Archive for September 2012
BERKO: Speculate on furniture or phones?
Dear Mr. Berko:
Now that home construction and sales are growing again, I think furniture sales should improve dramatically. So the stock of a company called Furniture Brands International Inc. looks like a very good …
Read MoreBERKO: JPMorgan Chase’s problems
Dear Mr. Berko:
I’ve owned JPMorgan Chase & Co. for five years, and I need to know whether the lawsuits from this awful Libor scandal are going to hurt the bank and whether I should …
Read MoreCoralville health-care start-up gets federal grant
Corvida Medical, a medical device company started by two University of Iowa alumni, announced Wednesday it has received a major grant from the National Cancer Institute.
The three-year Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant will …
Read MorePappajohn business competition winners announced
The three winners of the 2012 John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition were announced today at an awards luncheon at Drake University.
The winners were:
Iowa Powder Automization Technologies (IPAT), which received first place and …
Read MoreTEDxDesMoines to host “CITY 2.0 event”
TEDxDesMoines will host an Oct. 13 event called “CITY 2.0,” which will explore recent trends in urban development.
The event will be at the Des Moines Public Library, 1000 Grand Ave., and at The Temple …
Read MoreIowa astronaut to visit Science Center
Astronaut and Iowa native Peggy Whitson will visit Des Moines Oct. 11-13 as part of the Science Center of Iowa and Blank IMAX Dome Theater’s Scientist in Residence program. Whitson, a Mount Ayr native, flew …
Read MoreNickell resigns as opera executive director
Karol Nickell has resigned from her position as executive director of the Des Moines Metro Opera.
Opera Artistic Director Michael Egel said that the opera’s executive committee is “reviewing the existing structure and identifying the …
Read MoreStelter Co. partners with social media marketer
The Stelter Co. of Urbandale oday announced a strategic partnership with EngageSciences Corp., a social media marketing platform provider.
The Partnership makes Stelter Co. the sole provider of EngageSciences’ social media platform for nonprofits in …
Read MoreAmerican Airlines resumes negotiations; no delays yet in Des Moines
American Airlines is re-engaging in negotiations with its pilots union today, CNNMoney.com reported.
The Allied Pilots Association told CNNMoney that American Airlines management contacted it to ask for talks on a new labor deal. American won bankruptcy …
Read MoreStudy: Pentagon spending cuts could mean loss of 1 million jobs
A recent report showed that small businesses could lose up to 1 million jobs in 2013 if Congress is unable to avoid the $1.2 trillion in spending cuts due to begin taking effect in January, Reuters reported.…
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