Archive for November 2012
3 Tips… On how your face speaks volumes
Bill Graham teaches people how to communicate better.
Graham, an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University in New Jersey, has taught actors, worked with politicians and recently spoke in Des Moines.
Before he could teach …
Read MoreBy the Numbers: Thanksgiving
254 million:
Turkeys raised in the United States in 2012
768 million:
Pounds of cranberries grown in the United States in 2012
2.7 billion:
Pounds of sweet potatoes grown in major sweet potato-producing states …
2010 Archived Issues
Cab company donates ride for soldiers
Yellow and Capitol cabs will give men and women in U.S. military uniforms free rides from Des Moines International Airport to any location in the Des Moines metro area during the holiday season, the owner …
Read MoreWill Wal-Mart workers strike on Thanksgiving?
As shoppers line up outside super retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for early holiday bargains, they may be rubbing shoulders with protesting Walmart workers, according to news reports.
As the hottest shopping day of the retail …
Read MoreDeere reports year-end profits
Boosted by double-digit increases in agricultural equipment, Deere & Co., Iowa’s largest manufacturing employer, reported fourth-quarter profits of $687.6 million, or $1.75 per share, in its fourth fiscal quarter, which ended Oct. 31. That compares …
Read MoreDART Central Station opens Friday
Major changes to the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) go into effect this weekend.
Buses will begin operating out of the new DART Central Station transit hub at 620 Cherry St. on Friday, …
Read MoreFarmers profit despite drought
Despite the worst drought in half a century, farmers are having their one of their most profitable years ever because of record-high corn prices and crop insurance payments, reports Bloomberg.
Farmer income probably will jump …
Read MoreThree chosen for Iowa Business Hall of Fame
Michael Gartner, Steve Rasmussen and John Ruan III will be inducted in the Iowa Business Hall of Fame next month.
Gartner, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and majority owner of the Iowa Cubs, Rasmussen, CEO of …
Read MoreDes Moines redevelopment group makes first buys
Des Moines Redevelopment Co., formed at the instigation of government and business leaders who played a key role in previous transformations of downtown Des Moines, has bought its first two pieces of property to hold …
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