Archive for January 2012
Iowa Chinese Association honors award winners
The Chinese Association of Iowa’s annual Iowa achievement awards ceremony will take place at the AIB College of Business Activities Center, 2500 Fleur Drive, on Jan. 21 from 5 to 8 p.m.
The ceremony will …
Read MoreChildren & Families of Iowa receives $20,000 grant from Pioneer Hi-Bred
Pioneer Hi-Bred Internatonal Inc., a DuPont business, donated $20,000 to Children & Families of Iowa to go toward its Building Futures Capital Campaign.
The grant will help make much needed improvements at seven metro area …
Read MoreIowaBiz Blog: I want my tax forms right now!
Partnership picks Byers as new CEO, Meyer as new president
Byers is currently the Partnership’s senior vice president of public policy, …
Read MoreReports this week should confirm economy gained ground last year
In a rear-view look at the economy, reports this week on inflation, housing and manufacturing are likely to show that the United States remained on a modest upward track at the end of 2011, MarketWatch …
Read MoreA language disappears
Electronic trading equipment is stifling trade talk, such as, “The Old Lady just bought half a yard of cable and there are plenty of bids for Bill and Ben,” Reuters said.
To most foreign exchange …
Read MoreLeadership class to announce fund drive for House of Mercy projec
The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute (GDMLI) Class of 2012 will announce a six-month fund-raising effort for the House of Mercy – the house 2 HOME Permanent Housing Transformation Project. The House of Mercy provides …
Read MoreRetail sales will slump this year, trade group says
The National Retail Federation said U.S. retail industry sales growth will shrink to 3.4 percent this year, hampered by the lingering housing slump, Bloomberg reported. Sales will total $2.53 trillion in 2012 after inflation helped …
Read MoreEuropean banks are stashing cash
Commercial banks parked almost a half trillion euros at the European Central Bank (ECB), the highest on record, as the mix of debt crisis worries and a recent giant injection of ECB cash left banks …
Read MoreTargets of our discontent
For the seventh consecutive year, home warranty companies topped the worst-graded categories list compiled by Angie’s List, a provider of consumer reviews on contractors and service companies.
Other repeat offenders are Internet service providers, property …
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