Archive for January 2012
2012 in Preview: Transportation
Uncertain funding
One of the larger unknowns going into 2012 is what kind of funding will be available for future transportation projects.
Typically the federal government has a multiyear authorization bill that gives state and …
Read More4 issues to watch…
1. Commercial Property Taxes
The issue: Governor, lawmakers and businesses want a tax cut
Tom Sands, a community banker from Columbus Junction, cut directly to what he calls the “big, heavy” stuff when he called …
Read More2012 Year in Preview: Culture
Bravo Greater Des Moines to measure value of the arts
This year, Bravo Greater Des Moines plans to find out just how valuable the arts are to Central Iowa. Executive Director MD Isley said the …
Read MoreUnited Way of Central Iowa raises record $25.1 million in 2011
United Way of Central Iowa raised $25,084,249 for its 2011 campaign, the highest total in the organization’s 94-year history and $1 million higher than it raised in 2010.
This year also marked the fifth consecutive …
Read MoreMore investors drop efforts to force Clive brokerage into arbitration over bad deals
Investors who say they lost $2 million in a deal promoted by DeWaay Financial Network LLC have dropped efforts to force the Clive company into arbitration to collect the funds, according to a document filed …
Read MoreStartupIowa to host fair on Jan. 31
StartupIowa, a chapter of the Startup America Partnership, will host the Iowa Startup Fair from 3 to 6 p.m. on Jan. 31.
Start-ups from across Central Iowa are invited to set up informational tables at …
Read MoreCEOs are more stressed, poll says
Nearly half of CEOs surveyed in a recent poll said they feel more pressure to deliver better financial results in a shorter period. RHR International, a Chicago-based consulting company, polled 83 heads of publicly traded …
Read MoreWinnebago announces retirement of chairman
Winnebago Industries Inc. today announced the retirement of Bob Olson as the company’s chairman, effective Feb. 24.
Olson has worked at Winnebago for 43 years and will remain a member of the board of directors. …
Read MoreNorth Central Bancshares pays back TARP
North Central Bancshares Inc., holding company for First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa, announced that it has completed the repurchase warrant to purchase the company’s common stock held by the U.S. Department of the Treasury …
Read MoreRaymond James to buy Morgan Keegan
Raymond James Financial Inc. has agreed to buy Morgan Keegan & Co. from Regions Financial Corp. for $930 million, Bloomberg reported.
Morgan Keegan will also pay a $250 million dividend to Regions before the deal …
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