Archive for April 2012
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Federal Home Loan Bank reports higher earnings
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines today released preliminary unaudited financial highlights for the quarter ended March 31. The bank recorded net income of $45.2 million, compared with $26 million for the same …
Read MoreOpenIowa event takes place this weekend
StartupIowa is hosting a three-day competition starting tonight called OpenIowa. Described as a “code-athon,” the event is challenging developers to take publicly available government data and make it easier to use for Iowa residents, visitors …
Read MoreDMACC to offer scholarships to at-risk students
Des Moines Area Community College will offer 75 scholarships to Des Moines high school students through a program called Gateway to College.
The scholarships are available for students ages 16 to 20 who live in …
Read MoreClogg appointed to district court judge
Gov. Terry Branstad has appointed Richard Clogg as judge to the District Court in Judicial District 5A.
Clogg, an Indianola resident, was appointed as district associate judge in 1999, and was in private practice for …
Read MoreSummer ad campaign under way by GDMCVB
The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau (GDMCVB) has launched its annual summer advertising campaign.
For the first time, the GDMCVB has expanded its reach to include Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa, and had …
Read MoreBotanical Center bike ride registration open
Registration is open for the Des Moines Botanical & Environmental Center’s Pedal to Petals bicycle ride on June 10. Participants can choose between 8.3-mile, 20.5-mile or 35-mile rides.
Registration is $30 in advance or $35 …
Read MoreEconomic growth slows to 2.2 percent
Economic growth cooled in the first quarter as businesses cut back on investment and restocked shelves at a slower pace, but stronger demand for automobiles softened the blow, Reuters reported.
Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded …
Read MoreFalling home values put recent home buyers ‘under water’
More than 1 million Americans who have taken out mortgages in the past two years now owe more on their loans than their homes are worth, and loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) …
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