Archive for October 2012
Meet Dr. Michael AbouAssaly
The issue: Employee wellness
Most Iowans, like the majority of Americans, need more guidance to follow a healthier lifestyle and improve their overall wellness. Dr. Michael AbouAssaly, a Burlington family physician and nationally recognized expert …
Read MoreMeet Matt Hinch
The issue: Tax reform
Tax reform is a key issue for the Greater Des Moines Partnership, especially targeted tax relief for businesses and commercial property tax reform. Hinch is responsible for laying out the Partnership’s …
Read MoreMeet Jeff Weld
The issue: Educating Iowa’s workers
The number of science, mathematics, engineering and technology (STEM) jobs in the state is projected to increase by 16 percent between 2008 and 2018. But not enough qualified students are …
Read MoreMeet Ying Sa
The issue: Immigrant workers
Immigration reform is a broad and controversial issue, but many business and political leaders agree on two important facts: Immigrants are more likely than non-immigrants to start their own businesses, and …
Read MoreMeet Steve Bruere
The issue: Ag land values
The majority of Iowa farmland is owned by people who could retire today, and retire very wealthy thanks to the escalation in land and crop prices in recent years. But …
Read More3 questions with Peggy Whitson:
Iowa-born astronaut Peggy Whitson was in Des Moines earlier this month as part of the Science Center of Iowa’s Scientist in Residence program.
Whitson, who has completed two six-month tours of duty aboard the International …
Read MoreBERKO: Sue the brokester
Dear Mr. Berko:
When my dad passed away in early 2008, he left his two teenage grandchildren (our children) more than $420,000 in blue-chip stocks, including AT&T, IBM, Procter & Gamble, Southern Co., Pfizer, Consolidated …
Read MoreBERKO: Quantitative easing: a prescription for inflation
Dear Mr. Berko:
I don’t recall that you ever commented on the first two rounds of the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing. What do you think of QE3, and will it do the job? If it …
Read MoreTip for Tweet: Social Media Marketing
@ChrisConetzkey – Oct. 18, 9:26 a.m. via Twitter
Rockstars have fans. Businesses have customers. Via @mackcollier at #socialbrand12
Tweetaway: Mack Collier, a nationally known social media strategist, gave a presentation titled “Think Like a Rockstar,” …
Read MoreIndianola joins Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau
Indianola has become the 13th municipality to join the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau (GDMCVB).
The Indianola City Council voted to join the GDMCVB on Oct.15 and the tourism organization’s board of directors …
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