Archive for July 2012
ISU students prepare for solar car race
Iowa State University’s Team PrISUm is preparing for the July 14-21 American Solar Challenge, a 1,650-mile race from New York to Minnesota for solar race cars designed and built by students.
Eighteen teams are registered …
Read MoreMore Americans borrowing to buy a car
Americans are finding it easier to borrow money to buy a car, The Washington Post reported. Consumer credit reporting agency Equifax Inc. reported that new bank loans for autos totaled $47.5 billion in the first …
Read MoreIowa Methodist’s carotid stenting accredited
Iowa Methodist Medical Center has been granted an accreditation for carotid stenting by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC).
The organization, which was formed this year, has accredited Iowa Methodist and four other hospitals in the …
Read MorePoll: More Americans think health-care law will hurt economy
Americans are more likely to say the Patent Protection and Affordable Care Act, which was upheld by the Supreme Court last week, will hurt the national economy rather than help it, according to a recent …
Read MoreHeat pushes lunchtime concert indoors
Due to a heat advisory, today’s Belin Quartet concert will be held inside the Kirkwood Hotel Lobby.
Each Friday, the Belin Quartet performs free concerts at lunchtime around various parts of downtown Des Moines.
The …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Steve Davis
When the Great Recession struck in 2008, the principals at HMN Architects Inc. in Overland Park, Kan., decided it was time to plan for a future that wouldn’t resemble the past in the design business. …
Read MoreConnecting the dots to financial literacy
Forming an audit committee. Filling your board with financially savvy members. Accumulating cash reserves for a rainy day.
When put together, these items form a picture of a financially literate nonprofit organization. But several experts …
Read MoreNow, that’s show business
Java Jews
• Time: 6:30 p.m.
• Location: Jester Park
• Address: 11407 N.W. Jester Park Drive, Granger
• Featuring: Bass player Chuck Kuba, president of Iowa Diamond, and accordion player Abe Goldstien, senior account …
BERKO: Dinar deal too good to be true
Dear Mr. Berko:
Charles, a devout and refined member of our evangelical church, allowed us to invest $5,000 into 4 million Iraqi dinars recently. He said that in November 2013, the Iraq government will raise …
Read MoreGITOMER: Position your value online
You have been making value perceptions and value judgments your entire life.
You may call them decisions, moments of truth or actions. Intuitively they focus around value – and your perception of it – or …
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