Archive for October 2016
U.S. Bank parent reports record earnings per share for third quarter
Minneapolis-based US Bancorp reported record third-quarter earnings of 84 cents per common share today, a 3.7 percent gain from the year-ago quarter, and profits of $1.5 billion, according to a release. Returns on average assets were …
Read MoreIowa wimps out on animal confinement rules, environmentalists complain
Des Moines Register: Environmental activists are criticizing state leaders for failing to strengthen rules overseeing livestock confinement operations to better protect Iowa and its residents, leaving loopholes that allow producers to build small pig facilities near …
Read MoreVIDEO: September general fund up 2.9 percent
Oct. 27: Building Our Boards to Represent Our Community
Iowa Water and Land Legacy coalition expands
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Water and Land Legacy coalition on Tuesday announced that Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie and more than a dozen other elected officials and business leaders have joined the effort to secure …
Read MoreNov. 18: East Village Promenade
Hubbell finalizes purchase of Riverfront Y site
Mercy makes improvements to joint replacement program
Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines’ Joint Replacement Program was recently highlighted in Becker’s Hospital Review as one of 10 hospitals taking their total joint replacement programs to the next level. Mercy has worked throughout the past year on …
Read MoreFareway’s Cramer is grocery group’s retailer of the year
Fareway Stores Inc. CEO Reynolds Cramer will receive the Iowa Grocery Industry Association Retailer of the Year award during the organization’s annual Hall of Fame dinner Oct. 27. Jeremy Thompson of Sazerac Co. will receive …
Read MoreDuPont Pioneer’s Schickler to retire
DuPont Pioneer President Paul Schickler will retire effective Jan. 2, DuPont announced. “We cannot thank Paul enough for his substantial and enduring contributions to advancing production agriculture over his more than four-decades-long career,” James C. Collins, …
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