Archive for January 2004

The Des Moines Business Record spoke with Gordon Fischer, chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party, about his expectations for the Jan. 19 Iowa caucuses.

Q: How many Iowa Democrats participated in the last presidential caucuses, …

On Jan. 19, Iowans get their chance to shape national debate and begin winnowing the crowded field of Democrats seeking their party’s presidential nomination. Conventional political wisdom says it’s important for candidates place within the …

The headline spells out the critical question facing Iowa’s economic development philosophy today.

Should the Grow Iowa Values Fund and other programs designed to shore up the state’s economy share their limited wealth with as …

With each day that passes after Jan. 1, more and more resolutions lose their hold. Each year, just as individuals take stock, speculating on the challenges to come and the changes they desire, so do …

For the second time in as many years, Fortune magazine named both window maker Pella Corp. and 401(k) retirement plan manager Principal Financial Group Inc. to its list of the 100 best places to work.…

A front-page article last week in The New York Times alleged that Monsanto Co. and Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., a subsidiary of DuPont Co., conspired to charge higher prices for genetically modified seeds in the …

It used to take Iowa Department of Natural Resources staff more than two months, on average, to review companies’ air quality permit applications. Now, using Kaizen, a business-improvement technique originally developed by Japanese manufacturing companies, …

On Monday, Iowa State University will open to students its newest academic structure, the Gerdin Business Building.

The four-story building, packed with electronic gadgets and designed specifically for business courses, has been in the works …

A recent cartoon by The Denver Post’s Mike Keefe depicted an Uncle Sam-type character asking a crowd of individuals, “OK, which states want to take part in the democratic process of selecting our nation’s leaders?”…

The electronics industry is singing the praises of a technology that can make windows whisper, tables talk and planters sing.

Sound Without Speakers, a technology developed by Ames-based S3i Sound, received the Innovations 2004 Design …