Archive for April 2005

When President George W. Bush signed the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 late last fall, one component of the sweeping tax legislation included major changes in the rules governing non-qualified deferred-compensation plans typically offered …

Ask for 15 minutes of Dr. Jennifer Beatty’s time, and depending on the time of day, you might have to catch her between surgical procedures as she devours a microwaved lunch.

A fourth-year surgical resident …

Brendan Comito’s busy season is fast approaching at Capital City Fruit Inc., and even though he’s using every recruiting method he can think of, it’s taking him about twice as long as before to find …

It will be several months before Des Moines Area Community College’s leaders and students formalize a plan for how to spend $8.8 million budgeted for improvements at its Ankeny campus, and DMACC officials have much …

The high employee turnover rate in the health-care profession is hardly a secret, and an ongoing nationwide nursing shortage has left many providers scrambling to fill positions.

Iowa City-based ACT Inc. has tackled that issue …

If you’re a walk-in at the Mercy North Family Practice and Urgent Care Clinic in Ankeny on a Saturday morning, don’t expect to be waited on immediately unless you’re bleeding or have an another life-threatening …

The subject was commercial real estate, but on several occasions the speakers found themselves talking about jobs. “Nationally, the commercial space market is in the midst of a solid recovery,” said Randall Mundt, president of …

State Rep. Janet Petersen said last week that she will try to make a bill pertaining to small business succession part of Grow Iowa Values Fund legislation.

“I think this is an important part of …

Mas Gardner’s first memory goes back to 1977 – he was 4 years old, sitting in a Des Moines movie theater watching “Star Wars.”

“I think that’s what kind of sparked an interest in movie …

Learning how to fly aircraft is the realization of a childhood dream for some people. For others, it’s a way to fill a practical need to get them where they want to go.

David Stilley, …