Archive for July 2012
IowaBiz blog: Timing is important
Grassley introduces bill to raise SEC fines
Goldman Sachs improves housing outlook
The report upgraded the industry’s rating from neutral to attractive, according to Bloomberg. Analysts for the company cited more people …
Read MoreAIB to host event on new program
The AIB College of Business will host a reception to discuss its new Inside Track program, which helps employees of qualifying businesses take classes with reduced tuition.
The free event, called Jazz & Jubilation, will …
Read MoreISU scientist wins presidential award
An Iowa State University scientist researching the subatomic particles called neutrinos has won a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the White House announced today.
Mayly Sanchez, an experimental physicist at ISU and …
Read MoreWater Works announces CEO candidates
The Des Moines Water Works Board of Trustees announced it has selected five candidates to fill the position of CEO and general manager.
The candidates were selected following a nationwide search conducted by Colin Baenziger …
Read MoreBelin hires Hildebrandt as its first business development director
Ben Hildebrandt will leave the Iowa chapter of the American Institute of Architects on July 27 and go work the following Monday as the first business development director for Belin McCormick P.C., one of Greater …
Read MoreInsurance cooperative now CoOportunity Health
The new name reflects the company’s unique structure …
Read MoreSpain worries cause big drop in opening numbers
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 200 points, the Standard and …
Read MoreEconomic activity is perking along
Economic activity picked up in June, according to an index compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Increases in production and income lifted the Chicago Fed National Activity index to -0.15 from -0.48 in …
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