Archive for July 2012
Peregrine Financial Group files for bankruptcy
Cedar Falls-based Peregrine Financial Group Inc., also known as PFGBest, filed to liquidate its assets in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing yesterday.
According to Bloomberg, the company listed $500 million in assets and $100 million …
Read More“I Have a Dream” Foundation looking for volunteers
The Des Moines “I Have a Dream” Foundation is looking for volunteers to spend some time during lunch with at-risk middle school and high school students on July 19.
Volunteers will be able to talk …
Read MoreIowaBiz blog: Can you guess the No. 1 complaint about buildings?
Iowa commodities broker may have lost $200 million
Yesterday, …
Des Moines home sales rose in June
The Des Moines Area Association of Realtors announced today that 960 contracts closed in June.
“At the …
Read MoreNew Komen director named
The Iowa affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure has named a new executive director.
Roger Dahl, who previously served for 35 years with the American Red Cross, will take over as executive director. …
Read MoreCenturyLink to expand in Louisiana
CenturyLink Inc. is expanding its headquarters in Monroe, La., with a new facility to accommodate about 600 to 800 additional employees, according to a release.
The facility is expected to house technology research facilities and additional …
Read MoreObama to call for partial extension of Bush tax cuts
President Barack Obama is expected to call on Congress to pass an extension to the George W. Bush-era tax cuts for families making under $250,000, but not for those making above $250,000, at a campaign …
Read MoreSpur youth job growth, group says
EU to bail out Spain
Finance ministers from nine countries met in Brussels on Monday and announced …
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