Archive for August 2012
Des Moines child care files for bankruptcy
Jordan Creek Preparatory School and Private Membership Club Inc., launched last year by Des Moines attorney Eric Parrish to provide child care by day and night for time-stressed parents, filed to reorganize its finances under …
Read MoreRenew wind energy production tax credits, urges White House
Calling attention to a new report showing that wind energy accounted for nearly a third of the new electric capacity added in the United States last year, the Obama administration is asking for continued government support of …
Read MoreIngersoll LIVE to take place Aug. 25
Ingersoll LIVE, hosted by Mediacom Business, will take place between the 2800-2900 block of Ingersoll Avenue on Aug. 25 from 2 to 11 p.m.
The free event will feature more than 30 vendor booths from area …
Read MoreFinalists selected in Pappajohn business plan competition
Seven businesses have been selected as finalists in the 2012 John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition.
The businesses continuing in the competition are Corvida Medical; Data2Bio; FxRedux; Iowa Powder Atomization Technologies; Mockwall; Osteoceramics; and Pathovacs.…
Read MoreValue of mortgage refinancings at three-year high
Aided by record-low interest rates and an expansion of government programs, the value of home loans refinanced this year will rise to $932 billion from $858 billion in 2011, according to projections from the Mortgage …
Read MoreEnergy development could add 3.6 million jobs by 2020
A surge in U.S. natural gas development has spurred $226 billion in spending plans on pipelines, storage, processing facilities and power plants, most slated for the next five years, according to Industrial Info Resources, a …
Read MoreUrbandale Hy-Vee opens Tuesday
The new Hy-Vee Inc. grocery store at 8701 Douglas Ave. will reopen at 6 a.m. Tuesday, with a ribbon cutting planned for 9 a.m. With the exception of a pharmacy and bank branch, the store …
Read MoreEmployers say engagement is key to a tranquil work force
A Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. survey found that employers are committed to retaining the workers they have and are focused increasingly on employee engagement as the most effective means of achieving that goal. In …
Read MoreShareholders want Texas Instruments to leave the wireless market
Shareholders of Texas Instruments Inc. (TI), once the cellphone chip leader, want the company to reduce its money-losing investment in wireless or even exit the market, Reuters reported. TI, which makes chips for products as …
Read MoreApple lawsuit details patent licensing
Apple Inc. licensed its prized design patents to Microsoft Corp. but with an “anti-cloning agreement” to prevent copying of its iPhone and iPad, an Apple executive testified today during the trial in the company’s patent …
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