Archive for December 2012
GITOMER: Fifty Shades of Sales
It seems society is loosening up. The Internet, music, movies, book titles, TV and texting have created an “openness revolution” not matched since the ’60s.
The recent explosion in popularity (and sales) of the “Fifty …
Read MoreMCLELLAN: Your power-packed phone
In continuing our look at trends that will have significant impact on your business in 2013, it’s hard to argue with the influence of mobile technology. More than a billion smartphones are in use worldwide, …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Jacob Jaacks
Jacob Jaacks is entering a new game. He completed an 11-year professional basketball career, spent primarily in Europe, in July 2011. Later that year, he entered negotiations to join longtime Greater Des Moines businessman Jerry …
Read MoreGlobal company, global CEO
The global nature of Sauer-Danfoss Inc. isn’t hard to see. After all, visitors to its website can choose to view its corporate brochure in any of 10 languages. The Ames-based manufacturer of mobile hydraulic components …
Read MoreClive clinic turns a new leaf
New Leaf Wellness PLLC in Clive strives to help people reclaim their lives from two conditions that can significantly affect their quality of life: hormone imbalances and migraines.
The clinic’s owner and practitioner, Dr. Robert …
Read MoreTies that bind: WDM improves Internet access for businesses
It was, in some ways, coincidental, but the end result benefited both parties.
The city of West Des Moines in the past two years had identified that businesses were seeing holes in the city’s broadband …
Read MoreTHE ELBERT FILES: Painting her way out of retirement
Janet Roewe Piller, 60, has been preparing her whole life for the unusual business she opened last year, TLC Vintage Collections.
Her Urbandale store mixes high-end paint sales, furniture refinishing and adult education with a …
Read MoreBERKO: A swing and a miss
Dear Mr. Berko:
What do you think of Callaway Golf stock? I’ve been a serious golfer for 20 years, and my friends and I believe Callaway unquestionably makes the best clubs and balls on the …
Read MoreBERKO: PFDs and ETFs
Dear Mr. Berko:
We are the 81- and 83-year-old seniors (we travel and live together) whom you advised to take the $28,000 cash value from two life insurance policies and invest it in dividend utility …
Read MoreHome builders group predicts 22 percent increase in sales
The National Association of Home Builders predicted today that 647,000 new homes will be constructed in 2013, a 21 percent increase from this year.
Another 270,000 multifamily units will be completed next year, a 16 …
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