Archive for September 2011
BRAG BOOK: Des Moines’ National Rankings and Awards
Greater Des Moines is a rare region where you can have more of what you love and less of what you don’t. It is a place where life is accessible, affordable and achievable. You can …
Read MoreEthanol producers branch out into corn oil
U.S. ethanol producers, faced with slowing growth in demand, are turning to a fledgling market for corn oil to help boost revenues, The Wall Street Journal reported..
Several of the nation’s largest ethanol companies, …
Read MorePoll: Three-quarters say European recession likely
Global investors anticipate Europe’s debt crisis leading to an economic slump, a financial meltdown and social unrest in the next year, with 72 percent predicting a country abandoning the euro as a shared currency within …
Read MoreMortgage portfolio quality down
The performance of first-lien mortgages serviced by large national banks and federal savings associations declined slightly during the second quarter of 2011, according to a report released Sept. 29 by the Office of the Comptroller …
Read MoreBanks selected for Small Business Lending Fund
Three additional community banks in Iowa have been selected by the U.S. Treasury Department in the final funding round for the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF), a $30 billion program designed to encourage community banks …
Read MoreJohnson joins Iowa Business Council
J. Scott Johnson, regional president of Wells Fargo Bank N.A., has accepted an invitation to join the Iowa Business Council (IBC). The IBC is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, self-funded organization whose membership consists of the top …
Read MoreFood festival to feature live cooking challenge
The U.S. Cellular World Food Festival will celebrate its seventh year on Oct. 7-9 in the East Village in downtown Des Moines. The festival will showcase a diverse range of cuisines from 31 locally owned …
Read MoreDMACC program saves students money
Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) students have saved $1.1 million in the past year by renting rather than purchasing textbooks, DMACC officials announced. The college began offering its Rent-a-Text program at the six DMACC …
Read MoreHiring survey reveals employers’ optimism down
Iowa employers are less optimistic than they were just three months ago, according to the Hamilton Hiring Survey released today.
The survey looks at employer confidence and hiring intentions for the upcoming quarter – October …
Read MoreHubbell to expand conservation community
Hubbell Realty Co. has broken ground on the second phase of the Crosshaven conservation community in Johnston.
The second phase consists of 28 lots and is adjacent to a future elementary school, and is scheduled …
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