Archive for February 2012
Warren County Leadership Institute announces class members
Warren County Leadership Institute announces class members
The Warren County Leadership Institute has announced the 14 members of its 2012 class, the 19th class in the organization’s history. To see a full list of participants,…Read More
IowaBiz Blog: Nope, still no tax fairy
Airlines’ on-time arrival rates remain high
Airlines’ on-time arrival rates remain high
The nation’s largest airlines ended 2011 with one of their best records for getting passengers and their bags to their destinations on time, USA Today reported.
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Marsh & McLennan quarterly income up 26 percent
Marsh & McLennan quarterly income up 26 percent
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.’s revenues rose to $11.53 billion for 2011, up 9.3 percent from 2010, while net income increased 16.1 percent to $993 million for…Read More
Citigroup agrees to $158.3 million settlement
Citigroup agrees to $158.3 million settlement
Citigroup Inc.’s Citimortgage unit agreed to pay $158.3 million to settle claims tied to its actions in a federal home-loan insurance program, Bloomberg reported.
The United States…Read More
Iowa DOT seeks planning input
Iowa DOT seeks planning input
As part of the state transportation plan update, the Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking input related to potential areas where the department and the Iowa Transportation Commission might make…Read More
Indexing technology increases job bank traffic
Indexing technology increases job bank traffic
Positions posted on Iowa Workforce Development’s (IWD) job bank at www.iowajobs.org have doubled in the last year due to a partnership with the Direct Employers Association, the department said.…Read More
CFA Society to host Research Challenge
CFA Society to host Research Challenge
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Society of Iowa is hosting the 2012 CFA Research Challenge Friday at the Pappajohn Education Center in downtown Des Moines. The annual event sponsored…Read More
Clark to lawmakers: ‘Let’s talk taxes’
With all of the partisan cheering that occurred Tuesday in the Iowa House of Representatives, where a Republican proposal to cut commercial property taxes passed on a party-line vote, Des Moines City Manager Rick Clark …
Read MoreLightEdge expands in Kansas City area
LightEdge Solutions Inc. of Des Moines has signed a three-year lease for roughly 2,500 square feet in Overland Park, Kan., in a move to tap into the expansion of Google Inc.’s 1-gigabit broadband network in …
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