Archive for January 2012
GITOMER: A year of lessons
It’s interesting to me that at the end of the year, people are always interested in your biggest success, or your biggest failure, in the year that’s ending.
They also want to know what you …
Read MoreMCLELLAN: If you’re wondering, why don’t you just ask?
If we are honest with ourselves, we’ll admit that we make assumptions about our customers every day. First we wonder something, like “I wonder why Tuesdays are so slow,” or notice what we decide is …
Business Record: December 30, 2011
Great Ape Trust teams up with fundraising organization
Great Ape Trust teams up with fundraising organization
Great Ape Trust is partnering with a new nonprofit group, Bonobo Hope, to launch an international fund raising effort to support the trust. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, a…Read More
New Leaders Council class announced
New Leaders Council class announced
The New Leaders Council Des Moines chapter announced its 2012 class of fellows today. The class consists of 19 young professionals and will be the second Des Moines class. The…Read More
AMA to host fair marketer next week
AMA to host fair marketer next week
The American Marketing Association (AMA) Iowa chapter will host Lori Chappell, marketing director for the Iowa State Fair, who will speak on the fair’s marketing channels and public…Read More
Branstad to unveil education reform ideas
Branstad to unveil education reform ideas
Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will unveil their final recommendations for education reform at an 8:30 a.m. press conference on Friday. One reform Branstad has…Read More
DART Commission meeting rescheduled
DART Commission meeting rescheduled
The January meeting of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) Board of Commissioners has been rescheduled due to scheduling conflicts. The meeting will now be held on Feb.…Read More
US Airways to offer Des Moines-to-Charlotte flights
US Airways to offer Des Moines-to-Charlotte flights
US Airways announced that it will begin daily nonstop service from its largest hub in Charlotte, N.C., to Des Moines on March 25. Service will operate on a…Read More
Former California mayor to speak for MPO
Former California mayor to speak for MPO
Bill Fulton, former mayor of Ventura, Calif., will speak about the economic and fiscal implications of regional planning as part of the Des Moines Metropolitan Planning Organization’s…Read More