Archive for July 2011
2011 Women of Influence Winner: Lorraine May
Shareholder, Hopkins & Huebner P.C.
“It’s all good.”
Lorraine May, successful attorney, former candidate for the Iowa Supreme Court, first in her class at Drake University Law School, boils life down to those three words.…
Read More2011 Women of Influence Winner: Wendy Waugaman
President and CEO, American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co.
Wendy Waugaman first met David Noble when she was a 23-year-old law clerk at Whitfield & Eddy PLC.
“I think my first assignment was something very …
Read More2011 Women of Influence Winner: Teri Wood TeBockhorst
Vice president of marketing, Iowa Lottery
Teri Wood TeBockhorst likes solving problems and making things come together.
She’s passionate about the arts and about helping people. And she likes challenging herself.
Wood has used those …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Elizabeth Presutti
Why did you want this position?
We have several major projects going on, all of which I’ve had a major role in development on. I thought that the general manager position coming available would be …
Read MoreWalters claims $37 million in unsecured debt in bankruptcy filing
Real estate developer Randal Walters owes $37 million in unsecured debts, primarily to banks, investment partners and vendors, according to financial statements filed July 25 in his Chapter 7 bankruptcy case.
Walters filed to liquidate …
Read MoreOUR VIEW: Farmers are in the crosshairs
The raging battle about the budget has focused even more attention on how taxes are spent, and that’s good. Although we question the strong-arm approach, we have to give the tea party activists credit for …
A Closer Look – Elizabeth Presutti
Elizabeth Presutti is the new general manager of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority. Read article…
Read MoreBank CEOs: Failure to raise debt limit could lead to ‘grave’ results
The CEOs of the nation’s leading banks, including Goldman Sachs Goup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co., sent a letter to the White House and Congress today urging them to hurry up and reach a …
Read MoreIndex: Consumer confidence drops to lowest level since May
Consumer confidence dropped last week as Americans’ view of the economy plunged to the lowest level since May, Bloomberg reported.
The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index was minus 46.8 in the period ended July 24, , …
Read MoreIowa Health graduates first leadership academy class
Iowa Health System’s Physician Leadership Academy graduated its first class of 35 doctors this week.
The academy is part of an Iowa Health strategy to transition from hospital-centered to physician-driven care.
The academy is designed …
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