December 2012 - Page 19 of 25

Low-interest debt leaves investors relying on economic growth for gains

By user | December 10, 2012 |

Companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index are paying less in interest on debt than any time in at least a decade, leaving investors more dependent on economic growth and corporate spending for equity …

Google drones: out of the cloud to track poachers

By user | December 7, 2012 |

Google Inc.-funded drones will fight rhinoceros poachers in Africa. Google announced a $5 million grant to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to purchase a fleet of drone aircraft in Africa, FastCompany reported. The WWF already uses …

911 services to soon be available via texting

By user | December 7, 2012 |

AT&T Inc., Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. will set up a service allowing customers to send text messages to emergency aid call center 911, Reuters reported. Currently, emergency 911 services can only accessed …

Unemployment insurance portal to add online registration

By user | December 7, 2012 |

Iowa’s online unemployment insurance tax system will add a feature to enable online registration for new accounts, Iowa Workforce Development announced. The added feature will become available Jan. 1 on the online unemployment insurance portal, www.myiowaui.org Using …

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s a Super Lawyer

By user | December 7, 2012 |

Ten Iowa lawyers were named 2012 Super Lawyers by Super Lawyers, a service that rates outstanding lawyers. The selection process is multi phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Here is the …