Archive for November 2012
Social Money partners with The Bancorp
West Des Moines-based Social Money, which helps financial institutions, merchants and other financial service providers, announced a partnership with The Bancorp Inc.
Starting in 2013, Social Money will help The Bancorp Inc.’s 300 clients create …
Read More129 million shoppers search for Cyber Monday deals
About 129 million shoppers took to the Internet to participate in Cyber Monday deals this year, according to a survey from the National Retail Federation.
That number is up from the 122.8 million who shopped …
Read MoreInterstate Power rate increase approved
Customers of Interstate Power and Light Co. eventually will pay higher natural gas service costs under a rate increase approved by the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB).
A settlement agreement approved by the board allows the …
Read MoreYMCA votes to buy convention complex for $4.5 million
The YMCA of Greater Des Moines will move ahead with efforts to purchase the Polk County Convention Complex, the organization’s board decided Tuesday.
The YMCA vote is the latest in a chain of events in …
Read MoreObama seeks support for middle-class tax cuts
President Barack Obama will launch a multipronged push this week to garner support for his proposals to solve U.S. fiscal problems, meeting with business executives at the White House and visiting a small business in …
Read MoreGoogle acquisition report a hoax
A spate of press reports on Monday heralded the latest takeover deal by Google Inc. — an apparent $400 million purchase of ICOA Inc., a Warwick, R.I., company that makes Wi-Fi hotspots for public areas …
Read MoreConAgra to acquire Ralcorp Holdings
ConAgra Foods Inc. has agreed to acquire Ralcorp Holdings Inc. for about $5 billion, creating one of the largest packaged food companies in North America and concluding a pursuit that began in March of last …
Read MoreMidwest manufacturing declined in October
Midwest manufacturing activity dropped 1.2 percent in October, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, which also said that revised numbers show a 0.6 percent decline in manufacturing in September. Automobile production held steady …
Read MorePassenger rail hearing scheduled
State and federal agencies are seeking public input on a draft environmental impact plan for a proposed Chicago-to-Omaha passenger rail line. Iowa officials will use the study and public input to determine whether the state …
Read MoreThrivent switches from bank to credit union charter
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has converted its bank to a credit union with the creation of Thrivent Federal Credit Union. Thrivent FCU will have approximately $500 million in assets, making it one of the largest …
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