Archive for November 2011
Inductees announced for business hall of fame
Women of Innovation finalists selected
OUR VIEW: Melting pot needs stirring
America is supposed to be a melting pot, but the ingredients aren’t mixing very well these days. We have the 1 percent crowd, the 99 percenters and the 53 percenters, along with two major political …
Goddard School expresses interest in expanding to Central Iowa
The markets have been identified. Now wanted: franchise owners.
The Goddard School for Early Childhood Development would like to open up to three franchises in Central Iowa and sees the potential for schools that could …
Read MoreTax credit claims projected to keep rising
The dollar amount of tax credits claimed by businesses through the state’s economic development programs is expected to increase by 27 percent in the next five years, according to an updated contingent liabilities report recently …
Read MoreWinnebago chairman receives $790,000 in 2011 compensation
On Oct. 25, Winnebago Industries Inc. filed a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in preparation for the annual shareholders’ meeting on Dec. 13. The Forest City-based maker of recreational vehicles included these …
Read MoreWill local insurers enter the discount market?
Though Principal Financial Group Inc. does not directly sell discount dental plans, it recently partnered with discount plan provider New Dental Choice, which added the Principal Dental Access Network to the list of dentists that …
GUEST OPINION: More to job creation than taxes
Those who seek our votes like to promise they can bring manufacturing jobs back to America. Just cut taxes and put up a few trade barriers, they say, and watch the blue-collar jobs grow.
But …
Read MoreTRANSITIONS: Helpful start-up hints
The conventional wisdom is that if you can’t find a job in these difficult times, you should just start a business. Sounds simple enough. Although now that I think about it, I’m not sure where …
GITOMER: Get a Mackay M.B.A.
I read “Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive” by Harvey Mackay in 1992. It was a life-changing, and career-changing, book for me and millions of other readers (including you, I hope).
The No. …
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