Archive for April 2011
Drake lecture to focus on innovation, entrepreneurship
Igor Dubina, visiting Fulbright scholar at George Washington University School of Business, will deliver a lecture on “Innovation and Entrepreneurship Across Cultures” on Monday at Drake University.
The free lecture will begin at 7 p.m. …
Read MoreDART gears up for long-term planning with surveys, meetings
Officials from the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) are laying out initial plans to the public for a long-term DART Forward 2035 planning process this week.
Bruce Behncke of consulting firm Transportation Management …
Read MoreNational, regional employers concerned with filling positions
Twenty percent of employers in the Midwest often find it difficult to fill key positions, despite high unemployment rates and a sluggish job market.
According to a survey by Right Management Inc., another 64 percent …
Read MoreMonsanto posts better-than-expected earnings
Monsanto Co. reported better-than-expected earnings in the second quarter of its fiscal year as sales of genetically modified corn and cotton seeds increased, Bloomberg reported.
The company’s net income grew 15 percent to $1.02 billion, …
Read MoreWells Fargo gave nearly $4 million last year
Wells Fargo & Co. gave more than $4 million to assist more than 440 nonprofit organizations in Iowa communities last year, in addition to the record 108,000 volunteer hours donated by its employees. Teaching financial education …
Read MoreAMA Iowa awards scholarship to collegiate member
Drake University student Erika Sevigny was named as the recipient of a $500 scholarship from the Iowa chapter of the American Marketing Association. Sevigny, a junior who is pursuing a degree in business administration with …
Read MoreVehicle lease trades indicative of improving jobs outlook
LeaseTrader.com saw a 5.3 percent increase in transactions last month, and said the jump is indicative of increased confidence in the jobs outlook as more people get out of their personal car leases and into …
Read MoreTutorial to help women business owners
American Express OPEN and Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) will offer a free one-hour tutorial to help women business owners who are working to win government contracts. On Feb. 4, the U.S. Small Business Administration …
Read MoreVIDEO: A Closer Look – Trudy Wastweet
Trudy Wastweet was recently named the national policy advisor to the Iowa Farm Bureau.…
Read MoreSalon slated as Plaza Shoppes’ first retail tenant
Anani Salon & Spa will be among the first retail tenants to locate in Plaza Shoppes at Prairie Trail and the first of six planned retail and office buildings on the site could soon be …
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