Archive for May 2012
Aviva releases first-quarter sales, management statement
Aviva plc reported that combined life and annuity sales for its U.S. insurance business, Aviva USA, increased 29 percent in the first quarter to $1.6 billion, compared with $1.3 billion in the first quarter of …
Read MoreBuffett buys 10.6 million more shares of Wells Fargo
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has made another investment in Wells Fargo & Co.
According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Warren Buffett’s company bought an additional 10.6 million shares in the bank, which it has invested …
Read MoreDelta Dental working to get more infants to the dentist earlier
Although it is recommended that infants see a dentist six months after getting their first tooth, …
Read MoreYPC hosts Morning Meet-up tomorrow at Startup City Des Moines
The Young Professionals Connection will host a Morning Meet-up at 8 a.m. tomorrow at StartupCity Des Moines, 317 Sixth Ave., fifth floor.
The event will feature Emma Peterson, founder of the concert ticket company Tikly, …
Read MoreAviva, Mayo Clinic study links women’s finances, stress
The study, released today during National Women’s Heath Week, shows that 75 percent …
Read MoreMass layoff events fall to lowest level since 2006 in first quarter
Private nonfarm employers initiated only 1,077 mass …
Read MoreIowa to join MetLife multistate settlement
The settlement, which will be divided among the participating states, was reached last …
Read MoreHuman resource firm changes locations to West Des Moines
The business will now be located in the Grand Avenue Technology Corridor at 5950 Grand Ave. Along with …
Read MoreEuropean leaders work to keep Greece in the eurozone
Merkel met yesterday …
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