Archive for July 2011
Go Red for Women leaders announced
The American Heart Association is partnering with local businesswomen to present its annual Go Red for Women Luncheon, which is intended to educate women about heart disease and offer advice on how to prevent it. …
Read MoreWest Bancorporation reports second-quarter income
West Bancorporation Inc., the parent company of West Bank, today reported second-quarter net income of $3.9 million, a 51 percent increase from the company’s second-quarter 2010 net income of $2.6 million. On July 27, the …
Read MoreSome positions in high demand
Despite a high U.S. unemployment rate of 9.2 percent, attracting and hiring top talent for some positions remains challenging for employers. Citing data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Robert Half International Inc. said the …
Read MoreBusiness Record: July 22, 2011
VineMe prepares for test from Google
A Des Moines photo-sharing website is confident in its product, even though Google Inc. is developing a similar concept.
VineMe, an online site founded by Josh Fleming, Tony Muse and Chris Taulborg with consulting from …
Read MoreDowntown condo sales
Here’s a look at some of the condominium sales that took place in downtown Des Moines in the first half of 2011. Some of the units sold for the first time since developers put them …
Read MoreGUEST OPINION: Minimum-wage workers fall behind
Two years ago this week, 4.5 million of America’s workers enjoyed a modest pay increase, as the federal minimum wage rose from $6.55 to $7.25 an hour. That increase was the final of a three-step …
TRANSITIONS: Where nostalgia and horsepower collide
Economists are desperately searching for signs that the American consumer is ready to start spending again. They’re studying retail reports, inventory figures, M1, M2 and, when there’s time to kill between innings, M3. So far, …
Work produces luck
I was walking in the parking lot of my local Starbucks with Gabrielle, my 2-year-old daughter, in my arms, when a guy came over and started to talk to me.
He told me he had …
Read MoreMake the most out of your Facebook advertising
For many businesses, advertising on the social network Facebook has proved to be very successful. Facebook’s model is to be pretty rigid in terms of what you can and can’t do in your ad. They’re …