Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FBL Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: FFG) will announce its third quarter 2008 earnings after the close of market on Thursday, November 6, 2008.
ronald wesley maly (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Valley's No. 1-ranked class 4-A high school football team continued to be short-changed by the Des Moines Register this morning. The Tigers from West Des Moines built their record to 6-0 last night by rolling to a 52-7 victory at Mason City. However, the story of the game was buried on page 6 of today's Register sports section . The seven-paragraph summary of the game was included in those under...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In light of the uncertainty overhanging the U.S. and worldwide capital markets, American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE:AEL) is
Roth & Company, P.C. (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Cownie, 28, said Koslow's plan would be expensive. Instead, he wants to bring high-tech and better-paying jobs to Iowa by continuing to offer companies financial incentives to build here. Microsoft announced in August that it will build a $500 million data center in West Des Moines after state lawmakers approved about $3 million in tax exemptions for the Redmond, Wash., software giant. "Does...
Roth & Company, P.C. (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
The Des Moines Register reports that the West Des Moines City Council wants to do the big property tax giveaways...
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
... State tomorrow… just have a feeling.I HAVE A REASON TO GO TO CRAP DES MOINES NOW – Errr, I mean West Des Moines (same thing)… any how… QCI-ders are used to me getting behind something that’s been around in the DSM area for a while… but alas, I have a reason to hit Crap Des Moines… . Back in the day, during the good ol’ U of I days… I wouldn’t just “go” to the Hungry Hobo on Riverside… I’d...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 29 -- Reacting to the House's defeat of a $700 billion economic rescue proposal Monday, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain called on Congress to pass a new bill and then sought to blame each other for the deadlock on Capitol Hill.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
... as he arrives to conduct television interviews, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008, at a restaurant in West Des Moines, Iowa. WASHINGTON (, ) - Presidential candidates and worked to cool the partisan heat of the financial crisis, with both calling for Congress to regroup and act quickly to prevent a feared financial collapse and foster confidence in the banking system.The stock market embraced the...
BottleOfBlog (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
... funds. Putting country first before petty politics! Speaking to reporters at the Marriott Hotel in West Des Moines, McCain said, “Sen. Obama and his allies in Congress infused unnecessary partisanship into the process.” But then, McCain added, “Now is not the time to fix the blame, it’s time to fix the problem. I would hope that all our leaders, all of them, can put aside short-term political...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Besides stockholders whose portfolios were ravaged, the one person with the most riding on the bailout bill that collapsed in Congress may have been Senator John McCain.
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
... lot, instead of the left turn that would have brought me back to my work. I learned we were off to West Des Moines. McCain was doing a "statement" there at his hotel to address the collapse of the bailout deal. I wondered what he would say.After all, he had suspended his campaign last week and threatened to cancel his debate appearance if Congress didn't reach agreement. Now the deal had...
