Archive for January 2014
Retail sales beat economists’ forecasts
Retail sales increased 0.2 percent in December after a 0.4 percent advance in November that was smaller than previously reported, according to U.S. Commerce Department figures released today, Bloomberg reported. The median forecast of 86 economists …
Read MoreFCC got its wires crossed in net neutrality rule
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington said today that the Federal Communications Commission used the wrong legal authority when it established rules prohibiting broadband providers from slowing or blocking some Internet traffic, Bloomberg reported. The …
Read MoreBroadlawns launches online Patient Portal
Broadlawns Medical Center patients now have access to key medical information and services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the Des Moines hospital announced. Using its new online Patient Portal, patients can review laboratory results, …
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Executive director Don Smithey to retire from airport
Don Smithey, executive director of the Des Moines International Airport, announced today that he will retire from the airport effective Feb. 14.
Smithey, the former director at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield, came out of retirement to …
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Wells Fargo reports 11% profit, JPMorgan earns $5.3B despite legal woes
Wells Fargo & Co, the biggest U.S. mortgage lender, reported a better-than-expected 11 percent rise in fourth-quarter profits as bad-loan provisions fell steeply, helping …
Read MoreFirst-year results in on manufacturing education
Iowa’s community colleges have invested nearly $1 million in program-related equipment in the past year as part of a 3-year initiative to boost the state’s capacity to train workers for advanced manufacturing jobs, according to …
Read MoreVoggesser to leave West Des Moines chamber for Make-A-Wish
Chris Voggesser will leave his position as president of the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce to become CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa, he announced in a letter to the chamber’s executive board last …
Read MoreDowntown Residence Inn will open this week
Residence Inn Des Moines Downtown, 100 S.W. Water St., will open Thursday, according to a press release. The 127-suite location is designed for extended-stay travelers. Owned by DM River Lodging and managed by Hawkeye Hotels …
Read MorePrice and taste drive consumers buying meat, poultry and dairy
Nearly 8 in 10 Iowa grocery shoppers cited price and taste as among the most important factors to them when buying meat, poultry and dairy products, according to the Iowa Farm Bureau Food and Farm Index. …
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