Archive for January 2013
Women’s golf group holds membership event
The Des Moines Executive Women’s Golf Association will host a social and membership drive event on March 7 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.at the Longview Golf Centre in Grimes.
Networking will kick off the event …
Read MoreVoting now open for sports awards
The public can now cast their votes for the best athletes in Greater Des Moines. Voting for the 2012 Central Iowa Sports Awards is open until Feb. 10.
The Central Iowa Sports Awards recognize the …
Read MoreAutomakers announce fuel-cell partnership
Daimler AG, Ford Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. have formed a three-way partnership to develop a fuel-cell system that would be used to produce zero-emission vehicles, Louisville Business First reported.
The partnership is …
Read MorePrairie Meadows donates $100,000 for tech lab
A technology laboratory at the Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families will be named the Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino Inc. Technology Lab, following a $100,000 Prairie Meadows Legacy Grant award. An unveiling ceremony …
Read MoreForeclosure rate improves in Greater Des Moines
The foreclosure rate in Greater Des Moines dropped in November, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said. Foreclosures made up 2.34 percent of active mortgages, down from 2.52 percent in November 2011. The number of …
Read MoreEMC expects improved year-end earnings
EMC Insurance Group Inc. said Monday that it expects improving fourth-quarter and full-year operating results when it announces earnings next month. The Des Moines-based property/casualty insurer said it expects premium income to increase by 10.2 …
Read MoreBusiness Council releases Competitiveness Index
A business group gave Iowa its annual economic report card on Monday night. The results: not much has changed since 2012.
Each year the Iowa Business Council (IBC) releases its Iowa Competitiveness Index, which analyzes …
Read MorePrincipal says company born under its lucky star
An investment company with a prominent lineage is infringing on the many trademarks that made the Principal companies “famous,” according to a federal lawsuit.
C.V. Starr & Co. Inc. is infringing on a slew of …
Read MoreA tablet a month can get expensive
Users of tablet computers are spending much more money on those devices than smartphone owners spend on theirs, according to ABI Research.
Twenty-two percent of tablet users spend about $50 a month and 9 percent …
Read MoreWest Side Chamber to host meeting with legislators
The conversation will be all about business and politics when the Des Moines West Side Chamber of Commerce hosts a discussion and dessert 2 to 3:30 p.m. Friday at Tally’s, 2712 Beaver Ave. Attending are Sen. …
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