Archive for April 2012
Free will day to take place May 1
Legal insurance provider ARAG is offering free estate planning services including a simple will, living will and power of attorney documents (health care and financial) to eligible Des Moines-area residents on May 1 from 1 …
Read MoreUnited Way recognizes organizations, individuals for service
The United Way of Central Iowa honored 11 organizations and individuals at its annual Live United recognition luncheon this afternoon. Meredith Corp. won the Spirit of Central Iowa recognition, which is given to a company …
Read MoreReport finds women’s voices still lacking in Iowa
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Read MoreMega-financiers set to bid on $7.5 billion in AIG securities
Iowa State names chair of Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Iowa State University College of Engineering has named Caroline Hayes chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Hayes will also hold the positions of professor of mechanical engineering and Lynn Gleason Professor of Interdisciplinary …
Read MoreCentral Campus is a ‘green’ school
Des Moines Central Campus High School at 1800 Grand Ave. is one of 78 schools in the country to be named a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School. Honored schools have a comprehensive approach …
Read MoreDanger zones
Sixty-eight percent of the nation’s highway contractors had motor vehicles crash into their construction work zones during the past year, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated …
Read MoreBusinesses are drumming the upbeat
Companies are growing more upbeat about the U.S. economy this year and plan to take on more workers as demand improves, according to a survey, Bloomberg reported.
Some 78 percent of businesses, the most in …
Read MoreNow is the time to buy
Put 20 percent down on a median-priced ($154,400) existing home, and your payment will come …
Read MoreGerber parent finds more mouths to feed
Nestle SA said today it will buy Pfizer Inc.’sinfant nutrition business for $11.85 billion in a deal that would cement its leading position in the global baby-formula market. Nestle also owns Gerber Products Co. The …
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