Entries by Eric Woolson

Iowa Home Schoolers Set Sixth Annual Day at the Capitol for Tuesday, Feb. 26

DES MOINES, Iowa — Hundreds of Iowa homeschool families will converge at the Statehouse on Tuesday, Feb. 26, for the Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators’ sixth annual Homeschool Day at the Capitol.           The NICHE Homeschool Day at the Capitol typically attracts about 1,000 home educating parents and students. “Our annual event has had […]

Erday’s to Close After Nearly 88 Years as Geneva’s Oldest Retail Store; Quitting Business Sale Starts Thursday

GENEVA, Ill. – After nearly 88 years in business in the same location, Erday’s will sell its entire inventory and close its doors, president Victor Erday III said today. The store’s inventory sale opens to the public on Thursday. Erday’s, located at 10 N. Third St., will be open 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. weekdays, […]

David Jones Fashions for Men and Women Launches Benefit for Trooper injured in October Car Chase

            SIOUX FALLS — A local businessman whose store was damaged during a car chase last month has launched a fund drive for a state trooper critically injured in the incident.             David Jones, owner of David Jones Fashions for Men and Women said he hopes to collect at least 10,000 signatures on a giant […]

New Mexico’s Carzalia Valley Produce Article Featured on Cover of November Issue of Onion World

When James Johnson of Carzalia Valley Produce in Columbus, N.M., says sustainability is the buzzword in the onion industry, the fourth-generation farmer/businessman knows what he’s talking about, writes Eric Woolson in the November issue of Onion World. The entire article can be read at “Sustainability Practices Not New for Carzalia Valley Produce.”

Woolson Authors Article for Carrot Industry’s National Trade Publication

An article by Eric Woolson, owner of The Concept Works, appears in the Winter 2012 issue of Carrot Country magazine. Woolson wrote about a national project to significantly improve the processes involved in growing organic carrots on a commercial scale. He interviewed five industry experts in research and production who are leading the four-year Carrot […]

Blue Willi’s Store in West Des Moines to Sell Inventory, Close Doors After Clothing Make Goes Out of Business

WEST DES MOINES – The impending end of an internationally iconic clothing brand is leading to the closing of a local retail store, its owner said today. Blue Willi’s, the nearly six-year-old West Glen Town Center store that bears the same name as the clothing label, will sell its entire inventory and close its doors […]