Iowa

North Central Bancshares, Inc. , the holding company for First Federal Savings Bank ofIowa , announced today the Company's diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 was $0.60, compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.75 for the

The CHS Foundation has awarded $37,500 in scholarships to two-year college students studying agriculture. The CHS Foundation is the major giving entity of CHS Inc., an energy, grains and foods Fortune 200 company.

Despite the nation's economic slowdown, CruiseCompete.com today reported it has experienced a 25 percent increase in year-over-year sales for the first four months of 2008. CruiseCompete.com is providing more than 4,000 cruise quotes per day to prospecti

Quatro Composites, a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced carbon composite products, has been awarded ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100:2004 Certification of Registration. The certification signifies both of its facilities, located inOrange City, IA and

ITT Educational Services, Inc. has opened its 99th ITT Technical Institute inClive, Iowa, a suburb ofDes Moines.

To advance its mission of fostering and supporting collaborative interdisciplinary research, education and training, the Texas Learning & Computation Center contracted with Mechdyne Corporation to design and build a 34-seat visualization theatre with

West Bancorporation, Inc. , parent company ofWest Bank and WB Capital Management Inc. announced today that it is increasing its provision for loan losses for the first quarter of 2008 by $5 million due to a recent event.

Building Brand Momentum: Strategies for Achieving Critical Mass, by Dr. Robert A. Sevier, will be available from Strategy Publishing on May 15, 2008.