Archive for November 2012
Housing starts hit four-year high
U.S. housing starts hit their highest rate in more than four years during October, Reuters reported.
The Commerce Department announced that housing starts increased 3.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 894,000 units, …
Read MoreDesign group to study potential Latino center
As part of the Capital Crossroads community improvement effort, RDG Planning & Design will conduct a feasibility study to determine how Central Iowa can establish a center for the Latino community.
The firm was selected …
Read MoreSocial Club announces DMCS Kids
The Des Moines Social Club (DMSC) launched a new effort to provide learning opportunities for children, DMSC Kids.
Parents can now keep track of child-friendly cultural events through Facebook, Twitter and an e-mail list. For …
Read MoreIowa unemployment rate edges down to 5.1 percent
Iowa’s unemployment rate inched down to 5.1 percent in October from 5.2 percent in September, according to new Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) figures.
There are still 83,800 unemployed Iowans, but that number is down from …
Read MorePassenger traffic up at airport; Southwest numbers follow expectations
The first monthly passenger numbers for Southwest Airlines Co. service appear to bode well for Des Moines International Airport as overall passenger traffic continues to skyrocket.
Overall passenger traffic in Des Moines was up 9.10 …
Read MoreKum & Go names new chief operating officer
Convenience store operator Kum & Go LC has hired Mark Hasting as its new chief operating officer, the West Des Moines-based company announced this morning.
Hasting, who had been a regional vice president for Starbucks …
Read MoreOrascom’s Iowa Fertilizer Co. begins construction
Iowa Fertilizer Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday to mark the start of construction work for its new nitrogen fertilizer production plant in Lee County in southeast Iowa.
The $1.4 billion fertilizer plant, one …
Read MoreForeclosures decline in Greater Des Moines
Greater Des Moines foreclosures dropped to 2.47 percent in September, down 0.8 percentage points from last year, real estate research firm CoreLogic Inc. said today. Foreclosure activity in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metropolitan area …
Read MoreAviva PLC names Wilson CEO
Aviva PLC, parent company of West Des Moines-based Aviva USA, on Tuesday announced it has named a new CEO, Bloomberg reported. Mark Wilson, 46, a former CEO of AIA Group Ltd., will lead the London-based insurance …
Read MorePartnership to unveil legislative agenda
The Greater Des Moines Partnership will unveil its 2013 state legislative agenda at a luncheon on Dec. 5 at the Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel. The program includes legislative leaders’ preview of the 2013 Iowa …
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