Archive for January 2011
Who gets the jobs?
As president of the Iowa Federation of Labor, I’ve witnessed firsthand the challenges that working families are confronting as a result of outsourcing. These challenges are all the more apparent amid a national economic downturn. …
leonardodavinci.com
As you take in the impressive special exhibit at the Science Center of Iowa, you’re overwhelmed by one thought: This Leonardo da Vinci guy desperately needed a personal coach.
One day he’s an artist, the …
Read MoreSocial media and you
Social media has changed the world. Let me clarify that statement. Social media has changed YOUR world. Whatever you’re doing online, whether it’s tweeting, LinkedIning, Facebooking or YouTubing, social media has changed your way of …
Are you ready for mobile?
In today’s media, you can’t flip a page or channel without hearing something about social media and its impact on business. We talk tweets and updates and the importance of Facebook friends.
But there’s one …
Read MoreHOME Inc. helps find low-income housing
For Home Opportunities Made Easy Inc. (HOME Inc.), helping people with low incomes rent and buy affordable homes is important. So is making sure they’re well-educated about living in rental housing.
Founded in 1967 as …
Read MoreSignify Pink shows new colors to battle cancer
A single line of cause-related apparel wasn’t enough to satisfy fans of Sigler Cos.’ Sigler Pink brand of merchandise, so the company launched a campaign to help people raise money for those battling cancer and …
Planning a tax protest
Tom Knapp is preparing for spring, the season of property tax protests.
Knapp is a property manager for NAI Ruhl & Ruhl Commercial Co. in West Des Moines. He is a former property appraiser with …
Read MoreFarmland – they aren’t making any more of it
The good times for corn and soybean farmers are here. That means their business planning should mimic hard times.
So said Jim Knuth, a senior vice president with Farm Credit Service of America. He is …
Read MoreEntering a Crossroads
Laying out the strengths and weaknesses of Greater Des Moines and the surrounding region is far from a quick description.
Such was the basis for a 184-page Competitive Capacity Assessment release last week by Market …
Read MoreAre those skies blue?
It’s been overcast for so long, it almost seems risky to say the sky is getting brighter. More and more statistics, however, suggest that the U.S. economy is heading upward after its long struggle.
Bloomberg …
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