Archive for August 2006

The Southeast 14th Street Hy-Vee supermarket has half an aisle filled with Hispanic goods, including brands such as Suavitel fabric softener and Churritos snacks, along with Hispanic-oriented American brands such as hot and spicy Jolly …

Julie Younger has always been a person who likes numbers. She was comfortable in her job as chief financial officer at the Iowa Heart Center when the leaders of the practice asked her in April …

Dear Mr. Berko:

A business associate wrote to ask you about Vonage before it came out, telling you that he was offered 1,000 shares and asking your opinion. He showed me your two-word response that …

Jeffrey, where should I take my next week of training?

Salespeople often make the fatal mistake of investing in more “sales” training. Why? If you’re going to take a week of training, and you already …

I backed into real estate mogul Kurt Mumm’s very nice and extremely large SUV a few weeks ago. Oh, how he laughed!

OK, “laughed” might not be an accurate description, but he took it pretty …

Ankeny lost part of what it was – a bucolic small town where neighbors chatted over the back fence and could dash off to the corner store for a carton of milk without starting their …

What is it about golf? I wrote in the June 12 issue of the Des Moines Business Record about my disdain for golf outings in the corporate world.

A barrage of comments, positive and negative, …

Iowa Health – Des Moines may end up having a hospital “on the Polk County side of West Des Moines.”

Less than two years after state health officials turned down a request by Iowa Health …

A Nebraska-based sporting goods chain known for its expansive retail showrooms featuring stuffed game animals, running streams and amenities such as trout ponds and indoor archery ranges could be in Newton’s future.

Cabela’s Inc., which …