Archive for January 2006

Normally, December and January are the slowest months of the year for information technology consultants. But that hasn’t been the case this year, says Chris Kyhl, vice president of professional services for QCI in Des …

Technology an Ames company developed for rapid bacteria detection may soon revolutionize U.S. soldiers’ ability to detect bio-terrorist threats.

Last month, Advanced Analytical Technologies Inc. learned that it will receive $1.45 million from the Department …

Now for the tricky part. After working for one company on one block for 40 years, Dennis Young says retirement will be like getting out of college all over again.

The official end comes in …

During much of her single life, Dr. Karen Kienker kept a diary of her dating experiences.

One of the worst was the time she and her date couldn’t even agree on the correct way to …

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. looks like a sure bet to continue its impressive string of gains when it reports its fourth-quarter financial results next month; the company announced last week that its annuity …

Like your pork chops tender and juicy?

An Ames company that markets a system used to predict the intramuscular fat content in cattle has launched a similar program to predict the amount of fat marbling …

The city of Des Moines has lots of hard-working employees who willingly forgo vacation just to keep things humming along smoothly.

Or, the city of Des Moines is being snookered by people who turn vacation …

Unless Iowa Environmental Project founder Ted Townsend funnels millions of dollars more into a $122 million indoor rain forest, it’s doubtful Des Moines will make a pitch to become its home, a group of influential …

Despite relatively mild temperatures over past few months, business owners are feeling the sting of higher costs for energy this winter.

Patrick Rowland, general manager of Suites at 800 Locust, said his hotel’s energy bills …

Neither talk of a housing bubble nor high energy costs are enough to shake Carl Tannenbaum’s optimism about the U.S. economy for 2006. Speaking to a large crowd at last week’s annual Economic Forecast Forum, …