Archive for January 2014
Second Business Summit for Education Excellence scheduled for Jan. 16
The Greater Des Moines Partnership, in conjunction with the Iowa Chamber Alliance, the Iowa Association of Business and Industry and the Iowa Business Council, will hold the second annual Business Summit for Education Excellence on …
Read MoreDes Moines Performing Arts CEO re-elected as Broadway League leader
Jeff Chelesvig, president and CEO of Des Moines Performing Arts, was re-elected to The Broadway League’s board of governors and executive committee. In his role, Chelesvig will help The Broadway League foster increased interest, as …
Read MoreIowaBiz blog: Why this is the greenest school in America
Analysts: Expect Fed bond buying to end in 2014
Wall Street experts say that investors should begin preparing for the end of the Federal Reserve’s bond buying program, CNNMoney reported.
The Fed has announced that beginning in January, it will buy $75 billion in …
Read MoreMeredith purchase of St. Louis TV station opposed
An East Coast cable television company this week filed papers with the Federal Communications Commission registering its opposition to Meredith Corp.’s request for the license to operate a St. Louis television station that Meredith is …
Read MoreLocal insurance agencies get national recognition
Two Greater Des Moines insurance agencies were recognized among the top-performing agencies in the nation by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America. CSB Insurance Group of Johnston and LMC Insurance & Risk Management …
Read MoreRockwell Collins forms Information Management Systems business
Rockwell Collins Inc. today announced the launch of a new Information Management Systems business. The company’s recently completed $1.4 billion acquisition of ARINC Inc. will serve as the foundation of the new business. The business …
Read MoreApartment construction could temper rent increases
U.S. apartment rents could rise 3.3 percent in 2014, little changed from last year, as the most construction in a decade boosts vacancies and limits landlords’ ability to increase rates more, according to Reis Inc, Bloomberg …
Read MoreState awards $951,000 in Main Street Iowa grants
The Iowa Economic Development Authority today announced $951,000 in Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants for 14 projects, including one to help upgrade a free meal site at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1548 Eighth St. in …
Read MoreHealth care spending growth rate remains low
U.S. health care spending grew more slowly than the economy as a whole in 2012, according to a new analysis from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Overall health care spending increased at a …
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