Archive for January 2014
Morning business headlines: 1-15-14
Bank of America says profit quadruples as mortgage costs ebb
Bloomberg: Bank of America Corp., the second-biggest U.S. lender, said fourth-quarter profits more than quadrupled as the company quelled claims tied to defective mortgages. The …
Read MoreRockwell Collins enters joint venture with Chinese company
Rockwell Collins and Beijing Bluesky Aviation Technology today signed a final agreement to establish a joint venture in China, the companies said in a release. The company, ACCEL Flight Simulation Co. Ltd., will create a simulation and …
Read MoreCrème founder to talk about social media presence
Christina Moffatt, founder of Crème Cupcake, will discuss how small businesses can tackle social media at a Social Media Club of Des Moines event on Jan. 23. Moffatt started her business three years ago and …
Read More2014 Top 25 Most Influential Boards announced
Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines’ board has been voted by Business Record readers as the Most Influential Board in the Metro area.
Mercy topped the annual list of Top 25 Most Influential boards that …
Read MoreCarpe DM Music compilation now accepting submissions
The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced a new project called the Carpe DM Music compilation, which will feature a variety of original recordings by musical artists living and working in the Greater Des …
Read MoreLong-term care insurers’ ‘gender rating’ practices challenged
A nonprofit women’s advocacy group is challenging the legality of “gender rating” of long-term care policies by four major insurance companies. The complaints were filed today by the National Women’s Law Center with the U.S. Department …
Read MoreMetro Waste’s Hadden to be next West Des Moines city manager
Tom Hadden, who brought a conservation ethic as executive director of the Metro Waste Authority, will be the next West Des Moines city manager, Mayor Steve Gaer said this afternoon.
Hadden was offered the job …
Read MoreBranstad Condition of the State address has business flavor
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Read MoreSmithey to retire as Des Moines airport leader
Don Smithey, executive director of Des Moines International Airport, announced today that he will retire from the airport effective Feb. 14.
The former director at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield, came out of retirement to take …
Read MoreBergan Paulsen names new managing partner
Chris Honkomp, a tax partner with Bergan, Paulsen & Co., has been elected as the new managing partner of the certified public accounting firm. He succeeds Dave Happel, who has served as managing partner …
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