Archive for March 2012
Confluence of good news sends stocks to multiyear highs
Confluence of good news sends stocks to multiyear highs
Stocks soared to multiyear highs yesterday as investors welcomed a trifecta of positive signals on the economy from U.S. consumers, the banking system and the…Read More
Report highlights private-sector innovation in education
Report highlights private-sector innovation in education
As schools face uncertain budget times and rapidly changing economic and technological forces, education leaders are turning to new approaches to schooling, prompting what could become a major…Read More
Drake alumnus donates $1 million
Drake alumnus donates $1 million
A New York businessman and Drake University alumnus has donated $1 million to Drake to support leadership education and to renovate one of the most-used buildings on campus, the Bulldog…Read More
Iowa unemployment decreases
Iowa unemployment decreases
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent in January, offering further evidence that the recovery strengthened during the fourth quarter of 2011. The statewide jobless rate was reported at 5.6…Read More
First Federal Savings to merge into Great Western Bank
First Federal Savings to merge into Great Western Bank
First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa will merge with Great Western Bank, the banks’ holding companies announced yesterday. The $41.5 million merger agreement calls for shareholders…Read More
HUD investigation confirms banks’ ‘robo-signing’
HUD investigation confirms banks’ ‘robo-signing’
A federal investigation has confirmed what has been widely reported for 18 months: that Bank of America Corp., Wells Fargo & Co. and other major mortgage servicers signed foreclosure documents…Read More
IowaBiz Blog: Right person, right place
University of Iowa names first female dean of business college
University of Iowa names first female dean of business college
Sarah Gardial, vice provost of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been named the first female dean of the University of Iowa’s Henry B. Tippie…Read More
Wellmark rolls out new individual plans
Wellmark rolls out new individual plans
Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa announced yesterday it has extended its Blue Advantage health maintenance organization (HMO) plans, previously offered only to groups, to the individual market in Iowa.…Read More
Survey finds more businesses taking part in social media
Survey finds more businesses taking part in social media
More Central Iowa businesses are taking advantage of social media, a survey found. Hanser & Associates announced the results of its third annual survey about goals,…Read More