Archive for February 2012
SmartyPig to help financial institutions go social
Online social savings company SmartyPig LLC will now operate under the name Social Money Systems, and it has launched a customizable social savings tool called GoalSaver that it will market to financial institutions.
The move …
Read MoreManufacturing group slams China trade practices
More than 400,000 jobs in the U.S. auto supply chain have been lost since 2000 and another 1.6 million U.S. jobs are at risk unless China’s illegal trading practices are curtailed, according to three reports …
Read MoreCBO: Health spending to more than double by 2022
Government spending for Medicare, Medicaid and other health-care programs will more than double in the next decade to $1.8 trillion, or 7.3 percent of the country’s total economic output, according to a congressional report released …
Read MoreXerox CFO joins Principal board
Principal Financial Group Inc. announced that Luca Maestri, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Xerox Corp., has joined Principal’s board of directors, effective today. “We are very pleased to welcome Luca to our …
Read MoreMusic coalition to hold fundraiser
The Greater Des Moines Music Coalition (DMMC) will hold its third annual fund-raiser, Backstage Ball, on Feb. 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Gas Lamp at 1501 Grand Ave. The event, hosted by …
Read MoreMidAmerican completes purchase of solar power plant
MidAmerican Renewables LLC, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., announced it has completed its acquisition of the Topaz Solar Farm from First Solar Inc. The 550-megawatt photovoltaic power plant being built in San Luis …
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