Archive for May 2015
INS expands carrier-grade network to N.E. Des Moines
Iowa Network Services has expanded its high-speed fiber optic network to northeastern Des Moines. The project connects portions of its existing fiber network in Ankeny and Des Moines with a new route along Delaware Avenue. …
Read MoreMeredith named third-largest global licensor
For the second consecutive year, Meredith Corp. has been named the third-largest global licensor by License!Global magazine, according to a news release. The ranking is based on the retail sales of goods and services sold …
Read MoreYouth Leadership Institute honors 39 graduates
A total of 39 students from 18 area high schools graduated Tuesday from the 2015 Youth Leadership Initiative. The ceremony was held at the Des Moines Art Center, where the students gave final presentations on …
Read MoreTownsend to auction his Urbandale estate
Ted Townsend listened to the the experts and decided to part with a piece of Greater Des Moines real estate lore for a minimum $1 million, after listing his home for nearly $5 million …
Read MoreU.S. indexed annuity sales topped $11.3 billion in first quarter
U.S. annuity sales in the first quarter were up 5 percent from the first quarter of 2014, according to a quarterly sales report by Moore Market Intelligence. Total first-quarter 2015 sales were $11.3 billion. Those …
Read MoreGreater Des Moines foreclosures, mortgage delinquencies down in March
The rate of foreclosures among all outstanding mortgages in Greater Des Moines dropped to 0.97 percent in March from 1.38 percent in March 2014, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said today. The state foreclosure …
Read MoreIowa unemployment rate drops to 3.8 percent
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 percent in April from 4 percent in March, Iowa Workforce Development reported. The state’s jobless rate was 4.4 percent a year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 …
Read MoreTechnology Association aims to improve diversity
The Technology Association of Iowa has formed a committee to help increase diversity and inclusiveness in Iowa’s technology community. The committee aims to help people team up to create more access to high-skill, high-tech careers …
Read MoreIowa ranks ninth in nation for obese residents
The latest Gallup-Healthways Wellbeing Index reported that 31.3 percent of Iowans are obese — a category indicating their weight could be a health risk. Last year, the same poll found that 29 percent of us were …
Read MoreTight home market drives up prices
U.S. home prices rose at a steady pace in March, pushed higher by a limited supply of houses for sale, the New York Times reported.
The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 5 …
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