Archive for March 2011
Iowa Clinic speeds patients’ heart data to doctors
For recovering heart-failure patients, it’s especially important that their doctors maintain a keen eye on their progress.
The Iowa Clinic recently upgraded its remote patient monitoring system so that medical data is now instantaneously transferred …
Read MorePrivate airplane charters are on the rise here
Forget about fighting airport crowds, enduring the indignities of security screenings and the inconvenience of delayed flights. For some Greater Des Moines executives, chartering a jet, whether it’s for a same-day business trip or a …
Time hasn’t escaped them
Pieces of the past fill the lives of Michael Kulik, Trent Litten, John O’Connell and Paul Wilson.
Three of the men are in the music business. They sell new guitars and accessories, such as amplifiers; …
Read MoreCar enthusiasts gear up for spring
A passion for high-performance automobiles will drive three local businessmen to a number of local, regional and national events this year as the weather warms and they unpack their big-boy toys.
Advertising agency president Rich …
Read MoreTime to face issue of ethics
At some point, the Central Iowa business community needs to consider the troubling lessons of these past few difficult years.
We’re not talking here about financial regulations and regional diversification and other such nuts-and-bolts bookkeeping …
Read MoreGet control of your supply chains
Today many senior managers recognize that supply management is an important strategic process, and that its importance has increased with time. Most authorities now agree that risk management is a critically important part of supply …
Bankruptcy trustee wants Miller the Driller attorney ousted
A U.S. bankruptcy court trustee claims that the attorney representing Gene Miller Co. in its financial reorganization should be removed because he also represents company principals in a state court matter.
James Snyder, assistant trustee …
Read MoreDisaster in Japan could cause delays for Deere
Moline, Ill.-based Deere & Co. said it expects delivery delays for some construction excavators built under a joint venture with Japanese equipment manufacturer Hitachi Ltd., The Wall Street Journal reported.
Deere said it’s still assessing …
Read MoreLoan payments deferred on Hubbell’s downtown mall
The city of Des Moines has agreed to defer payments and interest on the $2.1 million mortgage it holds on Hubbell Realty Co.’s downtown mall at 555 Walnut St.
On March 14, the City Council …
Read MoreConsumer confidence continues to fall
Consumer confidence in the United States last week fell to its lowest level since August, Bloomberg reports.
The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index dropped to minus 48.9 in the period that ended March 20 from minus …
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