Archive for November 2012
Birth rate falls to lowest since 1920
The U.S. birth rate fell to the lowest level ever recorded last year, according to the Pew Research Center.
The overall U.S. birth rate, which is the annual number of births per 1,000 women ages …
Read MoreReynolds to lead trade mission
Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will lead a trade mission to Vietnam and the Philippines Feb. 22 to March 2.
This trade mission will focus on increasing exports of Iowa pork to Southeast Asia and fostering …
Read MoreSubaru dealer shares the love
As part of Subaru’s “Share the Love” event to celebrate the holidays, Des Moines area car dealer Ramsey Subaru will donate one meal to Meals on Wheels for every test drive that takes place between …
Read MoreNine companies receive Iowa Venture Award
The Iowa Area Development Group honored nine companies with the Iowa Venture Award this week at a luncheon in West Des Moines. The award, which began in 1988, has been given to more than 200 …
Read MoreMeredith exec moves to Time Inc.
Meredith Corp. executive J.R. McCabe will be leaving the publishing company to run a new digital video unit at Time Inc., according to Media Post news.
McCabe, who is Meredith’s vice president and chief video …
Read MoreOfficials seek changes to proposed Basel rules
Lawmakers and state financial regulators on Thursday called on federal officials to revamp proposed rules that would force financial firms to hold much more capital, asking them to consider the impact on small banks and …
Read MoreKearns Goodwin to keynote Partnership dinner
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin will speak at the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s 124th Annual Dinner on Jan. 15. Her best-selling book, “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln,” …
Read MoreState launches energy and water efficiency recognition program
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) has been awarded a $74,110 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pollution Prevention Program to launch a pilot statewide industrial energy and water efficiency recognition program. The new …
Read MoreMidAmerican recognized for wind energy expansion
MidAmerican Energy Co. received the Green Energy Supplier Award at the 2012 Platts Global Energy Awards ceremony held Thursday in New York City. The Des Moines-based utility company was honored for its 2011 and 2012 …
Read MoreGregg named governor’s legislative liaison
Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Thursday that Adam Gregg will serve as the administration’s new legislative liaison. Gregg graduated first in his class with a political science and history degree from …
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