Archive for September 2011
Principal breaks ground for Cedar Falls building
Principal Financial Group Inc. will break ground this afternoon on a new office building in Cedar Falls. Ryan Companies U.S. Inc. will construct and own the 45,436-square-foot building, which will house more than 300 employees …
Read MoreTwo Rivers receives federal loan funds
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced Wednesday that Two Rivers Financial Group Inc. has received $23.2 million through the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF). The $30 billion SBLF was established as part of the …
Read MoreBranstad to co-host transmission planning forum
The 10-state Midwestern Governors Association will meet Sept. 15-16 in Des Moines to discuss regional efforts in electricity transmission planning and development, which will be a key element for expanding the wind energy industry. Gov. …
Read MoreStahl Construction opens Urbandale office
Stahl Construction Co., a Twin Cities-based construction management firm, announced it has opened an Iowa branch office in Urbandale at 2961 100th St., Suite 2. The company currently has more than $78 million in construction …
Read MoreSpartan assumes Action Staffing’s blue-collar business
The light-industrial business of Action Staffing in Des Moines will now be serviced by Spartan Staffing, following the acquisition of that portion of the company by TrueBlue Inc., a blue-collar staffing company based in Tacoma, …
Read MoreOnly 20 percent of Americans think country is on right course
Americans’ pessimism about the economy has deepened and confidence in both political parties has fallen, as only 20 percent of people said the country is on the right course, Bloomberg reported.
Just 9 percent of …
Read MoreRetail sales stagnant in August
Growth in retail sales stalled in August after a pitched battle over spending in Congress undermined faith that the government could steer the country clear of a double-dip recession, Reuters reported.
Sales were unchanged from …
Read MoreIowa improves, Iowa State falls slightly on best-colleges list
The University of Iowa ranks 28th among the nation’s best public universities, and Iowa State University is tied for 44th, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2012 best college rankings released yesterday.
Iowa moved …
Read MoreIowa State to interview candidates for president
The search committee for Iowa State University’s next president will hold a two-day meeting in Minneapolis on Thursday and Friday to interview candidates.
The committee will go into closed session to conduct the interviews. Committee …
Read MorePitch & Grow on tap for Sept. 29
The Technology Association of Iowa will hold its fall Pitch & Grow event from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 29 at the Des Moines Social Club in the Kirkwood Building, 400 Walnut St. …
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