Archive for January 2015
Dahl’s bankruptcy auction to conclude today
The Dahl’s Foods bankruptcy auction is set to conclude after a judge approved an emergency request to extend the process beyond its original deadline. The grocer’s parent company, Foods Inc., is liquidating its assets after …
Read MoreRockwell Collins sales rose 16 percent, earnings up 29 percent
Rockwell Collins, Inc. today reported total sales for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015, which ended Dec. 31, of $1.23 billion, a 16 percent increase from the same period the year before. First-quarter earnings per share …
Read MoreMcLellan: Feminism as a marketing trend
This time of year is ripe for trend reports, and because it’s important to our work with clients, I’ve been digging through many of them to identify recurring themes. There’s one theme that has really …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Joel Nelson
Joel Nelson was promoted to president and chief operating officer of LCS in November 2014. Nelson joined the Des Moines-based senior living company 28 years ago, and in the past several years as chief development …
Read MoreAll Business
This year’s session of the Iowa General Assembly promises plenty of debates that could affect economic development and corporate bottom lines.
Plenty of lawmakers have said they expect serious discussions about raising the gasoline tax …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Elements Ltd. is gem of a store
When Elements Ltd. opened in the Shops at Roosevelt retail center, it was the new store on a block already inhabited by legends that included clothier Bill “I own the store” Reichardt.
Twenty years …
Read MoreGitomer: How to shorten your sales cycle
How do you respond to your customers’ words and barriers?
The answer is: CAREFULLY, TRUTHFULLY and with AUTHORITY.
Whether it’s a bold statement in response to a challenge, or it’s a promise you make in …
Read MoreFrom crops to chemicals
Iowa is an established leader in producing animal feed and fuel products from corn, soybeans and other crops. Now, state economic development leaders say it’s time to create new incentives to help Iowa companies pursue …
Read MoreBroadband is broadly appealing
At a cost of up to $5,000 to lay a mile of fiber-optic line, extending broadband access to rural Iowa is a pricey deal.
Last year, enough House Republicans balked at having taxpayers pick up …
Read MoreAll Business
This year’s session of the Iowa General Assembly promises plenty of debates that could affect economic development and corporate bottom lines.
Plenty of lawmakers have said they expect serious discussions about raising the gasoline tax …
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