Archive for January 2013
Waukee hires Moerman as city administrator
The city of Waukee announced that it has appointed Tim Moerman, currently the assistant city manager of Ankeny, as its city administrator. Moerman has more than 25 years of city administration experience and was involved …
Read More3M plans upgrade of its Ames plant
St. Paul-based 3M is weighing plans to spend $29 million to upgrade its Ames plant with new equipment and added manufacturing capacity, The Des Moines Register reported. The company is seeking approximately $1.3 million in …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Jessica Brown
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Read MoreTomorrow’s Workers
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Read MoreSocial Report: Fired for being too irresistible?
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Read MoreGUEST OPINION: How to conquer the say-do ratio
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Read MoreTHE ELBERT FILES: Putting problems in perspective
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Read MoreS&P 500 up to five-year high
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index hit a five-year high today, amid better-than-forecast initial jobless claims and housing data, Bloomberg reported.
The S&P 500 had risen 0.6 percent to 1,481.53 as of 12:15 p.m. Central …
Read MoreWeight, BMI play a larger role in executive promotion than you may realize
Try this one on for size: New research suggests that a few extra pounds or slightly larger waistline affects an executive’s perceived leadership ability, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Leadership experts and executive recruiters say …
Read MorePartnership legislative day set for Feb. 14
The Greater Des Moines Partnership will host its legislative day at the Iowa Statehouse on Feb. 14.
Partnership investors and regional members will have the chance to meet with individual state senators and representatives.
Remarks …
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