Writing in the November issue of School Transportation News magazine, Eric Woolson’s article “Lighting the Way?” describes how LED lighting is championed as the present and future of school bus illumination yet the National Congress on School Transportation voted them down as a minimum standard. # # # #
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 10, 2025 Contact: Eric Woolson (515.681.3967) ewoolson@theconceptworks.com PermanentFarming Expands with New Barn Construction Capability and the Addition of Industry Veteran Bill Rubis DES MOINES, Iowa – As a critical component of its mission to transform the beef cattle industry through integrated food, fuel, and fertility systems, PermanentFarming has formed a […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Contact: Eric Woolson (515.681.3967) ewoolson@theconceptworks.com Business Groups Urge Alliant to Lower Profit Margins on Investments After Commercial Electric Rates Hit Record High in 2024 Energy, small business advocates call on Alliant Energy to agree to MidAmerican Energy’s profit margin and investment planning process WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: KYLE DESCHNER (507) 931-4340 or ERIC WOOLSON (515) 681-3967 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2025 NUTTER CLOTHING COMPANY TO CHANGE OWNERSHIP AS SCOTT DOBIE RETIRES AFTER 47 YEARS St. PETER, Minn. – Nutter Clothing, a regional retail mainstay for more than a century, has begun the next chapter in its long history as […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: LEW ACETO (262) 656-9910 or ERIC WOOLSON (515) 681-3967 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 S.J. CRYSTAL’S MEN’S SHOP, A KENOSHA RETAIL LANDMARK SINCE 1896, TO SELL ENTIRE INVENTORY AND CLOSE ITS DOORS AS OWNER RETIRES KENOSHA, Wis. – S.J. Crystal’s Men’s Shop, a regional retail mainstay for 129 years, will sell its […]
Kingston, Ill., farmer Justin Bolander this year’s soybean crop with House Food Holding USA executives during their recent visit to thank growers for their hard work to produce organic soybeans as part of the Franklin Farms Proud Farmers Project. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 CONTACT: ERIC WOOLSON 515.681.3967 ewoolson@theconceptworks.com MALTA, Ill. – […]
Writing in the August issue of School Transportation News magazine, Eric Woolson’s article “Parts Standardization Provides Costs Savings, Efficiencies” describes how school bus fleet uniformity goes a long way toward achieving reduced overtime, mechanic familiarity with equipment, effective inventory management and cost containment.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: JIM DAVIS (662) 328-8816 or ERIC WOOLSON (515) 681-3967 SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2025 COLUMBUS, Miss. – Jim’s Clothing, a regional retail mainstay for 54 years, will sell its entire inventory and close its doors, owner Jim Davis said today as he announced his upcoming retirement. Jim’s Clothing, […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 19, 2025 CONTACT: ERIC WOOLSON, 515.681.3967 ewoolson@theconceptworks.com BLAZETV HOST, NATIONAL MEDIA VOICE STEVE DEACE TO APPEAR AT 2025 FAMILY LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN DES MOINES URBANDALE, Iowa – BlazeTV host, best-selling author, and faith-driven cultural commentator Steve Deace will be a featured guest at the 2025 FAMiLY Leadership Summit, hosted by […]
Writing in the April issue of School Transportation News magazine, Eric Woolson’s article “Seeing Into the Future” focuses on how artificial intelligence and predictive analysis are moving fleet maintenance from reactive to proactive and can contain costs in the process. # # # #
