Archive for November 2004
Conservation job fulfills life-long dream for Boddy
Pat Boddy took over the reins as director of the Polk County Conservation Board on Aug. 16 after stints at Iowa Public Television, where she was host of an interview program and “Iowa This Weekend,” …
Read MoreArchitecture experts must be right – mostly
“A Century of Iowa Architecture” describes the Ruan Center this way: “It is a study in simplicity, with high quality minimal detailing and careful material selections that take a thoughtful viewing to appreciate.”
That explains …
Corporate airplanes a convenience-added travel option
Greater Des Moines corporations, like thousands nationally, invest millions of dollars in private air travel, citing the convenience of flying wherever, whenever, as well as the added comfort of flying with eight familiar faces. And …
Read MoreBanks weigh freebies, enhanced services to attract new customers
Depending on where you bank in Central Iowa, you might receive a a Home Depot gift card, a cooler or a plush toy for opening an account. Prefer cash to merchandise? Then you might want …
Read MoreProfessional employer organizations boost small company benefits
Until early this year, the Blank Park Zoo was a bit like “Animal Farm” — some employees were more equal than others. The zoo’s municipal employees, through the city’s buying power, had a much stronger …
Read MoreRecruiting workers requires creativity, selling the city
Think for a moment about the likelihood that kids in Venezuela, China, or even the coastal areas of the United States are dreaming about the glamorous lives they’ll have working in Des Moines when they …
Read MoreCity approves Court Avenue plan; tax-credit issue remains
Jim Hubbell had serious doubts about his Court Avenue redevelopment plan’s chances for success a week before the Des Moines City Council was to vote on it. But when the Nov. 8 meeting arrived, the …
Read MoreTransit 2010 Committee to consider vision for the future
A group of Greater Des Moines civic and business leaders will gather for the first time this week to discuss public transit and consider what the community wants its transportation network to look like in …
Read MoreGroup says cities should run telecom
If the airlines operated the way telephone companies do, Des Moines would have a separate runway for every airline that flies here, says Clark McLeod, founder and former CEO of McLeodUSA Inc.
McLeod, who last …
Alas, there is no ‘Dr. Teddy’ at cancer center
It’s sad but, sadly, untrue. Don Ireland-Schunicht, senior vice president at Iowa Health Foundation, wishes it were true. The poignant story that has been circulating via e-mail for the past year or so moved him …
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