Archive for January 2013
Boarding first has its price on Southwest
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co. announced Monday that it is implementing a new $40 fee to let passengers board early, the Los Angeles Times reported. Southwest already charges $10 for its Early Bird Check-In Service, which …
Read MoreEvents drawing visitors to the metro area, week of Jan. 28
Peeling away at the Apple rumors
On a slow news day, with U.S. markets closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, there’s always room for one more Apple Inc. rumor, and MarketWatch is prepared to serve it up.
The latest came …
Read MoreObama calls for return to unity
President Barack Hussein Obama delivered an inaugural address that touched on some of the populist themes that carried him to re-election, Bloomberg reported.
After taking a ceremonial oath of office before dignitaries and thousands of …
Read MoreAll can star in Greater Des Moines promotion
The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau is doing a public call for bands to provide music, and asking local residents to provide photographs and videos of the city in an effort to show …
Read MoreBranstad and Reynolds will speak at wind conference
Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will be among the speakers at Iowa Wind Energy Association’s annual wind conference March 25-27 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. The conference will focus …
Read MoreRemodelers are staying busy
An index of remodeling activity has reached its highest level since the first quarter of 2004. The index, compiled by the National Association of Home Builders, reached 55 in the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing …
Read MorePayPal planning major changes to ‘frozen funds’ policy
PayPal says it is readying a fundamental shift in its business practices in an effort to make its money-exchange website more user friendly, CNNMoney reported.
PayPal’s overzealous fraud filters have frustrated customers for years, with …
Read MoreElectrical power woes still causing Dreamliner nightmares
U.S. safety investigators have ruled out excess voltage as the cause of a battery fire this month on a Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner jet operated by Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. and said they were expanding the probe to …
Read MoreIEDA approves projects for development incentives
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) board has awarded financial assistance to nine companies for job creation and expansion projects that could lead to the creation of 318 jobs and more than $212 million in …
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