Archive for March 2011
Small business hiring streak continues
Encouraged by a rebounding economy, small business owners added 100,000 jobs in February, CNNMoney.com reported.
The gain, which was in line with the 101,000 jobs added by small businesses in both December and January, reflects …
Read MoreMeredith managers to present at investor events
Senior managers with Meredith Corp. are slated to speak at three March investor events: the Deutsche Bank 2011 Media and Telecommunications Conference on March 7, in Palm Beach, Fla.; the Credit Suisse 2011 Global Media …
Read MoreMulticultural reception scheduled
Hy-Vee Inc. will host a multicultural reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on March 31. Scheduled to take place at the Hy-Vee Conference Center at 5820 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines, the free networking …
Read MoreStart-up seminar to focus on raising capital
On March 29, a number of business advisers will deliver presentations on business valuation, fund-raising compliance and legal issues during a daylong seminar intended to help entrepreneurs uncover and understand sources of available capital. “Raising …
Read MoreMPO survey: People are in favor of higher gas tax, passenger rail funding
Nearly 82 percent of people support government funding for passenger rail to and through Iowa, according to a recent survey done by the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), and approximately 70 percent supported …
Survey: Tenants on top as commercial market bottoms
The Greater Des Moines commercial real estate market appears to have bottomed out, but tenants will continue negotiating less expensive leases on office, retail and industrial spaces as the economy improves, brokers with CB Richard …
Higher gas tax is only logical
The Des Moines Register’s Iowa Poll found that 70 percent of Iowans oppose an increase in the gasoline tax. That’s not surprising. Nobody likes higher taxes, and our car-based society is especially sensitive to the …
Business blog adds writers
Business Record IowaBiz, a business blog written by Central Iowa experts who each focus on a specific industry, has added two writers.
To read their first posts, as well as contributions by other IowaBiz bloggers, …
Read MoreKeep public notices in papers
I’m the publisher of an Iowa daily newspaper. A corporation owns my newspaper, and my corporate owners do not live in my city. Consequently, I regularly send them financial and operational information so they can …
The final frontier
As much as I distrust positive thinking – it certainly didn’t help in my pursuit of Raquel Welch – something that drastic just might be necessary to solve Des Moines’ biggest problem.
In the past …
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