Archive for December 2012
Former Cedar Rapids investment adviser sentenced
A Linn County judge on Monday sentenced former Cedar Rapids investment adviser Noah Aulwes to 10 years in prison and ordered him to pay more than $363,000 to dozens of victims, according to a release …
Read MoreKum & Go donates $350,000 to DM Social Club firehouse
Kum & Go LC donated $350,000 to the Des Moines Social Club for its capital campaign to renovate the downtown firehouse. The nonprofit arts organization is working on raising $3.5 million to purchase and renovate the …
Read MoreIowa economy moves forward
Reports today from the Iowa Department of Revenue and the private Iowa Business Council reveal a state economy that is improving, although business leaders temper their optimism.
The state revenue department’s leading indicators index improved …
Read MoreTxting is 20, still can’t spell
Text messages turn 20 today and their use may rise 40 percent by 2016, even as mobile-phone owners increasingly rely on Facebook Inc. and WhatsApp to communicate, Bloomberg reported.
The first SMS, or short message …
Read MoreAndringa to take over as co-chair of STEM council
Mary Vermeer Andringa, president and CEO of Vermeer Corp. in Pella, will take over as co-chair of the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council on July 1. University of Northern Iowa President Ben Allen will step down …
Read MoreFundraiser set for state historical museum
Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will serve as honorary chairs for the State Historical Building 25th Anniversary Gala, a fundraiser for the historical museum at 7 p.m. Dec. 14 at the historical …
Read MoreManufacturing numbers spin in wake of Hurricane Sandy
A gloomy report on manufacturing this afternoon contradicts and confirms a report from earlier today. The Institute for Supply Management said manufacturing contracted last month to its lowest level in more than three years, in …
Read MoreCorporations profit during recovery, but not wage earners
Just four years after the worst shock to the economy since the Great Depression, U.S. corporate profits are stronger than ever, CNNMoney reported.
In the third quarter, corporate earnings were $1.75 trillion, up 18.6 percent …
Read MoreForeclosure activity declined in October
The number of homes seized by lenders tumbled in October, while fewer properties were in the foreclosure process in another sign of improvement for the sector, data analysis firm CoreLogic Inc. said today, Reuters reported.…
Read MoreLessons in green real estate listings
Center on Sustainable Communities (COSC), Des Moines Area Association of Realtors (DMAAR) and Iowa Association of Realtors will present two workshops on the uses and benefits of green categories recently added to the DMAAR residential …
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