Archive for April 2012
Earnings releases scheduled
Principal Financial Group Inc. will release first-quarter financial results after the market closes on April 26. On April 27 at 9 a.m. Central time, the company will hold a live conference call to discuss the …
Read MoreBroadlawns receives human rights award
Broadlawns Medical Center was recently honored by the Des Moines Human Rights Commission for “its commitment to its diversified work force and the betterment of the community at large.” The 2012 Corporate Award in Human …
Read MoreState Historical Museum to debut Civil War exhibition
The State Historical Museum, 600 E. Locust St., will open a major new exhibition, “Iowa and the Civil War: Nothing but Victory,” on April 14. The 10,000-square-foot exhibition will feature more than 300 authentic artifacts …
Read MoreCBS correspondent to keynote Big Breakfast event
In recognition of the International Day of the Street Child, Aviva USA will host The Big Breakfast Duck Derby Kickoff on April 11 at 7:30 a.m. at its headquarters at 7700 Mills Civic Parkway in …
Read MoreIf it works in California, it can work in Iowa
Meidh Corp. says it has “punched a hole in the myth” that obtaining a top sustainability rating for commercial buildings is expensive.
The Des Moines company helped Principal Real Estate Investors obtain the U.S. Green …
Read MoreWanamaker still on top
Rick Wanamaker, who along with his wife, Marcia, is ranked as the top residential real estate agents in the state, is still being remembered for his exploits with Drake University’s 1969 basketball squad that nearly …
Read MoreMinus distressed sales, Greater Des Moines home prices increased 2.1 percent in February
Home prices in Greater Des Moines, including distressed sales, declined by 0.9 percent in February and 0.8 percent in January compared with year-ago data for each month. according to a report today from CoreLogic Inc. …
Read MoreOversight council to begin examining nonbank firms
The Financial Stability Oversight Council, the country’s top financial regulatory body, moved closer yesterday to increasing its oversight of nonbank financial institutions such as hedge funds, private equity funds and insurers, The New York Times …
Read MoreFewer private-sector jobs added in March
Private companies continued to add jobs in March, albeit at a slightly slower pace than the previous month, CNNMoney reported.
The private sector added 209,000 jobs last month, according to a report issued today by …
Read MoreMonsanto posts $1.2 billion quarterly profit
Monsanto Co. posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit this morning and said early planting in the United States and a 15 percent jump in sales would boost its full-year outlook, Reuters reported. The company said it …
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