Archive for July 2012
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Two-fifths of Iowans search for jobs online
Connect Iowa released a new report today that says “broadband is critical to empowering Iowa’s workforce” and that 720,000 Iowans use the Internet to search or apply for jobs.
As broadband Internet access expands across the state, …
Read MoreScammers saying Obama will pay utility bills
Iowa utility companies are spreading the word about a possible scam in which callers tell customers that President Barack Obama is providing credits or applying payments to utility bills.
According to a release from MidAmerican …
Read MoreBroadlawns honored as ‘Most Wired’
Broadlawns Medical Center was honored by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine as one of the Most Wired hospitals for the second year in a row.
The magazine said the hospital was honored for “leveraging the adoption …
Read MoreA Closer Look – Susan Kloewer
State Historical Museum Director Susan Kloewer has a number of new programs planned to make the museum a frequent stop for families and students.…
Read MoreCompanies verbally commit $10 million to Acquisition Inc.
During a quarterly update meeting of the Capital Crossroads Vision Plan Committee on …
Read MoreTrade deficit dropped from April to May
The U.S. Commerce Department reported this morning that the trade deficit fell slightly, …
Read MoreAg department cuts crop estimates
The USDA attributed the decline to the drought the Midwest …
Read MoreAirport receives transportation funding
Des Moines International Airport has received funding from the Iowa Transportation Commission for two improvement projects.
The airport received $83,027 to remove and replace pavement markings, which covers about half the total cost of the …
Read MoreCofield resigns from RMi
Shannon Cofield, the former president of United Way of Central Iowa, is leaving her position at Urbandale-based RMi, formerly known as Relationship Marketing Inc., after about six months.
Cofield, who was serving as the executive …
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