Archive for January 2014
U.S. uninsured rate dips at end of 2013
The percentage of Americans without health insurance coverage declined to 17.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 from a six-year high of 18.1 percent in the third quarter, according to new estimates by Gallup and …
Read MoreMonroe Colston Series to feature Suku Radia
Suku Radia, president and CEO of Bankers Trust Co., will speak about the relationship between success and good character as part of the Monroe Colston Speaker Series at AIB College of Business on Jan. 29. …
Read More‘Today’ show feature postponed
The Central Iowa feature scheduled for Tuesday’s “Today” show on NBC has been postponed, the Greater Des Moines Partnership announced today. The network informed the Partnership that it is now aiming to air the segment …
Read MoreAKA Combat Entertainment comes to Des Moines
Billed as “tactical laser tag like nothing you’ve ever seen,” AKA Combat Entertainment, 338 S.W. Sixth St., is now open. Offering a two-story arena with a city theme, the entertainment at AKA Combat is a …
Read MoreThis is the way you mend a firing: $60 million severance
Henrique de Castro is leaving Yahoo Inc. with a severance package estimated to be more than $60 million, one of the largest golden parachutes ever given to an executive who was fired. De Castro, the chief operating …
Read MoreEconomists predicting big spurt in economic growth
Many economists are predicting that this year will bring the fastest spurt to economic growth since the Great Recession, MarketWatch reported.
Those economists think the dismal 74,000 increase in net hiring last month was a …
Read MoreMorning business headlines: 1-20-14
Staples mini post offices draw union criticism
CNNMoney: A U.S. Postal Service program to open “mini post offices” inside dozens of Staples stores has drawn a sharp rebuke from postal employee unions. Workers are concerned …
Read MoreAmerican Equity sales up 6.7 percent in 2013
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. announced that its fourth-quarter annuity sales totaled $1.1 billion, bringing sales for 2013 to $4.2 billion, a year-over-year increase of 6.7 percent. The West Des Moines-based insurer will announce …
Read MoreWellmark YMCA groundbreaking to be held today
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Wellmark YMCA will be held this afternoon in the former Polk County Convention Center at 501 Grand Ave at 1:30 p.m. The $30 million project was made possible through …
Read MoreDahl’s, Science Center partner on healthy eating exhibit
The Science Center of Iowa and Blank IMAX Dome Theater will partner with Dahl’s Foods to renovate a portion of the “Small Discoveries” marketplace exhibit at the Science Center. New exhibits and content will provide …
Read More