Archive for August 2003

Pat Langel, owner of Pat Langel Clothiers, is working to dress Des Moines, one custom-made shirt and hand-sewn suit at a time.

Langel, who trained in New York City under the famed clothier Norman Hilton, …

As many as 5,000 people were expected to converge on downtown Des Moines during the holiday weekend to sample beer and listen to 23 local, regional and national bands on 14 stages during the annual …

Dear Mr. Berko:

I am 74, retired and live on a pension, Social Security and interest from $210,000 in certificates of deposit. I am considering using $60,000 of my CDs to purchase six utilities because …

Every time the least little obstacle appears in a sale or sales call, the salesperson refers to it as an objection. Personally, I prefer to call it a barrier. If poorly or not at all, …

There was a moment of shocked happiness last week when celebrants of the Des Moines Business Record’s annual Women of Influence event realized that their ceremony fell on the 83rd anniversary of the 19th amendment.…

We’ve been having some internal discussions at Business Publications Corp. about our products and the niches they fill in Greater Des Moines and Central Iowa. You’ll begin to see some of the results of some …

Captain Jack wants to know how things work.

It is this trait, more than anything else, that has led him along what could be interpreted as an erratic career path. He has been a broadcast …

As presidential candidates continue to stump the state to garner support in the 2004 Iowa Democratic precinct caucuses to be held Jan. 19, a number of politically active groups are hard at work to educate …

Estee Walter loves the Iowa State Fair. She loves it so much that every day she commutes 80 miles to the Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation office in Des Moines. Walter, who serves the …

If you’ve ordered flowers at Boesen the Florist’s 3801 Ingersoll Ave. store, there’s a good chance you know Lee Donnellan.

Ever since he joined the company 20 years ago, he’s worked at the flower shop’s …