Archive for August 2003
Why can’t you get more referrals?
The definition of “referral” will surprise you, and at the same time make you understand why you don’t get as many as you expect or ask for.
The definition of “referral” is “risk.”
Do you …
Get on the bus.
A century ago, 75 Iowa manufacturers met at the Iowa State Fair to create an exhibition for the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. That early group evolved into the Iowa Association of Business and …
Read More2003 Best of Des Moines
Pick up a copy of the Business Record to learn how more than 3,500 readers rated Greater Des Moines business leaders and services in the first half of our eighth annual Best of Des Moines …
Read MoreISU planning $100 million-plus campaign
Iowa State University is in the planning stages of an effort to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to boost its endowment and recently hired an experienced fund-raiser to oversee the campaign.
Daniel Saftig, who …
Meredith net falls, revenues rise
Meredith Corp., the publisher of Better Homes and Gardens magazine and owner of 11 television stations, said its fiscal fourth-quarter net income fell because of a change in accounting rules, though revenues rose.
Net income …
Principal profits rise on mortgage refinancing
Principal Financial Group Inc. said second-quarter profits nearly doubled as its home mortgage business benefited from fees that homeowners pay to refinance their home loans, though its chief executive said mortgage activity could slow by …
Read MoreSteingreaber chooses the American Cancer Society
Susan Steingreaber was ready for a new start. Steingreaber, her husband and her baby moved from Kansas City to Iowa where she has embarked on a new career.
Iowa wasn’t new to Steingreaber. She grew …
Plans for East Village housing under review
Two Des Moines developers, East Village LLC and Knapp Properties/Neighborhood Investment Corp./Hatch Development Group, are competing for the chance to build more housing and space for stores in downtown Des Moines’ East Village.
Last week, …
New ways to fund attractions
Any newspaper that guards its credibility refrains from using its bully pulpit for gratuitous self-congratulation. We’re no exception. However, in this case, the leadership behind a plan to ask West Des Moines residents to voluntarily …
Read MoreLovell: Better Business Bureau must get better
Is anyone as curious as I am about the tight-lipped attitude that’s holding the Better Business Bureau and its 3,500 members hostage?
Consider the following:
A regular audit was conducted earlier this year. The audit …