Archive for September 2011
Business conditions fall in Iowa, Midwest in August
The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group’s Business Conditions Index for the nine-state Mid-America region fell in August, the group said today. The index is an economic indicator compiled from a monthly survey of supply managers.
The …
Read MoreSelf-employed businesses have declined since 2007
More than 1 million formerly self-employed Americans are no longer in business almost four years after the last recession began, Bloomberg reported.
The 18-month contraction that started in December 2007 initially resulted in more business …
Read MoreJacobson acquires Singapore-based logistics company
JHCI Holdings Inc., parent company of the Jacobson Cos., has acquired G-Link Express Logistics, an international freight forwarding group based in Singapore.
Jacobson has retained all offices, operations and services of G-Link’s network in Asia. …
Read MoreIFBF discusses policy issues at conference
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) called for changes in flood-management policies along the Missouri River as it wrapped up its 2011 Summer Policy Conference in West Des Moines.
Voting delegates also supported highly erodible …
Read MoreReport shows state’s youth population growing in larger counties
Iowa’s most rapid population changes are taking place among its youngest residents, the Child and Family Policy Center said in a report released yesterday. The report analyzed and mapped data from the 2000 and 2010 …
Read MoreSee Des Moines release party next week
The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau and Business Publications Corp. Inc. will host the first See Des Moines release party from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 8 at the Business Publications office, …
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