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 […]
DES MOINES — Iowa will be the setting for another feature-length movie in early 2013 and its backers announced today that it will be directed by Thor Moreno, who has two movie credits to his name in the past year. Executive producer Mike Snyder of Ankeny said filming of “Murder Incorporated”, a story about a […]
Eric Woolson, owner of The Concept Works, has written article about a likely 2013 legislative push to to expand the inspection of Iowa school district vehicles that carry students. The article, titled “Expansion of School Vehicle Inspections Sought in Iowa”, appears in the October issue of School Transportation News, a Torrance, Calif-based national publication.
BEATRICE, Neb. – Schmitt’s Clothing, a downtown mainstay for 64 years, will sell its entire inventory and close its doors as owner Matt Schmitt announces his retirement. The store’s inventory sale opens to the public next Thursday. Schmitt’s Clothing will be open 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. weekdays, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, and […]
BISMARCK, N.D. – After more than 15 years in business, Hellman Brothers Men’s Clothing will sell its entire inventory and close its doors, owner Randy Hellman said today. The store’s inventory sale opens to the public next Thursday. Hellman Brothers, located at 717 E. Main Ave., will be open 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. weekdays, […]
WEST DES MOINES – A local store known for specializing in Iowa products has signed an exclusive agreement with a Dubuque winery to offer custom labeled wines in the Des Moines area market. Kelly Sharp, owner of the Heart of Iowa Market Place, said the arrangement with Stone Cliff Winery fits into her strategy of […]
DES MOINES — Luther Care Services will mark National Assisted Living Week with an open house from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11. The event at the Gardens and Lindens at Luther Park, 2910 E. 16th St., will have a ’50s theme with appetizers, desserts, beer, wine and other beverages. “Luther Care Services […]
Some Vidalia onion growers are looking to take a bigger bite of the retail market by growing smaller onions. Eric Woolson, owner of The Concept Works, has written a feature story in the current issue of Onion World, the voice of the onion industry. To read that story, click Upping the Options by Growing More Mediums
The Concept Works mourns the loss of Mark Pearson, the well-known host of the public television program “Market to Market” and co-host of the WHO Radio “Big Show.” Mark was only 54 when he passed away Sunday afternoon after suffering a heart attack on his farm near Winterset, Iowa. “Mark’s personality was just larger than […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – Laxton’s Big & Tall Men’s Clothing Store, which has been a family-owned and operated local landmark since 1955, will sell its entire inventory in a quitting-business sale that begins next week. “I’m not sure what the future holds for me, but it’s time for a change,” said Kent Laxton who has worked […]
