Archive for June 2011
Oh to be young, happy and stressed out at Facebook
Facebook Inc. employees are the youngest and most satisfied, and yet the most stressed, among workers at big U.S. technology companies, Bloomberg reported.
Facebook had the lowest median age, 26, as well as the highest …
Read MoreCost of cancer treatment is ‘unsustainable’
The skyrocketing cost of new cancer treatments is putting advances in fighting the deadly disease out of reach for a growing number of Americans, Reuters and MSNBC.com reported.
Cancer patients are abandoning medical care because …
Read MoreIowa State foundation elects governors
Suku Radia, president and CEO of Bankers Trust Co., is among six people elected to lifetime positions with the Iowa State University Foundation, which provides volunteer and financial support to the university. Also elected governors …
Read MoreAIB sports program getting more room to grow
AIB College of Business will have a groundbreaking ceremony at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday for a $1.5 million expansion of its 12-year-old activities center. Construction is expected to be completed this fall on additional locker rooms, …
Read MoreDelta Dental foundation names grant recipients
The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation has awarded $88,082 to 16 Iowa agencies to improve the oral health of the state’s residents. These Greater Des Moines organizations received grants: Children and Families of Iowa, $5,000; …
Read MoreRaise your customer service game
The International Customer Service Association’s Des Moines chapter is hosting an event to help customer service professionals “raise your game.” Chuck Stewart will speak from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 15 at Homesteaders Life …
Read MoreA world record walk through the skywalks
The Central Iowa chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation raised $1.5 million in this year’s Walk to Cure Diabetes, more money per capita than any other walk in the world, the foundation said in …
Read MoreMore retail consumers go mobile
The number of consumers who use mobile devices to access content from retailers increased 74 percent to 13 million in the past year, Mobile Marketer reported.
Citing a new report from Millennial Media, Mobile …
Read MoreStigma silences some cyber attack victims
Some high-tech firms may be underreportingcyber attacks such as those suffered by Sony Corp., Google Inc. and others in recent weeks, Reuters reported.
As companies such as defense giant Lockheed Martin Corp. also work …
Read MoreJennings to resign Science Center presidency
Paul Jennings announced last week that he will resign as president and CEO of the Science Center of Iowa, and the nonprofit organization is looking for a new leader. Citing “family reasons,” Jennings plans to …
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