Archive for May 2012
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McLellan: Humanity required online, too
If you own or run a business, I’d like to you take this little quiz:
1. Would you ignore your business phone 30 percent of the time it rings?
2. If a customer were standing …
Read MoreBERKO: Nuance stock speaks for itself
Dear Mr. Berko:
Sometime during the first couple of months of 2010, my two brothers and I each bought 400 shares of Nuance Communications Inc. at about $22.50 on the advice of our broker, whom …
Read MoreGITOMER: Complaints offer opportunities
It’s Saturday night around 6 p.m. Early dinner for Jessica, Gabrielle and me.
We’re sitting in Carrabba’s Italian Grill in Charlotte, N.C.. We’ve been customers at this location for as long as it has been …
Read MoreLAUNCH: Freebee Cards
A gong rings in the office of Freebee Cards every time a new merchant partners with the company. Founder Ken Lazzaro encourages members of the start-up company to celebrate successes.
There seems to be reason …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson first moved to Greater Des Moines 11 years ago when he was recruited to Principal Financial Group Inc. In January, he and his family returned to Iowa after living for three years in …
Read MoreRooms to rent
Mike Nelson can find intrigue in a doorknob, inspiration in the alignment of windows.
And market conditions tell him that he can find plenty of renters who share his appreciation of those architectural details, found …
Read MoreIn pursuit of the net-zero home
At first glance, the recently constructed two-story house looks no different from any of the others being built in the Prairie Trail development in Ankeny.
That’s just what its builders had hoped to accomplish in …
Read MoreBuilding for Brillance: Developing Female Leaders
There has been a substantial increase in the number of women earning degrees and entering the labor force in the past several decades. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 58.6 percent of women held …
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