Archive for January 2016
State awards grants for higher blends of biofuels
The state has awarded its first $2.5 million in aid through “Fueling Our Future 100.” The money will help pay for the installation of 107 new blender pumps and eight underground storage tanks that can …
Read MoreEvent Feb. 5: 2016 AMA Iowa Experience
The American Marketing Association (AMA) Iowa will be hosting an experience event Feb. 5 from 8 a.m. to 4:25 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 8600 Northpark Drive in Johnston. At this event, you will …
Read MoreConsumers prices dipped 0.1 percent in December
Builders express confidence in the market for new single-family homes
The nation’s home builders have expressed confidence in the market for new single-family homes this month, but their view of the future has soured a bit. The National Association of Home Builders said its index …
Read MoreMeredith Digital, Nielsen form analytic alliance
Meredith Digital today announced an analytic alliance with Nielsen Holdings PLC to offer a new level of insight into the effectiveness of native digital advertising campaigns on Allrecipes.com and other Meredith Corp. digital properties. With …
Read MoreEvent Feb. 17: Taxpayer group examines hospital’s success
The Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa will discuss Greater Des Moines’ only public hospital at a 7:30 a.m. breakfast meeting at the Walsh conference room at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. Broadlawns Medical Center …
Read MoreStudy examines Illinois’ ‘financial condition penalty’
The state of Illinois’ Jan. 14 sale of $480 million in general obligation bonds brought the state nearly $53 million less than it could have received had it been in better fiscal shape, according to …
Read MoreHow Flint’s water crisis unfolded
Partnership joins new Midwest collaborative
Big year for venture capital, but investments slowed in the 4th quarter
Venture capitalists invested $128 billion worldwide in 2015, up 44 percent from $89 billion 2014 and the biggest amount since the dot-com bubble year of 2000, according to the 2015 Venture Pulse Report by data analysis firm …
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