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NFIB to offer discounted workers’ comp insurance to Iowa members

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) announced today that it has extended discounted workers’ compensation coverage benefits to its members in Iowa through the EMPLOYERS small business insurance program.

EMPLOYERS offers NFIB members discounted …

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Bankruptcy filings down in first half of year

Fewer Americans filed for bankruptcy in the first half of 2011, The Wall Street Journal reported.

As of June, there were 709,303 personal bankruptcy filings this year, down 7.9 percent from the same period a …

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Riha named CEO of PayFusion

Thomas Riha has been named CEO of Clive-based debit card consulting firm PayFusion LLC.

Riha joins PayFusion from First Data Corp., where he served most recently as business development director, working with financial institutions with …

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Leading Indicators Index dips in May

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index dipped to 104.8 in May 2011 from a revised 104.9 in the prior month.

The Iowa Department of Revenue said that though the overall index fell 0.1 percentage point, which …

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Business Conditions Index drops in June

Though its above-growth-neutral streak continued for the 19th consecutive month in June, the Business Conditions Index for the nine-state Mid-America region fell to 54.9 from 60.2 in May.

Based on a mathematical average of indexes …

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American Equity to release results

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. will release second-quarter earnings after the close of U.S. markets on Aug. 3. The earnings release and financial supplement will be posted on American Equity’s website at www.american-equity.com. A …

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Principal announces earnings release

Principal Financial Group Inc. has scheduled Aug. 1 as the release date of its second- quarter financial results. At 10 a.m. on Aug. 2, Principal President Larry Zimpleman and Terry Lillis, senior vice president and …

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Heartland Express shareholders will vote on stock award plan

At a special meeting on July 11, Heartland Express Inc. shareholders will vote on the 2011 Restricted Stock Award Plan, which would make available up to 906,886 shares of company stock to be used for …

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Flexsteel reports $57 million in its employee retirement plan

Dubuque-based furniture maker Flexsteel Industries Inc. had $57.5 million in its Salaried Employees Retirement and 401(k) Plan at the end of 2010, according to a June 15 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The …

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May Building Permits 2011