Archive for September 2012
Moody’s warns U.S. credit rating could be cut
Iowa bankers association elects officers
Steve Goodenow, CEO and chairman of Bank Midwest in Spirit Lake, has been elected chairman of board of the Iowa Bankers Association. He and other new officers and directors will assume their roles during the …
Read MoreIdeas sought for Iowa spring Park and Recreation conference
The City of Des Moines Park and Recreation Department will host the Iowa Park and Recreation Association’s spring conference April 7-10, 2013.
The association is seeking ideas from elected officials, volunteer leaders, volunteer groups, landscape …
Read MoreStormwater sessions offered this fall
The Iowa Economic Development Authority is offering stormwater management workshops in various Iowa communities during the months of September and October.
Five workshops in September are free and are focused on training local elected …
Read MoreEconomic Census to be taken in October
Beginning next month, more than 4 million businesses representing various industries and geographic areas will receive 2012 Economic Census forms. The Economic Census is the Census Bureau’s official five-year measure of American business and the …
Read MoreSurvey: DART customers satisfied with bus service
More than 90 percent of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) found the service to be “extremely valuable” or “very valuable,” and more than 90 percent said they plan to continue using the …
Read MoreMichigan company reaches agreement on misleading posters
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced Monday that a Michigan company selling labor law posters to the state of Iowa has agreed to pay Iowa $30,000. Mandatory Poster Agency of Lansing, MI, also agreed to refrain …
Read MoreTwo Iowa CPA firms to merge
Gegner Co. P.C., a Johnston-based certified public accounting firm, will merge with Bergan, Paulsen & Co. P.C. of Waterloo. The merger, effective Jan. 1, will provide a Central Iowa presence for Bergan Paulsen, one of …
Read MoreIowa Public Radio changes WOI 90.1FM format
Iowa Public Radio is changing the formatting on WOI 90.1FM to air local and national news programming on weekdays and Studio One’s contemporary music at night. Classical music will be still be available throughout the …
Read MoreWells Fargo wins $30 million judgment against Florida borrower
Wells Fargo & Co. has won a $30 million judgment and the appointment of a permanent receiver in its lawsuit against prison-service provider Medical Development International Ltd. (MDI) over the repayment of loans, reports Bloomberg. …
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