Archive for August 2012
Here’s a way Iowa can finance new highway projects
In a move that should give a boost to heavy infrastructure construction, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is allowing states to transfer $473.4 million in highway funds earmarked years ago but unspent, to other …
Read MoreGabus Automotive to give $106,000 charities
Gene Gabus, president of Gabus Automotive Group, will present checks totaling $106,000 to five local
charities at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Charles Gabus Ford in Urbandale. These four charities will receive $25,000 each: Children’s Cancer Connection, …
This is good news, we think
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s index of national economic activity improved to -0.13 in July from -0.34 in June, led by gains in production and income.…
Read MoreAetna will buy Coventry Health Care
Aetna Inc. will buy Coventry Health Care Inc. for $5.7 billion in cash and stock, a move that will make Aetna one of the largest providers of government-financed health care, MarketWatch reported. Aetna, based in …
Read MoreLargest events drawing visitors to the metro area, week of August 27
Iowa’s unemployment rate rose in July
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 5.3 percent in July, Iowa Workforce Development announced today.
That is up from a rate of 5.1 percent in June, but down from the 6.0 percent unemployment rate …
Read MoreState regulators to seek health exchange alternatives
State regulators to seek health exchange alternatives
By Joe Gardyasz
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has formed a new working group of state insurance commissioners to aid states seeking alternatives to the formal state …
Read MoreWDM med-management firm to purchase building, expand
Outcomes Incorporated., a medication therapy management services company based in West Des Moines, plans to purchase the foreclosed office building it currently leases in the Village of Ponderosa in West Des Moines to expand its …
Read MoreWe’re feeling slightly better about the economy … for this month
A gauge of consumer sentiment has risen this month on rosier views of current economic conditions, according to an index compiled by the University of Michigan and Thomson Reuters, MarketWatch reported. The sentiment index increased …
Read MoreBitMethod CEO to speak to ad group
Dan Shipton, CEO of mobile phone app development company BitMethod, will be the guest speaker at the American Advertising Federation of Des Moines’ August luncheon. The luncheon will be 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug …
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