Archive for January 2004

Well, it’s the end of another year. Time flies, as they say.

If you watch TV (a questionable activity for anyone seeking success), you’ll see a ton of shows about “the year in review” or …

If Iowa is going to make it through what is predicted to be a gloomy future, local governments don’t have a lot of time left to get thingsright. State lawmakers have been clear on that …

With the holidays behind us, Central Iowa can look forward to two events speeding toward us: the caucuses and the selection of a new president for the Greater Des Moines Partnership.

Just as there are …

Amy Campbell enjoyed her job with State Public Policy Group. She joined the Des Moines-based consulting and association management firm as special projects director in 1991 and worked her way up to vice president of …

The Iowa Bankers Association, which provides a number of services to Iowa banks including lobbying government officials, is preparing for the upcoming legislative session. The Business Record spoke with John Sorenson, the association’s president, last …

Ron Barry says he had always dreamed of building a $100 million company.

The Des Moines entrepreneur achieved that distinction as the chairman of Color Converting L.L.C., which he sold in December to the Siegwerk …

Fearful this fall’s near-record cattle prices – around $110 per hundredweight at their peak in October – wouldn’t last, rancher Mike Hunter stuck to an aggressive marketing plan. He routinely sent fat cattle to market …

Along with the usual resolutions, you can also be sure that the new year brings with it updated legislative wish lists from business and economic development groups.

This year, the dominant themes are much the …

After spending the past 17 years in the No. 2 position at the Des Moines International Airport, Bob Hagener has been promoted to the top spot.   On Jan. 1, he replaced Aviation Director Bill Flannery, …

The share prices of all but one of Central Iowa’s publicly traded companies rose in 2003, boosted by the same factors that helped the Dow Jones industrial average, the Standard & Poor’s 500 and the …