Archive for August 2015
Andrea Hauer: ‘Lucky to have her’
To Andrea Hauer, Watson Powell Jr. Parkway in downtown Des Moines would forever be Keosauqua Way. That’s the way it was in the long ago, and for Hauer, who helped plan for the future of …
Federal jury awards $12 million in sexual harassment case
A federal jury has handed down an $11.9 million verdict in favor of an Indianola woman who said she was called a “whore” and other vulgar names while an employee of a Chinese-owned toy distribution …
Read MoreGulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ bigger than expected
The annual summertime dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana and Texas was bigger than expected, scientists reported this week.
That means efforts to cut the flow of nitrogen and phosphorus — …
Read MoreTDL Academy’s initial class graduates
The first class of students graduated this morning from the new Central Iowa Transportation, Distribution and Logistics (TDL) Academy. Seven men and five women completed the nine-week training course, which includes classroom instruction, worksite visits …
Read MoreAirport to conduct emergency drills
The Des Moines airport will conduct a full-scale emergency exercise on Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon. The simulation is required by federal regulations and will involve 175 volunteers playing the part of passengers and …
Read MoreSantorum to speak in Des Moines on Sept. 22
The 2016 Iowa Caucus Consortium will host former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, who will speak at the Caucus Candidate Forum Series on Sept. 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the State Historical Building. …
Read MorePaulsen to step down as speaker of Iowa House
Iowa House Speaker Kraig Paulsen announced Wednesday that he will step down as speaker of the House and will not seek re-election in 2016, The Des Moines Register reports. Although he will continue to act …
Read MoreFBL Financial earnings up 13% in second quarter
FBL Financial Group Inc. on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $32.4 million, or $1.29 per share, a 13 percent increase from the $28.6 million, or $1.14 per share, reported for the second quarter of …
Read MoreAmerican Equity announces stock offering
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. announced Tuesday it has commenced an underwritten public offering of 8.6 million shares of common stock, half of which will be subject to a forward sale agreement. In conjunction …
Read MoreREG posts second-quarter loss of $2 million
Renewable Energy Group Inc. this week reported that the fire at its Geismar, La., plant cost the company $7 million on its bottom line for the second quarter. The Ames-based company sold 24.5 percent more gallons of …
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