Archive for August 2012
SEC names director of new municipal securities office
John Cross III has been named director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new Office of Municipal Securities. The office was previously part of the Division of Trading and Markets until the Dodd-Frank …
Read MoreBranstad appointments to regional STEM hubs
Gov. Terry Branstad and co-chairs of the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and University of Northern Iowa President Ben Allen, today announced the latest appointments for the six regional STEM network hubs …
Read MoreHiring beat expectations last month, muddied economic outlook
Employers in July hired the most workers in five months, but an increase in the jobless rate to 8.3 percent muddled the near-term outlook for monetary policy, Reuters reported.
Nonfarm payrolls rose by 163,000 employees …
Read MoreIncrease in orders triggers expansion in service industry
The U.S. service industry expanded in July at a faster pace than a month earlier, helped by a pickup in orders, according to a report, Bloomberg said.
The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) non-manufacturing index …
Read MoreAmerican Equity annuity sales declined last quarter
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. reported second-quarter 2012 operating income of $27.4 million, or 43 cents per share, compared with operating income of $29.0 million, or 45 cents per share, in the same year-ago …
Read MoreVohs takes temporary spot at taxpayers group
The Iowa Taxpayers Association (ITA) has named Richard Vohs interim president effective Aug. 13. He will work under an independent contract, according to a news release. Vohs takes the place of Nicole Crain, who resigned …
Read MoreAlternative transportation options top priority of Tomorrow Plan respondents
Officials from The Tomorrow Plan unveiled the results of its Design My DSM game at an event last night at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates. The 955 participants in the online game assigned …
Read MoreSales tax holiday
Iowa residents saved more than $877,000 in state and local sales taxes last year during the annual sales tax holiday, which this year will be Aug. 3-4.
Now in its 14th year, the event is …
Read MoreBERKO: Hold on to Johnson & Johnson
Dear Mr. Berko:
Like most investors, I need higher income from my portfolio, which currently yields 3.1 percent. My broker wants me to sell 150 shares ($10,000) of Johnson & Johnson, which I bought in …
Read MoreGITOMER: The ‘write’ time for reflection
I’ll be spending the month of August in Paris with my family. I can’t describe how wonderful it will be. My goal is to finish a book, take in the culture, enjoy my family and …
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