Archive for November 2016
Iowa tax collections lagging below estimate
Cedar Rapids Gazette: State revenue grew slightly in October, but the growth rate through the first four months of the current fiscal year is lagging significantly below the amount of tax that state officials estimated would …
Read MoreMeredith partners in data-driven marketing program
Meredith Corp. announced today it has partnered with The Trade Desk Inc., a global technology platform for buyers of advertising, to launch a data analysis tool the companies say will be the “next phase of …
Read MoreNov. 18: Thirty-First Annual Philanthropy Day Luncheon
Jan. 4: West Side Legislative Breakfast
Mercy Health Network CEO Vellinga to retire in ’17
Greater Des Moines foreclosure rate remained below 1 percent in August
The rate of foreclosures among active mortgages in Greater Des Moines dropped 0.31 percentage points over the year ending in August to 0.67 percent, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said. Mortgage loans that were …
Read MoreWalkability guru David Fields to speak in Tomorrow Plan series
Transportation consultant David Fields of NelsonNygaard will speak about promoting walkability in city neighborhoods and suburbs in the next Tomorrow Plan series installment at 7:30 a.m. Nov. 10 at Windsor Heights Community Center. Fields, who …
Read MoreAmerican Equity reports third-quarter loss
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. reported a third-quarter net loss of $7.4 million, or 9 cents per share, compared with net income of $97.3 million, or $1.19 per share, for third quarter 2015. The company …
Read MoreNov. 16: Restaurant Series Luncheon – Vivian’s Diner
ISU researchers participate in national family health conference
More than 50 Iowa State University researchers in human development and family studies will offer their expertise in family health in areas including parental substance abuse, sibling tensions and family finance at a national conference …
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