Archive for July 2006

Dear Mr. Berko:

What is your opinion of Johnson & Johnson, the huge drug company whose over-the-counter division makes Band-Aids and Tylenol, whose baby products division makes Aveeno and Balmex, and whose wax division makes …

Jim Cramer Jr. knew from an early age that he wanted to be an architect. Cramer, who was hired in late June as the new president and chief operating officer for Regency Homes, moved around …

With projections of a drop-off in Iowa’s college-age population, a growing fear in the halls of universities around the state is a proportional decline in college enrollments.

For state universities, this may mean being forced …

Investment bubbles burst, corporate scandals erupt and the global economy lurches from exuberance to despair — but revenues at Sauer-Danfoss Inc. have increased by double digits annually since 2002. Investors have noticed; while the U.S. …

There’s a saying that it’s best not to know too much about how sausages and laws are made. In the world of prescription drug programs, however, the more companies know about the makeup of the …

Health clinics designed for busy people are popping up in unexpected places across the country, including department stores, grocery chains, and the skywalk system in downtown Des Moines.

In May, Mercy Medical Center – Des …

In the course of a typical week, Dr. Robin Epp treats a host of minor workplace injuries that might otherwise send workers to the emergency room.

“We do a lot of acute work,” said Epp, …

When Susan Coates’ beeper goes off in the middle of the night, she no longer has to fumble for glasses or take the time to pop in contact lenses before heading out on an emergency …

Kris Jensen, like many of her Baby Boomer peers, is giving some thought to when she may want to retire and when she will be ready to retire, financially speaking.

But a new program by …

It’s a Wednesday and opening night is nine days away. Jo Anna Holt Mishler moves comfortably around the stage, as much at home there as anywhere. For Mishler, whose sent her life on the stage, …