Archive for March 2011
Sixth Avenue development group reports progress in 2010
A swath of Des Moines running along Sixth Avenue from Interstate 235 north to the Des Moines River did not have a single commercial vacancy at the end of 2010.
Instead, the area celebrated …
A Closer Look: John Hollingsworth
Why banking?
When I graduated in 1986, it was at the tail end of a recession, and although my degree was in communications – I went to the Edward R. Murrow School of Communications at …
Read MoreTorsion Mobile offers alternative to apps
Torsion Mobile LLC went live last week, entering a mobile marketplace without the launch of a smart phone application.
Instead, Torsion has developed a Web-based software program that recognizes when users log on to websites …
Read MoreHeartland 2 Africa helps Iowa exporters explore markets
Building relationships is vital for U.S. companies that hope to do business in Africa, said Nabeel Meghji, who founded a company aimed at helping Midwest businesses break into the world’s second-largest continent.
Meghji, a Tanzania-born …
Read MoreDwolla Spots provides new option for merchant payments
Many smart phone users have become accustomed to pulling up locator maps on those devices to find nearby stores. Now, using an application developed by Des Moines-based Dwolla Corp. called Dwolla Spots, they can also …
2011 Forty Under 40 Winner: Jill Marie Altringer
Age 35 | Owner, Gold Dome Strategies Inc.
She always planned on a law career, but one course correction became necessary. “I started out as a patent lawyer, but I was too social,” Jill Altringer …
Read More2011 Forty Under 40 Winner: Christina Amys
Age 35 | Partner, Capital Ideas
Christina Amys accumulated experience as an account executive at Gazette Communications Inc. in Cedar Rapids and two Des Moines companies – WHO-TV and The Atomic Advertising Group Inc. – …
Read More2011 Forty Under 40 Winner: Richard Breuss III
Age 31 | President, Iowa Hospice
Three years after returning to his native Central Iowa, Rick Breuss holds not one but two important jobs. As president of Iowa Hospice, he draws a salary; as president …
Read More2011 Forty Under 40 Winner: Elizabeth Coonan
Age 33 | Partner, BrownWinick law firm
Elizabeth Coonan was recently named to the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women, adding another honor and another responsibility in a life that’s full of them. For …
Read More2011 Forty Under 40 Winner: Mary Cownie
Age 30 | Director, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
Mary Cownie said she wasn’t seeking out a government job, but it’s not surprising that she was on Gov. Terry Branstad’s list of candidates. Her resume …
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