Archive for December 2010
New year brings changes for Business Record and Daily
Readers of the Business Record and one of its companion e-mail newsletters, the Business Record Daily, will see a change as the calendar turns to 2011. Beginning on Dec. 31, the Business Record will be …
Trade group helps fund education programs
Master Builders of Iowa has donated a total of $325,000 to Iowa State University, the University of Northern Iowa and the Iowa Department of Education for programs related to the construction industry.
Iowa State’s College …
Read MoreBe inspired by da Vinci
Sometimes we seek the inspiration of our younger years, and sometimes we are fortunate when it shows up on our doorstep. That was my good fortune when the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit was secured by …
The misery business
A guy came by to solve a car problem for me the other day. Cheery purveyor of sunshine that I am, I mentioned how lucky we’ve been in avoiding heavy snowfall.
Well, yeah, he said, …
Read MoreFive REITs to consider
Dear Mr. Berko:
I have $20,000 to invest in one or two real estate investment trusts (REITs) and need your recommendations for a long-term (three- to five-year) time frame. I want to earn 6 percent …
Read MoreThe wait is over
Next year might be the year. If it is, will it be yours?
At this moment, it appears as though the economy is gaining a little momentum. The automobile industry is in slight rebound. Interest …
Read MoreHow generous are you?
Last week, we began exploring trendwatching.com’s top 11 consumer trends for 2011. I’ve gone through all the trends and pulled out two that I believe every business, big and small, should be tracking for this …
Hobot’s technology news blog takes off
Joe Hobot is turning the technology blog website he built into a full-fledged business.
In 2008, Hobot acquired www.MWD.com, a nearly 15-year-old Web domain, and retooled it the following year. Today the technology news site …
Read MoreBanking got personal, went bad
Dan and Tammy Stanbrough have something to say – a lot of things actually – and they all boil down to their deteriorating relationship with a lender.
They made many of their arguments in court …
Read MoreAlianza hopes to take steps forward in 2011
Like any fledgling organization, Alianza must walk before it can run. That walk is about to pick up the pace.
Alianza: Latino Business Association last spring broke away as an affiliate of the Greater Des …
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