Archive for April 2012
U.S. House passes cybersecurity bill
The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday approved a controversial cybersecurity bill that the Obama administration has threatened to veto, The Hill reported. Members approved the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), H.R. 3523, in …
Read MorePrincipal reports strong retirement sales, earnings
Principal Financial Group Inc. reported first quarter net income of $201.5 million, or 66 cents per share, up from $182 million, or 56 cents per share, for the first quarter of 2011. The company’s operating …
Read MoreWork force expert to keynote SMART conference
Work force and generational expert Rebecca Ryan will be the luncheon keynote speaker at the annual SMART Economic Development Conference to be held May 3 at HyVee Hall. Ryan, CEO and founder of Next Generation …
Read MorePalmer to lead 2012 ALS Walk
Gary Palmer, president and CEO of Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino, will serve as the corporate chair of the 2012 Walk to Defeat ALS, announced the Iowa chapter of the ALS Association. Palmer succeeds Suku …
Read MoreBERKO: Don’t be a Sears sucker
Dear Mr Berko:
I bought 100 shares of Sears Holdings Corp. last year at $69 and it went to $80, and I wanted to sell it, but my broker told me he thought it could …
Read MoreGUEST OPINION: The rise of the innovation economy
For years as an executive at Rockwell Collins Inc., I worked with researchers at the state universities and entrepreneurs who were producing research and products that we needed to enhance our product line or create …
Read MoreMCLELLAN: Are you ‘on’ 24/7?
When I was growing up, my dad would get home from work around 6 p.m. He’d be carrying a briefcase and wearing a suit. That was work dad. Once he walked in the door, he’d …
Read MoreGITOMER: Answering a call to reality
“What I did on my summer vacation.”
Every one of you have given a speech or written a paragraph or essay about what you did on your summer vacation while you were in grade school.…
Read MoreCEO Conversation: Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
The U.S. banking landscape has shifted dramatically within the past four years, from an environment in which banks were starved for liquidity to one in which they’re flush with customers’ cash. The Business Record recently …
Read MoreFive to be inducted into Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame
Two brothers who were prominent leaders both inside and outside the insurance industry are among those who will be honored as the newest inductees to the Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame.
Gerard Nollen (1880-1965) and …
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