Archive for May 2011
Publisher’s Note: Conetzkey returns as Business Record editor
I’m pleased to announce that Chris Conetzkey joins our staff this week as editor of the Business Record. Conetzkey will oversee the Business Record’s news coverage, along with Jim Pollock, who moves into the role …
A Closer Look: Angela Walker Franklin
Is it a bit intimidating to succeed Gov. Terry Branstad in this position?
Well, of course it is, because those are big shoes to fill. And it’s an honor to be able to serve this …
Read MoreHunter goes solo with homeless project
Nearly four years ago, Trisha Hunter formed a grassroots homeless outreach organization focused on giving toiletries and other nonperishable items to individuals with no permanent address.
With that experience under the banner of Junior Chamber …
Read MoreIdentityIQ rolls out free credit monitoring tool
When Mikol Sesker was providing financial planning services in the Chicago area, she realized how important credit scores were to her clients’ financial health. In many cases, credit report errors led to lower scores and …
ISU Research Park readies for new development
Founded on the heels of the farm crisis in the late 1980s, Iowa State University Research Park has housed dozens of start-up companies in the past 25 years.
Now, as the small-business incubator south of …
Read MoreA differential cost
Michael Crum understands how hard it can be for families to afford to send their children to college.
So when it came to proposing an extra fee for students in Iowa State University’s College of …
Read MoreBroadband plan raises concerns
One word in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) National Broadband Plan has some officials worried.
A key goal of the plan is to provide fast broadband access to …
Read More2011 Business Record Readers Survey
The 2011 Business Record Readers Survey included a question about company benefits, and in these post-recession times, employees provided a clear message to employers. As the Beatles sang, long ago: “Give me money. That’s what …
If you really want to sell your jewelry, be cautious
Dear Mr. Berko,
My husband passed away a little over a year ago and left lots of silver commemorative coins, small silver bars, some gold coins, some very small gold bars and quite a few …
Read MoreA 200-page prospectus could be a warning
Dear Mr. Berko,
I was going to invest $80,000 in a MetLife variable annuity that guarantees a 6 percent annual return and 100 percent of my investment forever. But a friend of ours has recommended …
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