Archive for February 2012
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Social Money Systems expands overseas
Social Money Systems, parent company of SmartyPig technology, announced the opening of a new office in Chandigarh, India.
“Being in India is part of our expansion initiative into key global growth markets,” said Social Money …
Read MoreMeta Financial Group reports increase in earnings
Meta Financial Group Inc. reported 2012 fiscal first quarter earnings of $3.1 million, an increase from the $0.7 million reported in its 2011 first fiscal quarter.
Interest income and reduced operating expenses. Additionally, total revenue …
Read MoreDes Moines Arts Festival executive director elected to international board
Stephen King, executive director of the Des Moines Arts Festival, was elected to serve a three-year term on the board of directors of the International Festivals and Events Association Foundation Board on Friday, Feb. 10 …
Read MoreOn Valentine’s Day, consumers open up more than their hearts
Consumers are expected to spend an average of $196 to show their love this Valentine’s Day, which is up 8 percent from last year, according to the latest American Express Spending & Saving Tracker.
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Read MoreEconomic cheerleader in chief
The Obama administration’s budget predicts the U.S. economy will grow 2.7 percent this year, a forecast that’s more optimistic than those of private economists and Federal Reserve policy makers, Bloomberg reported.
The White House raised …
Read MoreFor McDonald’s, there’s no room in the gestation pen
McDonald’s Corp. said today it will require its pork suppliers to get rid of gestation pens that animal-rights groups have long deemed cruel to pigs, Bloomberg reported.
“There are alternatives that we think are better …
Read MoreLemmings herding back to shore?
Big manufacturers moved their production out of the country too quickly over the past decades and now see a competitive advantage in building up their footprints back home, top executives said at a meeting on …
Read MoreCongressional Republicans ready to extend payroll tax cut
Republicans in Congress today proposed extending a tax cut for 160 million workers through the rest of the year without offsetting the cost with spending cuts elsewhere in the budget, Reuters reported. Party leaders in …
Read MoreIPO provides chance to own a piece of the Empire State Building
Empire State Realty Trust, owners of the iconic Empire State Building, filed to sell up to $1 billion of its Class A common stock, giving ordinary investors a chance to own a piece of the …
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