Story By MIKE GLOVER A year out from the 2010 election, five Republican candidates for governor are crisscrossing Iowa while a sixth hires well-known staffers but still hasn’t committed to seeking the nomination. Former Gov. Terry Branstad announced Monday he’d hired Tim Albrecht as communications director. Albrecht is well-known in state politics and worked on […]
FOND DU LAC, Wisconsin – Prolonged weakness in the national retail market has prompted a Midwest wholesaler of men’s suits to open a downtown store to sell excess stock at sharply discounted prices begin Thursday. Ric Toman, a co-owner of one of the Midwest’s last family-owned clothing wholesalers, said today that his firm has no […]
Eric Woolson, owner of The Concept Works, is featured in the latest issue of Politics Magazine. Woolson, who managed former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s victorious campaign in the 2008 Iowa caucuses, joined former McCain campaign Iowa state chairman David Roederer and key Mitt Romney adviser David Kochel in a roundtable conversation about last year’s campaign […]
ANKENY – With the cost of therapy for individuals with neurological disorders increasing and state education budgets being cut at historic rates, parents and teachers are hard-pressed to provide for children with autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. One central Iowa company is working to stem the tide of rising costs and provide real help to parents […]
The Des Moines Register today endorsed Waukee Mayor Bill Peard, who is a client of The Concept Works. The endorsement, in part, reads: “As mayor, he has helped the city strike a balance between attracting new commercial and residential development and preserving the qualities that have fueled growth. “Under Peard’s watch as mayor, the council […]
DES MOINES – Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats issued the following statement in response to Gov. Chet Culver’s layoff of 515 employees in the Iowa Department of Corrections and a total of 792 layoffs across state government today: “Governor Culver’s actions are reckless, irresponsible and unconscionable. After he has bankrupted state government, he comes […]
DES MOINES – The devastating impact of Gov. Chet Culver’s across-the-board budget cut on public safety puts law enforcement personnel at greater risk and proves “all spending cuts aren’t equal but his failed leadership is now undeniable,” Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats said today. “The consequences on Chet Culver’ fiscal mismanagement have been building […]
Napoleon’s Tailor, a Milwaukee-based clothier with a national reputation for catering exclusively to men who are five-foot-eight and shorter, will close its Chicago location with a going-out-of-business sale that begins next week, its owner said today. “It’s a tough decision. It’s not one I made lightly,” Gary Anders said. Anders cited several industry trends and […]
DES MOINES – The Reverend Keith A. Ratliff Sr., pastor of the Maple Street Missionary Baptist Church and president of the Iowa/Nebraska Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, today announced his support for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats and will serve as one of the campaign’s co-chairs. Speaking at […]
DES MOINES – Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats issued the following statement in response to Gov. Chet Culver’s 10-percent, across-the-board budget cut announced this afternoon: “When I was growing up in Sheldon, my Dad always used to say to me, ‘Don’t start something you can’t finish.’ He said that because he knew it was […]
