Archive for September 2011
Obama tries to drum up support
President Barack Obama heads for Virginia today as he embarks on an uphill battle to win Republican support for a make-or-break $447 billion jobs plan, Reuters reported.
The proposals Obama made in a nationally televised …
Read MoreBank of America eyes massive layoff
Bank of America Corp. officials have discussed slashing roughly 40,000 jobs during the first wave of a restructuring, The Wall Street Journal reported.
A Reuters report on the Journal story said the number of job …
Read More9/11 ceremony at Homesteaders today
Homesteaders Life Co. will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a brief ceremony today at the site of the 2006 Healing Field of Central Iowa.
Homesteaders organized the Healing Field on the …
Read MoreISU presidential search moves ahead
The search for Iowa State University’s next president will proceed with finalist open forums on the Ames campus later this month.
The search committee’s task is to identify up to five finalists for the Iowa …
Read MoreFederal grants to ISED
ISED (Institute for Social and Economic Development) Ventures of Des Moines was among 100 nonprofit organizations to receive grants under the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act from the U. S. Small Business Administration.
ISED …
Read MoreIowaBiz Blog: Don’t be a chicken: Fail quickly!
Casey’s board members to serve staggered terms
Casey’s General Stores Inc. will hold its annual shareholders meeting at 9 a.m. on Sept. 16 at company headquarters in Ankeny, and the agenda includes a change in board structure. To conform with amendments to …
Read MoreMeredith’s annual report reflects the company’s transformation
Meredith Corp.’s annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission makes clear the growing importance of brand licensing and integrated marketing activities to the media company’s bottom line.
The Aug. 24 report showed revenue declines …
Read MoreBERKO: Natural gas trusts look like a natural choice now
Dear Mr. Berko:
What do you think of the potential for natural gas stocks in the next couple of years? My broker thinks coal is better and wants me to buy Peabody Energy and Westmoreland …
Read MoreBERKO: A brief history of creative destruction
Dear Mr. Berko:
In the past 50 years, I’ve lived through at least seven recessions — but never one like this, which has economists mumbling to themselves. There are 20 million unemployed; interest rates are …
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