Archive for October 2012
Winnebago to report finances on Oct. 11
Winnebago Industries Inc. will report its fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2012 financial results on Oct. 11. The company will release results before markets open, and hold a conference call at 9 a.m. to discuss the …
Read MoreVatterott to hold open house
Vatterott College in Des Moines will hold a trades program open house to showcase the campus and its technical programs.
The open house will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Oct. 13 at 7000 …
Read MoreEmployers still cutting jobs, September report says
Downsizing activity remained relatively flat in September as U.S.-based employers announced plans to cut 33,816 jobs from their payrolls during the month, outplacement consulting firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas Inc. announced today.
That was up …
Read MoreNationview: Nuclear Energy
Patrick Moore, a former leader of Greenpeace, now represents a coalition supporting the expansion of nuclear energy in the United States. Earlier this month, the Business Record interviewed Moore before he spoke at Iowa State …
Read MoreDMACC president says enrollment drop reflects better economy
Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) President Rob Denson knows that a decrease in enrollment isn’t necessarily good press. But the reason for the decrease, he says, is positive.
Historically, when the economy slumps, community …
Read MoreUSDA approves $300 million for Midwest rural electric upgrades
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday announced loan guarantees for two major projects to build and improve electric transmission lines serving Iowa.
The first of those, a $40.1 million loan guarantee to Cedar …
Read MoreNew magazine celebrates Iowa
Business Publications Corporation Inc. unveiled its newest publication — ia magazine — Tuesday night with an unveiling party at the State Historical Building of Iowa.
The glossy 226-page magazine celebrates Iowa visually and, was conceived …
Read MoreHearing Thursday for IPL Marshalltown power plant
The Iowa Utilities Board will hold a public information meeting Thursday during which Interstate Power and Light Co. (IPL) officials will discuss plans for a proposed 650-megawatt natural gas-fired electric generation facility in Marshall County. …
Read MoreAll that’s paved turns to development in West Des Moines
A gravel road that has drawn a lot of attention from banks, developers and West Des Moines city officials has been paved, just as a Minnesota investment company said it would. Eighty-Eighth Street borders the …
Read MoreAn economist looks for a few sound minds
Dave Swenson, an Iowa State University economist, has taken a critical look at the current inhabitants of the Iowa Legislature, trying to find someone with a working knowledge of tax policy. His conclusion: The body …
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