Archive for May 2012
JPMorgan loses $2 billion, sees stocks fall to lowest in 9 months
Producer price index falls in April
The drop in producer prices means inflation is not likely to increase and will remain at …
Read MoreEarnings fall for Fort Dodge bank
North Central Bancshares Inc., which operates First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa, announced Friday that first-quarter earnings decreased from last year.
The company announced that its net income was $127,000, down from $690,000 for last …
Read MoreISU teams receive grants to research biofuels
The Iowa Energy Center has awarded three Iowa State University research teams a total of $938,000 in grants to support their work to find better ways to produce biofuels and chemicals.
The teams are all …
Read MoreRubio speaks to Des Moines Partnership
The Greater Des Moines Partnership hosted Florida Sen. Marco Rubio yesterday during its annual lobbying trip to Washington, D.C. Rubio spoke on a variety of issues, from immigration reform to tax policy and American exceptionalism, …
Read MoreLeaders to attend STEM Summit
Iowa education, business and civic leaders will meet next Tuesday to discuss the framework for Gov. Terry Branstad’s new STEM Initiative, focused on increasing the availability of science, technology, engineering and mathematics education to rural …
Read MoreManufacturer to break ground in Fort Dodge
CJ CheilJedang Corp., doing business as CJ Bio America Inc., will celebrate the start of construction on its $320 million lysine production facility on May 14 at 1:30 p.m.
The groundbreaking ceremony will take place …
Read MoreRDG Planning & Design wins Main Street Iowa award
RDG Planning & Design and Mason City received the Public Improvement Project award for the design of the Federal Avenue Streetscape and Plaza in Mason City from Main Street Iowa during its 2012 award ceremony. …
Read MoreBranstad appoints district court judge
Gov. Terry Branstad appointed Christopher McDonald judge for the District Court in Judicial District 5C Thursday afternoon. McDonald is presently senior counsel to Aviva USA. Prior to his current position, he was in private practice. …
Read MoreConvention and visitors bureau to host panel on marketing and the media
The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau (GDMCVB) will host a marketing and media panel discussion on June 5 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Foxboro Conference Center, 6165 N.W. 86th St. in Johnston. …
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