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Buman to speak at BIZ luncheon

Tom Buman, president of Agren Inc. in Carroll, will be the Business Innovation Zone (BIZ) guest speaker at the Business Insights and Networking Luncheon on June 15. Buman will discuss how he transitioned the agricultural …

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Sales down, but spending, employment up at Iowa’s largest companies

Expected sales levels of Iowa’s largest employers have decreased slightly, cooling some of the optimism expressed by the state’s business leaders for the coming six months, according to the Iowa Business Council’s quarterly economic survey. …

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Index: Consumer confidence dropped in May

Consumer sentiment unexpectedly decreased in May to the lowest level in six months as Americans grew concerned over the outlook for jobs and the economy, Bloomberg reported.

The Conference Board’s confidence index dropped to 60.8 …

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Des Moines to advertise statewide and in Omaha, Kansas City

The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau (GDMCVB) has launched a new summer advertising campaign on the theory that rising gasoline prices will lead to shorter distances for summer travel.

The bureau will run …

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The old ways are gone


We are in the year 2011, and it’s amazing to me that people are still cold calling, leaving voicemails, asking for appointments and, in general, trying to pull out their Felix the Cat tricks that …

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Prepare for a crisis with this five-point checklist


If you own a business, you probably have all kinds of insurance. You’ve protected your building, your equipment and, depending on your field of expertise, you might have errors and omissions, liability or other insurances …

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Consumer comfort up last week

A monthlong slide in consumer confidence ended last week as gasoline prices retreated, Bloomberg reported.

The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index rose to minus 48.4 in the period ended May 22 from a nine-month low of …

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AMA Iowa Golf Outing scheduled June 17

The Iowa chapter of the American Marketing Association is hosting a charitable golf outing, “Swing Away with AMA” on June 17. The four-person best-shot outing will support the chapter’s scholarship and professional development fund. The …

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NOVA Award winners announced

The Iowa chapter of the American Marketing Association recognized 10 companies with “Best of Category” honors during its sixth annual NOVA Awards ceremony on May 12. The first-place awards, which recognized agencies for their work …

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Pay your ‘social’ dues


What is your social responsibility?

With the advent (or should I say onslaught) of social media and business social media, people are finally coming to their senses about what constitutes social responsibility.

But few are …