Archive for March 2012
Annuity sales reached new heights in 2011
Nuclear power bill clears committee
Justices to hear Becker appeal at Drake
DuPont breaks patent record
Wells Fargo’s matching gift program tops $2 million in Iowa
Forty Under 40: Complete class list
Class of 2019
Joshua V. Barr
Caroline Bettis
Shannon Bielski
Lindsay Black
Matt Blake
Karla Bromwell
Mari Bunney
Lauren Burgeson
Jennifer Carruthers
Miriam De Dios Woodward
Kendra Erkamaa
Brandon Foldes
Stephanie Greiner
Lydia Hornung
Melissa …
Read MoreCMBS payoffs spiked in February
The percentage of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) paying off jumped sharply in February, posting the second-highest reading since December 2008, according to new data from Trepp LLC, GlobeSt.com reported.
CMBS loans maturing at their balloon …
Read MoreFelice a hall of fame bricklayer
Richard Felice, who started Forrest & Associate Inc. in 1960 in Des Moines, has been inducted into the inaugural class of the Masonry Hall of Fame. Felice entered the business as a laborer before achieving …
Read MoreConstruction employment continues to rise in Iowa
Iowa added 3,100 construction workers to payrolls last year, ranking the state No. 9 in the country for employment gains in the industry, the Associated General Contractors of America said. The state added 300 jobs …
Read MoreForeclosures down in Greater Des Moines
Foreclosure rates in Greater Des Moines dropped to 2.45 percent in December 2011 from 2.76 percent a year earlier, according to property analysts CoreLogic Inc. Local foreclosure activity is lower than the national foreclosure rate, …
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