Archive for August 2012
2012 Women of Influence Winner: Rosemary Parson
Vice president of operations, EquiTrust Insurance Services
When Rosemary Parson was recruited to Greater Des Moines to help launch EquiTrust Life Insurance Co. a decade ago, she had little more to work with than a …
Read MoreBERKO: Forest Labs not worth the market shootout
Dear Mr. Berko:
Please give me your thinking on Forest Laboratories Inc. In July 2009, I thought it looked cheap and invested $4,000 in 160 shares at $24 for my IRA. The value of my …
Read MoreBERKO: Best Buy is better as a sell
Dear Mr. Berko:
In October 2011, I bought 250 shares of Best Buy at $26 on the recommendation of the Branch Banking & Trust Co. (BB&T) research department, and the shares have gone straight down …
Read MoreBusiness Record: July 27, 2012
Iowa job outlook: More growth this fall
The Iowa Leading Indicators index gained 0.1 percentage points in June, led by the 12-month moving average for manufacturing hours, and …
Read MoreECB president’s comments lead to stock fall
The Standard and Poor’s 500 index …
Read MoreMeredith wins for Chrysler marketing
Meredith Corp.’s Xcelerated Marketing has won five Target Awards for work it did on behalf of automaker Chrysler Group LLC.
The awards were from the Direct Marketing Association of Detroit, which annually recognizes marketing campaigns …
Read MoreHubbell awards donations after golf tournament
Hubbell Realty Co. awarded $7,600 to local charities after the Feisal Sayeed Memorial Golf Tournament, according to a release.
The donation was split between the Boys & Girls Club of Central Iowa and the YMCA …
Read MoreWatermark buys two Iowa retirement communities
Watermark Retirement Communities Inc., a Tucson, Ariz.-based owner and operator of retirement communities, has purchased two retirement communities in Iowa and has undertaken management of another two Iowa communities.
Watermark purchased Vriendschap Village in Pella …
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