Archive for November 2015
Event Nov. 4: AMA luncheon on building connections with consumers
The Iowa chapter of the American Marketing Association will be hosting a luncheon Wednesday, Nov. 4, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the West Des Moines Marriott. The luncheon will discuss the topic of building connections with …
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SEC approves equity crowdfunding rules
DM Roosevelt graduate makes list of top young science minds
Des Moines Roosevelt High School alum Feng Zhang is on ScienceNews’ “bright young minds” list, based on a survey of 30 Nobel Prize winners. When Zhang was a graduate student at Stanford University, he found ways to …
Read MorePalmer study predicts healthy raises here in 2016
Drake ranked 17th in value by The Economist newspaper
A new ranking by The Economist of all U.S. four-year non-vocational colleges and universities places Drake University 17th in the nation for value. Drake was the only Iowa college to rank in the top 100 in the …
Read MoreSBA backed 444 loans totaling $169 million in Iowa
The U.S. Small Business Administration guaranteed 444 loans totaling $134.9 million in the year that ended Sept. 30, part of loan packages that totaled a combined $169.8 million. That was up from the previous year’s …
Read MoreDeere to acquire precision planter maker Monosem
Deere & Co. announced this morning it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Monosem, the European market leader in precision planters. The purchase includes the company’s four facilities in France and two in the United States. …
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