Archive for January 2006

Tony DeAngelo says development is not a business for the faint of heart, and it’s even more risky if profits are driving force behind the project.

In August, the Des Moines native completed construction on …

After struggling with growing pains over the past two years, GCommerce Inc. has been “drinking from a fire hose” recently in landing major contracts across the country, says its co-founder, Steven Smith.

“We’re going to …

When Bill Kerr was a young boy growing up in Seattle, his grandmother impressed upon him a piece of wisdom he carries with him to this day: “Do your very best, no matter what you …

I was e-mailed a question from a woman in purchasing. It was about sales ethics. I usually e-mail back a response, but I was dying to know why someone in purchasing was reading a column …

Dear Mr. Berko:

I bought Federated, Nordstrom and Costco in late 2004, and now I have good profits in each of them. It looks like 2005 will be a great year for retail stocks, and …