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Tammy Huinker: Owner, Salon Six Suites and Molly Maids of Ankeny


Tammy Huinker’s newest venture, Salon Six Suites in Ankeny, reflects the entrepreneur’s go-getter attitude, which is encouraging others to branch out on their own.

In 1995, Huinker resigned from her position with Dee Zee Manufacturing, …

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CenturyLink quarterly earnings down 40 percent

CenturyLink quarterly earnings down 40 percent CenturyLink Inc., the nation’s third-largest telephone company, reported third-quarter net income of $140 million, or 23 cents per share, compared with $232 million, or 76 cents per share, for…
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Dice: Number of available tech jobs plateaus

Dice: Number of available tech jobs plateaus   Dice Holdings Inc. today released a report saying that the unemployment rate for technology professionals was 4.2 percent as of the latest numbers available in September. Dice,…
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Groupon IPO could be a matter of necessity

Groupon Inc.’s decision to push ahead with an initial public offering as other start-ups hold off may be driven more by necessity than choice: The company needs cash to keep growing and is nearing the …

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Samsung trumps Apple in smartphone sales

Samsung Electronics Co. overtook Apple Inc. as the world’s top smartphone maker in the July-September period with a 44 percent jump in shipments, and forecast strong sales in the current quarter, Reuters reported. Samsung entered …

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Yahoo declines on speculation it will sell assets rather than seek a buyer

Yahoo Inc. fell in early trading today as the company leans toward selling its Asian assets and redistributing the proceeds to shareholders, rather than selling itself to a group of buyers, Bloomberg reported. That scenario …

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YouTube plans to align with the stars

YouTube is moving into offering more original content on the video site by creating about 100 new online “channels” that will offer programming created in conjunction with some of the biggest celebrities in the entertainment …

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StartupCity connects entrepreneurs with mentors

A man wearing a suit works while sitting on an exercise ball. A 22-year-old entrepreneur has commandeered a couch with a laptop computer in hand. StartupCity Des Moines, located on the fifth floor of the…
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Innovation EXPO expands, celebrates entrepreneurs

On Oct. 26, the fifth annual Innovation EXPO will take place from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Coralville Mariott hotel, 300 East 9th St., Coralville.

This year’s expo will include three events: The …

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Oracle reaches for the cloud

Oracle Corp., the world’s second-largest software maker, agreed to buy RightNow Technologies Inc. for $1.5 billion, gaining customer-service expertise to bolster a new Internet-based product, Bloomberg reported.

RightNow investors will get $43 a share, Oracle …