Archive for October 2003
Values Fund looks at funding criteria
Companies will now have to meet minimum salary requirements to receive financial assistance from the Grow Iowa Values Fund, the fund’s board decided last week.
At its meeting on Oct. 22, the board approved a …
Area apartment hunting made easier
Finding a place to live is one of the most challenging tasks facing a newcomer to any city. Des Moines resident Connie Altman is working to take the sting out of the process.
For the …
Winnebago to buy $64 million of stock
Winnebago Industries Inc., the largest maker of recreational motor homes, said it plans to spend about $64 million to buy 1.45 million shares from the widow of the company’s founder.
Luise V. Hanson died Oct. …
Ask doctor about all-but-forgotten memory drug
Dear Mr. Berko:
My 74-year-old father’s memory has markedly declined in the past year, and it is becoming very embarrassing and unsettling for him.
Several months ago, my father seemed to recall a new drug …
Proposal and sale are miles apart
“Sounds good. Send me a proposal.”
How many times have you heard that? Too many. So you run back to your office, put together a proposal, send it to the prospect, and start the follow-up …
Spilker forms strategies for Mauck
Sandra Spilker doesn’t let little things get in her way. As a girl, she wanted a job detassling corn, so she rode her bike five miles to the local Dekalb seeds office. Though she was …
Read MoreRotary exchange
In an effort to promote international understanding and good will, a group of Iowa Rotarians are renewing their participation in the club’s Group Study Exchange program this year. Rotary District 6000, which encompasses Iowa cities …
Read MoreDr. Phelan Thomas crafts ideal smiles
Dr. Phelan Thomas laughs frequently, displaying his even, white teeth as he zips through his office, pointing out the photographs of patients in the lobby, an alcove where he snaps patient photographs, the dentist chair …
Read MoreLovell: Value fund’s growing pains
Rearing children isn’t easy. I don’t have any, but that’s what I am told. And so it is in this light that I think it’s best to view the Grow Iowa Values Fund.
The fund …
Hunger and the Heartland
Driving through the countryside on a crisp autumn day, it’s easy to take food for granted. Huge, hulking combines lumber through the fields, harvesting corn turned golden yellow by the sun and soybeans that can …
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