Archive for October 2012
Heroes for hire
A year ago, when the Iowa National Guard’s largest unit – the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division – was returning from two years in Afghanistan, about 25 percent of its more than 3,500 …
Read MoreWest Des Moines firm donates its job services to veterans
Craig Robbins did several jobs while he was deployed to Afghanistan as a second lieutenant in the Illinois National Guard.
After eight months as a combat support adviser, he came home in the spring of …
Read MoreGITOMER: Dominant brand or bland brand?
What’s the difference between you and all of your competition?
Are you different from your competition, or do you just THINK you are? Are you different from your competition, or do you just tell customers …
Read MoreMCLELLAN: What’s your cause?
About 10 years ago, the term “cause marketing” came onto the horizon. The whole idea was this: Many companies donated their time, their talent and their money to various charities, but it was done without …
Read MoreProject update: A new interstate?
LATEST PROGRESS:
The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) recently released a report saying it could cost more than $22 million to upgrade Des Moines’ Iowa Highway 5/U.S. Highway 65 bypass to an interstate, although it …
Read MoreTHE BIG QUESTION:
Innovation was in the air last week in Central Iowa.
In a whirlwind week, the Technology Association of Iowa hosted it’s 11th Pitch & Grow competition, StartupCity Des Moines celebrated its first birthday, and Silicon …
Read MoreBERKO: Avon suffers from lack of leadership
Dear Mr. Berko:
When I asked my broker last May about buying 400 shares of Facebook Inc., he didn’t think it was a good idea. He said General Motors had pulled its advertising because it …
Read MoreOpen that gate: Alice’s Road
Editor’s note: This article is a part of a series of articles that appeared in the CRE Guide updating readers on four areas of greater Des Moines that are poised for development. Click here to …
Read MoreOpen that gate: Southwest Connector
Editor’s note: This article is a part of a series of articles that appeared in the CRE Guide updating readers on four areas of greater Des Moines that are poised for development. Click here to …
Read MoreOpen that gate: Southeast Connector/Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
Editor’s note: This article is a part of a series of articles that appeared in the CRE Guide updating readers on four areas of greater Des Moines that are poised for development. Click here to …
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