Archive for July 2004

For Tiffany Menke, it’s all about whom you know.

“It’s so vital to be able to network with other professionals to continue to move the organization forward,” she said.

Menke, 29, is in her second …

The Jordan Creek Town Center isn’t open yet, but school superintendents in Iowa’s fastest-growing county can already hear the mall’s cash registers ringing.

Once the mall, a 2 million-square-foot retail, dining, entertainment and recreation development …

The Jordan Creek Town Center isn’t open yet, but school superintendents in Iowa’s fastest-growing county can already hear the mall’s cash registers ringing.

Once the mall, a 2 million-square-foot retail, dining, entertainment and recreation development …

Though it’s not quite the holodeck of the U.S.S. Enterprise of “Star Trek” fame, the Virtual Reality Applications Center at Iowa State University is leading to some applications that seem as if they belong in …

Though it’s not quite the holodeck of the U.S.S. Enterprise of “Star Trek” fame, the Virtual Reality Applications Center at Iowa State University is leading to some applications that seem as if they belong in …

Through its Ready, Willing and Able campaign, Polk County Health Services is attempting to make a dent in the county’s 50 percent unemployment rate for people with disabilities.

The campaign, which started a year and …

GuideOne Insurance is enhancing its national training abilities in ways never before possible through a partnership with Phasient Learning Technologies LLC, an Ames Web-based learning company.

Marq James, assistant vice president of sales support at …

Thousands of athletes and other visitors are preparing their decent into the Des Moines area for the start of the AAU Junior Olympic Summer Games, which tourism officials say will bring a huge boost to …

Nearly four years ago, Bill Krause decided that his company was paying too much for property and casualty coverage. So he formed a captive insurance company that essentially gave his business ownership control over his …

America is starting to fill up with permanently unemployed executives. One day you’re ensconced in a luxurious office, making your to-do list – find some kind of conference to attend in the south of France; …