January 14, 2011 (DES MOINES) — Members of the Iowa Innovation Council laid out a strategic plan to create high-skilled, high-wage jobs by supporting entrepreneurs and companies in targeted industries. “Today’s approval of the strategic plan signals the start of an integrated effort to move Iowa’s innovation economy forward. Innovation is what will help Iowa’s […]
WASHINGTON – Timed for tax season, the U.S. Department of the Treasury launched a pilot today to offer taxpayers a safe, convenient and low-cost financial account for the electronic delivery of their federal tax refunds. The new account card option provides everyday money-saving conveniences and consumer protection features for Americans with limited or no access […]
WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned an indictment against the current president of HannStar Display Corporation for his participation in a global conspiracy to fix prices of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, the Department of Justice announced today. The indictment, filed today in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, […]
Agency strategy caps maximum at 325 milligrams to reduce risk of liver toxicity The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking manufacturers of prescription combination products that contain acetaminophen to limit the amount of acetaminophen to no more than 325 milligrams (mg) in each tablet or capsule. The FDA also is requiring manufacturers to update […]
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke issued the following statement today on the release of the November 2010 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report by the Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Today’s report showed that U.S. exports of goods and services in November increased 0.8 percent from […]
DES MOINES, IA – Former college and NBA basketball player Rumeal Robinson was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 78 months for the crimes of bank bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and making a false statement to a financial institution, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. A jury in the Southern […]
DES MOINES – Governor Culver today reiterated that he will stand firm and will not change the implementation of efficiency savings adjustments he announced on January 3, 2011. He had been asked by a number of parties to make changes to his allocation of the $83.7 million of efficiency savings from SERIP, Executive Order 20, […]
December 23, 1916 – January 13, 2011 Visitation: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday. A scripture service will be held at 7:00 p.m. January 17, 2011 at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell, Iowa Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday January 18, 2011 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Grinnell, Iowa Interment: following the funeral service […]
Oskaloosa. Laura Slagter, 88, of Des Moines, and formerly of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, January 13, 2011, at the Calvin Community Center in Des Moines. She was born June 7, 1922 at Leighton, the daughter of John and Engelene DeKock Engelhoven. On July 30, 1941, Laura was united in marriage to George Slagter at Oskaloosa, and […]
December 10, 1911 – January 13, 2011 Visitation: The family will be present at the church beginning 12 noon on Tuesday. , at Funeral Service: 1:30 p.m., Tuesday January 18, 1911 at Sully Community Church in Sully, Iowa Interment: Following the funeral service , at Friends Cemetery near Lynnville, Iowa Mildred was born on December […]
