Archive for January 2015
Morning business headlines: 1-19-15
The rich tilt global wealth their way
Time: Global income inequality is headed for a new milestone with the world’s richest 1 percent on track to control more wealth than everyone else on the planet …
Read MoreSkywalk could open earlier to accommodate Wellmark YMCA users
At the request of businesses and early birds who want to use the Wellmark YMCA, the city of Des Moines Urban Design Review Board will consider extending the hours the downtown skywalk system is open …
Read MoreLifeFlight to serve Trinity hospital in Fort Dodge
UnityPoint Health – Des Moines plans to establish a LifeFlight base in Fort Dodge to serve Trinity Regional Medical Center and north-central Iowa. For several decades, LifeFlight has provided air ambulance services from Trinity to …
Read MorePanel to focus on how to best engage women through social media
The Des Moines Social Media Club has organized an event for businesses interested in learning how to best engage women through social media channels. The event, scheduled Feb. 3 from 5:30 to 7 p.m., will …
Read MoreFarm Bureau, ag alliance, Cedar Rapids promote clean-water efforts
There was news on multiple fronts this week in the increasingly hot debate over how to clean Iowa’s waterways.
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation came out with policy statements that encourage farmers to …
Read MoreLauner to retire at Fidelity & Guaranty; Littlefield tapped as next CEO
Fidelity & Guaranty Life announced today that Lee Launer Jr., the company’s CEO and a member of its board of directors, has elected to retire effective April 30.
The Des Moines-based insurance holding company …
Read MoreIowa Credit Union Foundation kicks off fundraising campaign
The Iowa Credit Union League’s holding company, Affiliates Management Co., and its family of companies, including PolicyWorks, The Members Group and TMG Financial Services, to kick off its 20th anniversary fundraising campaign, which has …
Read MoreBarilla announces $26.8 million expansion
Barilla announced Friday that it is planning a $26.8 million expansion at its Ames plant, KCCI Channel 8 reported. The expansion will add two new production lines to the plant, including a gluten-free pasta line. Company …
Read MoreCitigroup loses more than $150 million amid Swiss currency debacle
Citigroup Inc., the world’s biggest currencies dealer, lost more than $150 million after the Swiss central bank decided to let the franc trade freely against the euro, Bloomberg reported. The losses took place on Citi’s trading desks …
Read MoreConsumer prices drop is largest in six years
U.S. consumer prices recorded their biggest decline in six years in December and a gauge of underlying inflation failed to rise, which could make the Federal Reserve more cautious about raising interest rates, Reuters reported. Other …
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