CLIVE – Midwest Clothiers, the metro area’s leading name in men’s and women’s apparel, will close its Sarto store in West Glen Town Center in West Des Moines in order to sharpen its focus on its two flagship stores, President Tim Sitzmann said today. “Challenging times often lead to difficult decisions, and it was […]
WINTERSET – Average Iowans never expected nor wanted state lawmakers or Gov. Chet Culver to push a union agenda that includes prevailing wage legislation and other efforts to undermine the foundation of Iowa’s right-to-work environment that benefits working families and small businesses, gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats said Saturday night. “It’s almost become […]
One of the most-read stories on the CNN.com website today is a piece by CNN reporter Chris Welch about Roger and Jane Hargens, a central Iowa couple whose son’s 2005 death was initially ruled a suicide despite clear evidence of homicide. The Concept Works provides public relations counsel for the Hargens family. The story begins: […]
Eric Woolson of The Concept Works will be a guest on the Iowa Public Radio program “Talk at Twelve” at noon today. Moderator Greg Shanley will host a conversation between Woolson and New Hampshire political analyst Arnie Arenson. Woolson, a GOP strategist, and Arenson will provide counterpoints on a range of current national political […]
DES MOINES – Saying Iowa needs a chief executive with fiscal discipline, vision and “the courage to lead real change,” Bob Vander Plaats, the 2006 Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, today formed a candidate’s committee for a potential 2010 gubernatorial bid. Appearing on the Jan Mickelson program on WHO Radio this morning, Vander Plaats […]
Bob Vander Plaats, the 2006 Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, today retained The Concept Works to provide communications services and strategic counsel for his potential 2010 gubernatorial bid. Vander Plaats and Eric Woolson, owner of The Concept Works, played key roles in former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee’s victory in the 2008 Iowa caucuses, which […]
GILMORE CITY – Gilmore City-Bradgate faculty and staff received playground supervision training and the community celebrated the installation of a safer playground last week through a partnership between the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the Iowa Association of School Boards and the school district. Iowa Senate President Jack Kibbie, an Emmetsburg Democrat, attended the […]
OTTUMWA – Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, the challenger in Iowa’s Second Congressional District, outraised Rep. David Loebsack in third-quarter contributions. Elaborating on financial figures released Wednesday, the Miller-Meeks campaign noted that $8,490 of the $136,977 the campaign raised during the quarter that ended September 30 was designated to retire primary campaign debt. More than 85 […]
OSCEOLA – House District 95 candidate Doug Smith said he would support the Republican blueprint for the 2009 legislative session, which includes freezing property taxes, repealing a $50-million tax hike on small businesses and creating jobs built around renewable energy. “It’s important for voters to know what candidates stand for and I want […]
OTTUMWA — Second Congressional District Republican candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks commended Congress for finally acting to deliver flood relief to Iowans. The Senate is expected to pass the bill today, and Iowans devastated by June flooding will be able to rest easier knowing they will eventually receive relief. “While it’s important that Congress finally acted, […]
