Archive for August 2012
Des Moines ranks in top half for finance and insurance salaries
Finance and insurance employees in the Des Moines metropolitan area earn an average of $66,000 per year, according to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau compiled by BizJournals.com.
That number ranks No. 34 out of …
Read MoreSocial media expert to speak in Des Moines
Jason Falls, author and founder and CEO of the website Social Media Explorer, will speak in Des Moines on Aug. 30.
The event, hosted by Lawrence, Kan.-based Social: IRL, will take place from 1 to …
Read MoreNominations open for tourism awards
Nominations are now available for the Iowa Tourism Awards, hosted by the Iowa Tourism Office and the Travel Federation of Iowa.
The awards are designed to honor the most outstanding attractions, events, communities, organizations and …
Read MorePut down the smartphone on jury duty
A committee of federal judges has updated the standard instructions federal judges give jurors to include more warnings to keep them from using social media to research or communicate about cases on which they serve. …
Read MoreManufacturers try to quantify cost of growing regulation
A new study attempts to quantify what many U.S. manufacturers have felt for decades: Government regulations are weighing them down, the Washington Business Journal reports.
The report comes as a federal appeals court this week gave utilities and manufacturers …
Read MoreA healthy ticker: Four initiatives for healthier Iowans
Autumn kicks off several health intitiative in Des Moines and Iowa – from opportunities to walk or run, to ways to use the internet to improve health care across Iowa.
A symbolic walk for a …
Read MoreDMACC building gets LEED certification
Des Moines Area Community College’s (DMACC) VanKirk Career Academy in Perry has received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Ryan Companies US Inc. in West …
Read MoreTwo from Neumann join construction association board
Mike Simpson, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Neumann Bros. Inc., has been appointed to the board of Master Builders of Iowa. Neumann project manager Matt Davis also was elected to the board.…
Read MoreBudget office warns of plunge into deep recession
The nation would be plunged into a deep recession during the first half of next year if Congress fails to avert nearly $500 billion in tax hikes and spending cuts set to hit in January, …
Read MoreSmall business bankruptcies down
Fewer small businesses are declaring bankruptcy nationwide, according to Equifax’s Small Business Bankruptcy Report. Bankruptcies for businesses with 100 or fewer employees shrunk in the second quarter of 2012, by nearly 17 percent from the …
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