SHAKOPEE, Minn. — After 48 years in the family, Bill Wermerskirchen’s decision to retire and hand over the reins to his son, Billy, was the subject of a Star-Tribune feature story by reporter Liz Sawyer. As Sawyer notes, “Since 1931, Bill’s Toggery has been largely a family affair, owned and operated by two — and […]
The Concept Works is hosting this month’s Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa “Ideas in Action” forum, which features Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority General Manager Elizabeth Presutti as its speaker. “The Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa is a tremendous resource to help the public better understand where their tax dollars go, how cities, school […]
HINSDALE, Ill. — Steve Potter, owner of Hinsdale Clothiers, Ltd., had his eyes and mind firmly set on 50 years in business, but his heart had other ideas. Potter, who has spent 45 years in the men’s clothing business, underwent heart surgery in April and then suffered three strokes. He spent 52 days in the […]
DES MOINES –The Puppy Jake Foundation, a local non-profit organization that trains and provides service dogs for the combat veterans who need them, will be recognized Saturday at the Iowa Barnstormers‘ Fifth Annual Military Appreciation Night. The organization, founded by Des Moines businesswoman Becky Beach and Barnstormers principal owner Jeff Lamberti, takes its name from […]
Financial pressures created by the Great Recession and growing demands of pension and health care obligations have fueled an upturn in school districts weighing the benefits of outsourcing transportation services. Roger Moore of First Student, Tom O’Sullivan of the Cook-Illinois Corp., and Scott Allen of the Trans Par Group share their perspectives as Eric Woolson […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The decision to retire has prompted Leonard Cox, owner of Graves Cox & Company to close the downtown men’s clothing store that has been a familiar local name since 1888. “The clothing business is a young man’s game and getting more so. We’re doing the right thing,” said Cox, whose grandfather co-founded […]
ANTIOCH, Ill. – The decision to retire has prompted the co-owners of Four Squires, a men’s and women’s clothier that has been a local retail mainstay for many years, to announce a quitting business sale. “The one thing I love about this business more than anything else is working with people. If someone asked what […]
Why doesn’t the the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration mandate crossing gates at the front of school buses when they require stop arms on the side of these vehicles? Learn why in Eric Woolson’s special report for School Transportation News, which can be seen in this month’s digital edition by clicking on “To Mandate or […]
School districts should tally stop-arm running incidents, consult with drivers and then work with law enforcement agencies and the courts when weighing enforcement strategies, writes Eric Woolson in the latest issue of School Transportation News. To read more, check out “Count, Listen and then Act.”
KOHLER, Wis. – For generations of local residents, Sheboygan County just wouldn’t be the same without Art Imig’s but what many may not know is how unique the 105-year-old retailer really is. “We were doing some research and the census numbers we saw say only 0.008 percent of U.S. businesses reach 100 years old. In […]
