Archive for February 2012
Tickets for Wozniak at DMACC all gone
Tickets for Wozniak at DMACC all gone
Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) announced yesterday that public tickets for a speech by Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak were all distributed in 10 minutes after…Read More
Register owner to use paywall
Register owner to use paywall
Gannett Co. inc., the nation’s largest newspaper publisher and owner of The Des Moines Register, announced yesterday that it is planning to switch all of its 80 community newspaper websites…Read More
American Equity reports increase in operating income, net income
American Equity reports increase in operating income, net income
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. reported operating income of $133.7 million, or $2.12 per share, for 2011. That represents a 23 percent increase from 2010…Read More
AT&T says it plans to continue investment in Iowa
AT&T Inc. announced yesterday that it has invested more than $125 million in its Iowa wireless and wireline networks from 2009 through 2011.
During 2011, the company made nearly 400 wireless network upgrades in the …
Read MoreResidential remodels boost construction employment
Construction hiring is picking up as Americans invest in renovating their homes amid signs that the worst of the housing market declines may be over. The number of people working in residential remodeling in December …
Read MoreLonger lives mean more anxiety for affluent
Longer lives mean more anxiety for affluent
If you knew you would be around to blow out the candles at your 100th birthday party, would that change how you manage your money today?…Read More
Federal Home Loan Bank net income declines
Federal Home Loan Bank net income declines
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines today reported net income of $77.8 million for 2011, compared with $133 million in 2010. The bank’s 2011 net income…Read More
MidAmerican Renewables solar project earns awards
MidAmerican Renewables solar project earns awards
NRG Energy Inc. and MidAmerican Renewables LLC announced that their 290-megawatt Agua Caliente solar project has earned two top solar project awards. The Yuma County, Ariz., photovoltaic power project…Read More
Applications open for Environmental Impact Awards
Applications open for Environment Impact Awards
The Greater Des Moines Partnership, Center on Sustainable Communities, Des Moines Water Works and Metro Waste Authority will honor local organizations and leaders for their sustainability efforts in Greater…Read More
Sports scholarships to be offered
Sports scholarships to be offered
The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Des Moines Area Sports Commission have partnered with West Bank and the Central Iowa Sports Awards (CISA) to offer sports…Read More