Archive for September 2011
Pioneer funds ISU corn research positions
Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. and its parent, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., have awarded a grant to Iowa State University to establish a corn breeding program through support of a new faculty position …
Read MoreWesleyLife’s Meals on Wheels event receives $12,000 grant
WesleyLife has received $12,000 from Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. for the annual Meals on Wheels event, An Extraordinary Meal, which is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at Forte’ Banquet and Conference Center. WesleyLife Meals …
Read MoreVeridian offers free retirement workshops
Veridian Credit Union is sponsoring a retirement workshop and complimentary dinner from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at the FFA Enrichment Center at Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny. The credit union will …
Read MoreCountrywide bankruptcy a ‘nuclear’ option
Bank of America Corp. could use bankruptcy laws to shield it from lawsuits against Countrywide Financial Corp., which it acquired in 2008, Bloomberg reported.
The option of placing Countrywide in bankruptcy is available because Bank …
Read MoreAT&T looks for help in planned T-Mobile acquisition
AT&T Inc. is approaching smaller rivals in an effort to sell spectrum and subscribers as part of an attempt to save its proposed $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile USA Inc., Bloomberg reported.
AT&T has reached …
Read MorePerry in Des Moines: Raise lending cap
Texas Gov. Rick Perry told members of the Iowa Credit Union League last week that a lending limit should be lifted as a way to boost small businesses. The member business lending ceiling is 12.25 …
Read MoreWalker inauguration is Saturday
Inaugural ceremonies for Des Moines University President Angela Franklin will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines. Franklin became the university’s 15th president on March 1. Campus tours, speeches and …
Read MoreMore savings planned for postal service
Republican Congressman Darrell Issa plans to offer an amendment that would boost the annual savings in his bill to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service to more than $10 billion, his office said. A draft of …
Read MoreIPOs get that sinking feeling
The worldwide initial public offering (IPO) market has reached a record of dubious distinction, the highest number of deals shelved, thanks to an environment that is becoming increasingly hostile to new stocks, MarketWatch reported. So …
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