Archive for April 2005

Shopping for business assistance in Iowa is a smoother process now than it was a month ago.

A new business-assistance portal added to the state of Iowa’s Web site in late March provides businesses looking …

Jeff Fleming, the acting director of the Des Moines Art Center, is running the museum while a search committee looks for a permanent director to replace Susan Lubowsky Talbott, who resigned in January. Fleming worked …

Dear Mr. Berko:

Sallie Mae recently came out with a new kind of preferred stock in which the dividend is tied to a benchmark like the Lehman Bros. bond index and the interest rate changes …

For the members of The Wine Group, wine tastings are as much about the camaraderie as they are about the wine selection.

“You can drink the greatest bottle of wine in the world, but if …

Here’s another letter from a reader with a problem that might interest you.

Jeffrey,

I need your help. The other day I had my annual review and learned that I would be receiving a grade-level …

Looks like we’ve passed the time of government by firm command. Now we’re in the age of coaxing.

The grocery store owners don’t like the procedure for recycling cans and bottles, so we offer them …

Symbolically, the Des Moines City Council couldn’t make a bigger blunder than to silence the train whistles. What the council should silence, with logic, is the multimillion-dollar proposal emanating from the downtown lofts that would …

Young professionals in the Golden Circle are in a unique position to help shape the future of our community. With the natural attrition of the workforce, the anticipation of a massive transfer of wealth between …

Central Iowa residents are so accustomed to seeing local personality Mike Pace conduct the Powerball drawings on television twice each week that they may not realize that the drawings are also viewed by players in …

What does it cost to improve the quality of life in Des Moines? One popular amenity, multiuse trails, carries a price tag of about $500,000 per mile to build and several thousands of dollars each …