Archive for April 2012
MCLELLAN: Making the most of a conference
It seems intuitive to us that if we’re heading to a trade show as an exhibitor, we should be thoughtful about how to maximize that time and dollar investment. Yet somehow, when we’re going to …
Read MoreGUEST OPINION: Healthy buildings for a healthy Iowa
Iowa is moving forward on becoming the healthiest state in the nation. It is an ambitious and admirable quest. The tactics are obvious – better eating, healthier living, more exercise. Having healthier and happier citizens …
Read MoreTRANSITIONS: Progress through flooding
It took a few decades, but I finally caught on. For years, I marveled at the idea that major institutions of higher learning, backed by the caution and wisdom of state government, could be dumb …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Stephen King
Des Moines Arts Festival Executive Director Stephen King has helped put together events and concerts since high school. But he never considered that activity as a possible career until he was in graduate school. Before …
Read MoreLAUNCH: The Standard
The Standard, the Court Avenue district’s newest member, opened its doors at the end of February and aims to serve up modern martinis and live music.
The two-floor bar and restaurant is located on 208 …
Read MoreA hardening market
Pummeled by unprecedented catastrophe losses in the past several years and facing continued flat investment returns, property/casualty insurers are beginning to raise premiums and tighten their underwriting standards, both signs of a transition toward a …
Read MoreAmerica’s northern neighbor seeks greater trade activity
When Canada was just establishing a Midwest consulate more than four decades ago, its focus “would have been all about selling Canadian widgets to Iowa, and that would have been about it,” said Martin Loken, …
Read MoreINNOVATIVE COMPANIES: Appcore LLC
The problem:
Lack of an off-the-shelf cloud-based business solution that companies can purchase and easily use like a utility.
The innovation:
Appcore developed a cloud computing infrastructure-as-a-service “appliance” for businesses.
How they did it:
The …
Read MoreTHE ENTREPRENEURS: Brian Hemesath
The whole entrepreneur thing isn’t so scary for Brian Hemesath.
Hemesath worked for a small company for about a year after his 1999 graduation from Iowa State University. The company closed, and Hemesath made a …
Read MoreING Direct exiting from wholesale mortgage business
ING Direct USA, which was recently acquired by Capital One Financial Corp., is leaving the wholesale mortgage business, Dow Jones Newswires reported.
The company sent notices to partners this week, and in one said it …
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