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Ticker: June 23

The highly anticipated iPhone 4 will go on sale tomorrow at retailers such as Wal-Mart, RadioShack and Best Buy. AT&T Inc. stores won’t start selling the iPhone until June 29. Consumers were able to preorder …

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New home sales drop to record low

A report released Wednesday stating new home purchases in May fell 33 percent sent stocks tumbling early in the morning.

The drop, down to an annual rate of 300,000, puts new home sales at a …

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Law firm considers move in competitive office market

Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen P.C. may relocate when its lease expires, but the law firm has no definite plans to vacate the Hub Tower.

The firm, which opened its office at 699 Walnut St. …

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New TIF district drives Polk City development

A new tax-increment financing (TIF) district in Polk City is paving the way for development.

Polk City Dental LLC, which is managed by Paul Koester of Koester Construction Co. Inc., is developing an approximately 8,000-square-foot …

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Regulators approve plan to review banks’ pay policies

Federal regulators on Monday adopted a plan to ensure that banks’ pay policies don’t encourage employees to take reckless gambles like those that contributed to the recent financial crisis, the Associated Press reported.

The plan, …

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Airlines bump more passengers as business travel picks up

U.S. airlines may bump the most passengers in nine years, as business travelers resume flying following the deepest reductions in seats since World War II, Bloomberg reported.

Almost 220,000 passengers couldn’t get on flights in …

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Ticker: June 22

Principal Financial Group Inc. and the city of Des Moines will host a grand opening ceremony for the Center Street bridge on Monday, June 28, at 7:45 p.m. The ceremony will be followed by a …

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Measure will provide funding for additional primary care doctors

A series of new federal investments worth $250 million will help communities to address the shortage of primary care physicians, Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin said on Friday.

The new investments are part of the Affordable …

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This could be the week Wall Street reform clears Congress

A dispute over how much power to give a new financial consumer watchdog will be the first issue dealt with by lawmakers when they enter the home stretch on Wall Street reforms, Reuters reported.

A …

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Ticker: June 21

Four events in the next 14 days will bring $12.8 million into Greater Des Moines, the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau said today. The events and the revenue they are expected to generate …