Archive for June 2011
Everybody Wins! Iowa announces director to start Friday
Amanda Fletcher has been named the new executive director of Everybody Wins! Iowa.
Fletcher most recently served as the director of gift planning at Hope Ministries, and has also had roles in fundraising and program …
Read MoreSouthwest has best customer service; Continental hurt after merger
Southwest Airlines Co. has the best customer satisfaction among airlines, Crain’s reported. An annual survey by the American Customer Satisfaction Index showed that Southwest came in with a score of 81 out of 100.
Second-place …
Read MoreAdvertisers looking more and more to Facebook
Facebook Inc’s U.S. advertising revenue is expected to total roughly $2.2 billion in 2011, displacing Yahoo Inc. to collect the largest slice of online display advertising dollars, Reuters reported.
The research firm eMarketer released a …
Read MoreStudy shows mixed results for businesses that use daily deal sites
A new study is raising concerns about the possible pitfalls of the daily deal model of offering steep discounts through services such as Groupon Inc., MSNBC reported.
Utpal Dholakia, an associate professor of management at …
Read MoreInsurance consumer assistance board launched
Iowans with health insurance concerns have a new resource available. Iowa Insurance Consumer Advocate Angel Robinson announced the formation of the Consumer Assistance Resource Board, which will represent a range of nonprofit and consumer advocacy …
Read MoreSulgrove named general manager of RE/MAX Opportunities
Les Sulgrove has been named general manager/broker of RE/MAX Opportunities.
Sulgrove formerly operated Iowa Real Estate Solutions LLC, and will continue to run his business website, www.simplydesmoines.com, which produces real estate market statistics. He also …
Read MoreTop Chef Challenge tonight
The Iowa Culinary Institute at Des Moines Area Community College and dsm magazine will host Top Chef Challenge from 5 to 8 p.m. at the college’s Ankeny campus, 2006 S. Ankeny Blvd, Building 7.
Hal …
Read MorePostal Service no longer accepting mail to Canada
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced that it has stopped accepting all mail to Canada as of Sunday, with the exception of Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) service.
A postal strike in Canada caused Canada Post …
Read MoreYoung and restless in their jobs
Almost one-third of American workers are considering leaving their jobs, with younger workers most likely to be looking to quit, according to the human resources consultant Mercer LLC.
The survey of 2,400 U.S. workers found …
Read MoreSupreme Court says no proof of companywide sex discrimination at Wal-Mart
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a ruling that will mean new limits on class-action suits, ruled that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. can’t be sued for discrimination on behalf of potentially 1 million female workers, Bloomberg reported.…
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