Archive for August 2006

Recently a new friend asked: “Why does Central Iowa need a Progressive Coalition and why is its formation important to the business community?”

I think I speak for all the members of the steering committee …

Last week, we began to talk about getting back to the art of communication. Not an e-mail exchange or voice-mail tag. A real conversation.

Today, let’s cover the old-fashioned kind of conversations. When was the …

  For the next couple of weeks, I’m going to explore a lost art. It’s the art of communication. The real kind. The engaging kind. The kind many marketers don’t make the time for.

Have you …

Shawn Johnson is on a six-day-a-week workout schedule. The 14-year-old gymnast from West Des Moines trains 25 hours a week at Chow’s Gymnastics & Dance with her coaches, Liang and Li Chow. She already competes …

After living in three houses around the country during his service in the U.S. Army, Steve Stephenson and wife, Martha, finally settled into a 1929 house south of Grand Avenue. But when they purchased the …

When Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway jumps across the Des Moines River, perhaps in the next year or two, Mike Kinter and Jeffrey Morgan will be right there waiting. Figuring it’s better to be early …

BEST COMPUTER CONSULTING FIRM

Alliance Technologies

Jim Brandl, CEO of Alliance Technologies, believes 12 years of hard work by every member of his team has contributed to the positive reputation the company has gained in …

BEST TRUCKING COMPANY

Ruan Transportation Management Systems Inc.

Ruan Transportation Management Systems Inc. has changed drastically since John Ruan founded the company in 1932 with a few trucks. Today, Ruan is one of the largest …

BEST BUSINESS BOARD TO SIT ON

Principal Financial Group Inc.

Principal Financial Group Inc.’s board of directors is made up of an active group of leaders who strive to operate ethically and with integrity as …

BEST GENERAL CONTRACTOR

The Weitz Co.

Around 80 percent of The Weitz Co.’s current work is with clients it has worked with before, said Mike Tousley, president of Weitz Iowa, which may explain why the …