Archive for June 2011
GDMCVB launches summer ad campaign
The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau (GDMCVB) unveiled a summer advertising campaign aimed at vacationers in Midwest markets. Citing research that shows travel plans are primarily made by women, the bureau has developed …
Read MoreITAGroup earns workplace award
West Des Moines-based ITAGroup Inc. has been named a 2011 Top Small Company Workplace by Inc. magazine and Winning Workplaces. The list is intended to recognize the nation’s best small and mid-sized company work environments. …
Read MoreSpicer to speak at AMA digital landscape meeting
Aki Spicer, director of digital strategy at Fallon, has been invited to speak at the Iowa chapter of the American Marketing Association’s (AMA) June 8 meeting. “Being Digital: How Ad Agencies & Marketers Are Adapting …
Read MoreVIDEO: DigitaLink – Gov. Terry Branstad
Gov. Terry Brandstad talks about the book that helped shape his political views and how he made his first dollar.…
Read MoreWith Moody’s hovering, Congress says it’s serious about the deficit
Congressional leaders from both parties said a warning by Moody’s Investors Service that it may put the U.S. government’s debt rating on review for a downgrade is an alert to reduce the deficit and raise …
Read More$4 gas, we’re over it
The rush by Americans to buy smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles hit a speed bump in May, Reuters reported.
The rush for vehicles with higher gas mileage is more restrained than three years ago and is …
Read MoreITAGroup goes west
ITAGroup Inc. has bought Woodberry Events Inc., a San Francisco-based event management company, the two companies said. Woodberry Events will retain its San Francisco location and operate under the name Woodberry ITAGroup. The purchase allows …
Read MoreGuideOne still ‘excellent’
A.M. Best Co. has reaffirmed its “A” (Excellent) rating and stable outlook for GuideOne Mutual Insurance Co. in West Des Moines, the insurer said in a news release. A.M. Best cited GuideOne’s strong capitalization, favorable …
Read MoreRoughriders are ready for college, study says
Des Moines Roosevelt High School ranks No. 2 in the state when it comes to preparing students for post-secondary education, according to the High School Challenge index released by The Washington Post. The newspaper began …
Read MoreYou know a phony when you s(p)ell one
A telephone solicitor seeking money on behalf of Americans With Disabilities LLC of Phoenix falsely claimed during a telephone solicitation that he was blind and seeking a guide dog, that he served in the Vietnam …
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