Archive for February 2016
Practical Farmers names new director
Sally Worley of Grimes started work today as the new executive director of Practical Farmers of Iowa. She takes the place of Teresa Opheim, who stepped down after leading the organization for 10 …
Read MoreEMC Insurance issues higher earnings guidance
EMC Insurance Group Inc. today announced improved guidance for its 2015 operating earnings, due to below-average catastrophe and storm losses and improved premium rate adequacy. The Des Moines-based property and casualty insurer said it expects …
Read MoreKemX gets up to $1.9 million in tax credits
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STOCK WATCH: Blizzard of red ink hits Iowa Index
The Iowa Index, an unweighted average price of 22 Iowa-based public companies, ended January down 7.8 percent, with individual stocks dropping as much as 33 percent.…Read More
Not up to full speed yet, but vehicle sales accelerated last year
Auto sales increased 3.5 percent last year to 147,447, according to a report from the Iowa Legislative Services Agency. New vehicle registrations peaked at 155,460 sales for the 12 months ending September 2004 and bottomed …
Read MoreDad: Blunck was collecting debt before death
Someone owed Des Moines architect Kirk Blunck “a lot of money,” and Blunck was planning to collect the cash hours before his body was found at the bottom of some stairs in his office building …
Read MoreCreighton business conditions index rises for first time since June
The nine-state Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index for January expanded for the first time since June of last year but remained below growth neutral. The index, which ranges between 0 and 100, improved in January to …
Read MoreLifeServe seeks blood donations prior to storm
LifeServe Blood Center is urging the community to give blood in preparation of the winter storm expected to hit on Tuesday. Winter weather can cause the blood supply to drop to critically low levels; however, …
Read MoreService industry growth picking up in middle market