Archive for May 2012
April sees increases in production and housing starts
Leadership class completes House of Mercy home
The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute’s Class of 2012 has completed its six-month project of planning and building a home for House of Mercy.
The Leadership Institute’s project was to construct a $180,000 home to …
Read MoreTwin Peaks opens first location in Iowa
A popular Texas-based sports bar and restaurant chain has opened its first Iowa location in West Des Moines.
Twin Peaks, a hunting-lodge-themed bar and grill featuring a similar concept to Hooter’s restaurants, is now open …
Read MoreDeere net income up for fiscal second quarter of 2012
Deere & Co. announced today that its net income for its fiscal second quarter, which ended April 30, rose to $2.61 a share, up from $2.12 per share last year.
Bloomberg cited high crop prices …
Read MoreFacebook adds more shares the day before IPO
After increasing the price of shares to $35 to $38 yesterday, Facebook Inc. announced today it will increase the amount of shares it makes available in its initial pubic offering Thursday, adding 84 million more …
Read MoreMinneapolis company acquires apartment complexes
Dominium, a Minneapolis-based apartment development and management company, said it has acquired the Fenway Manor and Southridge affordable housing complexes in Des Moines. The company said in a news release that it plans improvements for …
Read MoreIowa farmland prices continue to rise
The value of Iowa farmland increased 4 percent in the first quarter and 27 percent in a one-year period ending April 1, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said.
In a district made up of …
Read MoreIowaBiz blog: You negotiated a debt workout? The IRS may be glad to hear that
A Closer Look – Jerry Patterson
Patterson returned to Greater Des Moines in January after a three-year stint as chief operating officer of Nippon Life in New York City…
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