend of 1 cent per share on its common stock.
The …
Read MoreISU search committee will hold Tuesday conference call
Iowa State University’s Presidential Search Committee will hold a conference call tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.
To dial in, call (866) 390-5250 and use the code 9026659. Those near campus can monitor the meeting in room …
Read MoreRE:plenish encourages donations at Wednesday Market
The Des Moines Area Religious Council’s MovetheFood initiative will partner with the Wednesday Market, which starts this Wednesday in Western Gateway Park, to run a food rescue program called “RE:plenish.”
MovetheFood will accept donations of …
Read MoreGood news? Irene didn’t wash out markets
The U.S. stock market will open for a normal trading session today despite damage from Hurricane Irene, Reuters said.
Lower volume is expected, as are some delays in the opening hours for some markets.
The …
Read MoreBig carriers pursue mobile payments
Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc. and T- Mobile USA plan to invest more than $100 million in their joint venture that lets consumers pay for goods with mobile phones, Bloomberg said.
The investment sets up a …
Read MoreKum & Go sues software company
Kum & Go LC says in a federal lawsuit that it is owed $208,898 in fees under a contract it terminated with a Florida software company that provided payroll and other services to the West …
Read MoreMidwest manufacturing activity rose in July
A measure of manufacturing activity in the Midwest increased 0.5 percent in July, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said today. Revised data show the index increased 0.3 percent in June. Regional output in July …
Read MoreAutomobile sales trigger rise in consumer spending
The personal incomes of Americans rose 0.3 percent in July, but their spending climbed even faster at 0.8 percent as purchases of automobiles surged, the U.S. Department of Commerce said today. The increase in spending …
Read MoreA fit iPhone app
Nexercise is a free iPhone application that tracks activities ranging from running and weightlifting to fencing and polo and rewards users with free and discounted merchandise in the hope that users will adopt long-term exercise …
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