Archive for November 2004

Annette Neumann can see herself becoming an osteopathic physician — literally.

As a second-year student at Des Moines University, Neumann practices her exam-room manner about once a month at the university’s Standardized Performance Assessment Lab. …

The Des Moines City Council received the Ingersoll Avenue Improvement Plan earlier this month and referred it to City Manager Eric Anderson’s office for a recommendation, the latest step in a long effort to revamp …

Pella Corp., “a city within a city” recently announced that it plans to add 100 new employees, most at its manufacturing facility in Pella, which draws employees from about 90 communities every day

Along with …

Computer training labs are not always user friendly for people with disabilities, and the new Tom Harkin Learning Center, a skill-building site for adults with disabilities, is designed to address the problem.

The Harkin Center, …

Dear Mr. Berko:

Please tell me about Marsh & McLennan’s business and profitability. What effect do you think New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s actions will have on the company? Do you think the 5 …

Do you ever dream? Ever have a scary dream? Think you were dying? Wake up in a sweat?

What causes dreams?

I don’t know, and neither do the experts. There are all kinds of studies, …

Indah, a 24-year-old orangutan with remarkable intelligence and one of the Great Ape Trust of Iowa’s promising research stars, was euthanized on Nov. 11 after veterinarians concluded a terminal intestinal condition would claim her life …

Deep down inside, every organization has a brand. You may not realize what it is. You may not know how to tell others about it. But it’s there. A brand is not just a logo, …

Dan Clute, Citicorp Credit Services Inc.’s vice president of public affairs and Clive City Council Member, took an interest in politics at an age when his peers were years away from being politically minded. When …

Any legislation granting a projected $148 billion in tax relief directed primarily to U.S. businesses is bound to spur lively debate, and the recently passed American Jobs Creation Act has done exactly that.

We have …