Meredith Corp. announced today that it plans to report first-quarter results for fiscal 2009 on Wednesday, Oct. 29, prior to the opening of U.S. stock markets. A conference call will be held that day at 10 a.m. Iowa time to discuss the results. Interested parties can listen in at the company’s Web site under the Investor Information section. An archived version of the formal remarks and the audio portion of the webcast will be available at www.meredith.com.

Windsor Heights will host a Developer and Commercial Realtor Reception on Thursday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at 6500 University Ave. The event, at the final phase of the city’s Town Center project, will include a brief presentation about leasing and redevelopment opportunities in the city and a question-and-answer session. Register by calling Marketa Oliver at 279-3662. For more information, go to www.windsorheights.org/develop.html.

Principal Financial Group Inc. has added Spanish-language content to its Web site by providing a new “En Español” option. The content focuses on introducing the company’s products, history, and community involvement to the Spanish-speaking community, providing financial education and calculators, and encouraging visitors to work with a financial adviser

The Des Moines Mayor’s office, Mayors for Peace, and Drake University will convene Thursday, Oct. 23, for a one-day conference titled “Nuclear Abolition, Climate Protection and Our Cities’ Future.” The conference will take place in Sheslow Auditorium on Drake’s campus and registration opens at 8:30 a.m. The day program is from 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. and an evening program will follow from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Speakers, mayors and local experts will be available for public comment at 7:15 p.m.

Three financial leaders, whose collective expertise encompass the regulatory and regulated sides of finance in domestic and international markets, will discuss the financial crisis Thursday, Oct. 23, during a roundtable discussion at Iowa State University titled “The Financial Crisis: What Now?” The roundtable will start at 6 p.m. in the Memorial Union Great Hall and is free and open to the public. The speakers include James Overdahl, chief economist for the Securities and Exchange Commission; Robert Baur, chief global economist for Principal Global Investors; and Ned Zachar, chartered financial analyst and portfolio manager for KLS Diversified.

Chicago-based Boeing Co. said a strike by the machinists union caused its earnings to plunge in the third quarter. The company said it earned $695 million, or 96 cents a share, down from $1.11 billion, or $1.44 a share, in the year-ago third quarter. Sales also slipped 7 percent to $15.29 billion.