Archive for March 2012
Senators want investigation of employer password demands
Two lawmakers want the U.S. Justice Department to investigate whether employers who require job applicants to hand over confidential passwords to Facebook and other social networking sites are violating federal law. Sen. Charles Schumer of …
Read MoreServices now driving the recovery
Service producers are taking over from manufacturing as the driver of the almost 3-year-old expansion of the U.S. economy, Bloomberg reported. The end of the recession in June 2009 triggered the biggest surge in production …
Read MoreRegistration deadline approaching for wind conference
Saturday is the deadline for the early registration discount for the Iowa Wind Energy Association’s annual Wind Conference, April 9 to April 11 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Registration forms are at …
Read MoreSolar panels can compete with TVs on cost
Solar panel prices, which have fallen 80 percent in the past three years, can fall further because the technology is simpler than many consumer electronics that are being made cheaper now, according to an EI …
Read MoreMore robust growth needed to bring down unemployment rate, Bernanke says
The U.S. economy needs to grow more quickly if it is to produce enough jobs to bring down the unemployment rate, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said today, Reuters reported.
Bernanke said the recent decline …
Read MoreCredit Union Foundation receives grant in honor of Coopera founder
The Iowa Credit Union Foundation received a $20,000 contribution from Affiliates Management Co., the holding company of the Iowa Credit Union League, in honor of the late Warren Morrow, founder and CEO of Coopera Consulting …
Read MoreAIB Career Fest is Tuesday
Sixty-five exhibitors will be on hand Tuesday at the AIB College of Business Activities Center Tuesday for the school’s annual Career Fest. That’s the highest number of participants since 2008. In addition to employers, colleges …
Read MoreTrash Bash volunteers needed
The Des Moines Park and Recreation Department is looking for 1,000 volunteers to help clean up the metro area for the Earth Day Trash Bash on April 20. The deadline for volunteers to sign up …
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