Archive for December 2015
Event Dec. 17: Book signing, fun run and cancer fundraiser
Real estate broker and author Steve Cannon will sign his book “40 Days” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Fitness Sports, 8810 Swanson Blvd. in Clive. The book signing will follow a fun run that starts …
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The Elbert Files: New book on Des Moines architecture
The decision at Iowa’s third constitutional convention in 1857 to move the state capital from Iowa City to Des Moines must have seemed odd at the time, wrote Jay Pridmore in his new book, “Des …
Read MoreCoralville TIF districts contribute to lower debt rating
Moody’s Investors Service Inc. has dropped its rating of the city of Coralville’s $93.5 million of general obligation unlimited tax debt to Baa3 from Baa2 and changed the rating on the city’s $146.6 million of …
Read MoreKemPharm seeks FDA approval for hydrocodone substitute drug
KemPharm Inc. today announced that it has submitted a new drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its abuse-resistant, immediate-release version of the painkiller hydrocodone. If priority review by the FDA is …
Read MoreMidlands Choice CEO to retire in March; new CEO named
Thomas Press
Midlands Choice, a regional preferred provider organization serving Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota, announced that its president and CEO, Thomas Press, will retire in March. The Omaha-based organization’s board has selected Greta Vaught, …
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UI innovation helps reduce wood use, emissions from cooking
A University of Iowa researcher came up with a simple metal plate that may reduce harmful emissions from burning wood. Engineering professor H.S. Udaykumar, in a paper published in the November issue of Solutions, reported …
Read MoreHomeowners gained equity in the third quarter
Greater Des Moines homeowners gained some ground in the third quarter on the value of their homes, according to a report from real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. A little less than 7,500, or 6 …
Read MoreDow, DuPont merger would mean huge tax savings
The tax-free treatment of the spinoffs Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co. plan after they merge is one of the main forces behind the deal and could save tens of billions of dollars, Reuters reported. “The whole …
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