Archive for January 2014
CCCU and Ace credit union to merge
Johnston-based Community Choice Credit Union plans to acquire Ace Community Credit Union of Ames, the two financial institutions announced today after their boards approved a merger agreement.
The merger is pending approvals by state and …
Read MoreState awards funds for history survey of Ingersoll Avenue neighborhood
The city of Des Moines will receive $5,900 from the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs for a neighborhood survey that could help determine the historical characteristics of an area north of Ingersoll Avenue between 39th …
Read MoreD.M. tops BuzzFeed list of Midwest cities to visit
Buzzfeed.com, a Manhattan-based website that tries to reflect viral content on the Internet, has declared Des Moines tops on its list of “10 Midwest Cities You Should Visit.” Add it to the growing list of accolades for …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: New Power Roundtable video series
Before all of our Power Breakfast events, we bring the panelists to the Business Record for a pre-event meeting on the topic and banter through potential questions.
We always leave that meeting wishing we could …
Read MoreARAG exec sues to get her photo off sexy executives website
Google Inc. violated federal copyright laws when it allowed a photograph of an executive with Des Moines-based ARAG North America Inc. to be posted on a blogger’s website it hosts, according to a lawsuit filed …
Read MorePower Roundtable: STEM
Editor’s note: Before all of our Power Breakfast events, we bring the panelists to the Business Record for a pre-event meeting on the topic and to banter through potential questions. We always leave that meeting …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: CPI inflation doesn’t feel right
Sometime around Thanksgiving, I noticed that the price for my wife’s breakfast cereal had increased 7.5 percent from $3.99 to $4.29 a box.
That got me thinking about inflation, and how it always feels worse …
Read MoreGuest Opinion: Online scams can break your business
When you do business online, scam artists may pay you with a fraudulent check, resulting in the loss of a significant amount of money for your company.
A recent attempt at this type of fraud …
Read MoreMcLellan: What will 2014 bring?
In marketing, we’re always being asked to look into the future and foresee what’s coming down the road. We get plenty of help as the new year rolls in and the predictions freely flow.
One …
Read MoreBerko: Time to sell drug stocks?
Dear Mr. Berko:
About two years ago, you gave a blanket recommendation for drug company stocks because you said Obamacare would bring in billions of dollars of new sales each year. So in October 2011, …
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