Archive for August 2012
Business Record: August 3, 2012
GUEST OPINION: Are you prepared to stay in business?
Imagine stepping into your store, or restaurant, or the office where you run your business a day or two after a tornado has passed, or floodwaters have receded. Unfortunately for thousands of business owners across …
Read MoreStudy: Iowa nursing homes could face $30 million Medicare reduction
The study was performed by independent health policy advisory …
Read MorePrincipal partners with Big Ten
Principal Financial Group Inc. announced today that it will be an official partner of the Big Ten Conference through the 2014 athletics season.
Principal said in a press release that the partnership will allow it …
Read MoreBondurant joins Bravo as partner
The city of Bondurant has approved a 28E agreement to become a partner of Bravo Greater Des Moines.
Bondurant becomes the 15th partner of the organization, joining Altoona, Ankeny, Carlisle, Clive, Des Moines, Indianola, Johnston, …
Read MoreIowa contributes to national wind energy milestone
The United States has surpassed 50 gigawatts, or 50,000 megawatts, of installed wind energy capacity, the American Wind Energy Association announced this week.
Iowa leads the nation in the number of wind energy equipment manufacturers …
Read MoreReport: Iowa could lose $237 million under Ryan plan
The state …
Read MoreWorld Food Prize to host authors, journalists
The World Food Prize Foundation will host Roger Thurow, author and former foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, and Alan Bjerga, author and agriculture policy reporter for Bloomberg News, at an event on Aug. …
Read MoreAviva USA operating profit increases
Aviva USA announced an operating profit of $175 million in the first half of 2012, up from $174 million in the same period of 2011.
Combined life and annuity sales grew 22 percent to $3.3 …
Read MoreCenturyLink reports second-quarter results
CenturyLink Inc. yesterday reported a second-quarter net income of $74 million, or 12 cents per share. That was down from $115 million, or 19 cents per share, in the second quarter of 2011.
Operating revenues …
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