Archive for September 2003

What I remember most is wondering what humanity would look like on the other side of Sept. 11, 2001. It troubled me deeply. The attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon felt like payback …

Early this week, more than 1,000 Iowa bankers and financial professionals will converge on Des Moines for the Iowa Bankers Association’s 117th annual conference at the Polk County Convention Complex. The Business Record took a …

Hugh Grady is unexpectedly candid about taboo issues. He tells the story of how his successful law career was gradually destroyed by his abuse of alcohol and drugs, including opiates. He shares his experiences in …

In his 19 years in the pest control business, Brad Smith has never had to file a workers’ compensation claim.

That didn’t stop his company’s premiums from going up 10 percent last year. His insurance …

The “objection” is one of the least-understood aspects of selling. It’s also one of the most frustrating to salespeople.

There are no new objections. Actually, there has been one new objection in the last 150 …

In September 1986, Chicago consultant Lane Kendig told Des Moines city leaders that development would move west unless cooperation between the city and Polk County improved.

How much cooperation there has been between the two …

Two Des Moines-area investment managers have been rated among the best in the nation in a recent issue of Barron’s, a weekly financial news magazine.

Charles Happel of EquiTrust Financial Services and Bill Nolan of …

With 60 years of home-building experience on its side, Regency Homes has quietly been moonlighting on the commercial side of the development business for about 15 years, developing more than 1.5 million square feet of …

Britain’s top trade official, Sir Thomas Harris, paid a visit to Des Moines last week to discuss ways to boost trade and investment between Iowa and the United Kingdom.

During his 24-hour visit, Harris, director-general …

GRINNELL – Grinnell College officials will break ground on campus in early October for the construction of a new athletic center that could cost as much as $60 million. It is one of several major …