Archive for August 2011
Open for business
It’s hard to imagine Alex Rhoads as a divorce attorney. Such a somber job just doesn’t seem to jibe with the jovial gentleman who greets you at AllSpice with his quick wit and an honest …
Business Record: July 29, 2011
Amy Brehm: Owner, Java Joe’s CoffeeHouse
Amy Brehm’s entrepreneurial aspirations began long before she purchased a popular coffeehouse in the Court Avenue Entertainment District.
Growing up in Dubuque, Brehm watched as her father operated a successful typesetting company, where she went …
Read MoreLevi Rosol: Co-founder, ScoreYard
Some people might view giving up a steady paycheck to launch a Web technology company as fairly risky. From Levi Rosol’s perspective, having been laid off twice – once from one of the world’s largest …
Survey: CEOs lose confidence to start third quarter
Confidence among U.S. CEOs waned at the start of the third quarter as business leaders anticipated smaller gains in sales, employment and equipment purchases, Bloomberg reported.
A private survey, the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) gauge …
Read MoreEmma Peterson: CEO, Tikly Co.
What could possess a 21-year-old recent college graduate to leave the security of a full-time job to start her own company?
Well, when Dwolla Corp. founder Ben Milne is on your side, along with people …
Read MoreMore bad news for the stock market
Investors fled stocks on Thursday, putting the Standard and Poor’s 500 index into correction territory, as worries about the U.S. economy and European debt escalated, Reuters reported.
Two of the three major stock market indexes …
Read MoreAviva releases results for first half of year
Aviva plc in North America had an operating profit of $355 million in the first six months of the year, the company said today.
That compares with an operating profit of $320 million a year …
Read MoreMegabus expands service to Omaha; ups trips to Chicago
Coach USA’s Megabus.com, a city-to-city express bus company, announced expansion to Omaha from Des Moines, and will begin daily service to and from the city on Aug. 17. Megabus will also increase the number of …
Read MoreDepartment of Administrative Services receives procurement award
The procurement division of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services (DAS) has received an Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award from the National Purchasing Institute.
The award recognizes best practices in staff certification and …
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