Archive for January 2003

SANDWICH GENERATION

Karin Derry, vice president of human resources at Easter Seals Iowa, has witnessed a subtle shift in employees’ requests for time off to care for sick relatives.

“It seems like we always used …

Nearly 1,000 of Des Moines’ most powerful and influential citizens will gather Thursday night at the Polk County Convention Complex to both celebrate past success and hear a call to work harder still for the …

Des Moines broker to lead Society of Industrial and Office Realtors in 2005

When Kevin Crowley entered the Des Moines commercial real estate business in 1979, he discovered little opportunity for a formal education in …

Most investors and money managers, especially those whose portfolios are heavy on stocks and light on bonds, would rather forget about 2002.

Who can blame them? U.S. stock markets notched a third straight year of …

Kim Sporrer, a senior public relations account executive at Strategic America, gives a lot of time and energy to public service, but she says the payoff is more than worth the effort. Sporrer, a graduate …

I began 2003 in retrospect by reading a 50-year-old book on the masters of selling, “America’s Twelve Master Salesmen,” written and published by B.C. Forbes & Sons in 1953.

Each of the master salespeople featured …

Executive coaching is a growing field because of today’s competitive employment market. The Business Record spoke with Mary Hultman, vice president and managing director of the Iowa branch of Right Management Consultants, to find out …

Meredith flourishes with Kerr at helm

For more than two years, publishing-related companies and others that rely on advertising spending for revenue have been suffering through the worst slump since the Great Depression.

  Despite the …

Carrell is ‘good for the kids’

Bedridden with a bout of the stomach flu last week, Sam Carrell managed a weak smile as his four sons took turns fetching trays of comfort food and offering …

Pearson’s employees find fulfillment through philanthropy

“It’s a thrill for your employees to get involved and be encouraged to do good things for their communities,” said Ron Pearson, chairman, chief executive officer and chief operating …