Entries by Eric Woolson

Forbes: Des Moines Fourth “Hottest” City for Business

Forbes has once again proven why it is one of the smartest, most respected business publications around.  The iconic magazine has ranked Greater Des Moines fourth on its annual “10 Hottest Cities for Business” list.  That’s the same ranking the central Iowa region received last year, while many other cities in last year’s top 10 have fallen out.  […]

Brownell: GOP Will Defy Gloomy Predictions

Polk County Supervisor Robert Brownell. who is seeking his third term, told fellow Republicans today that their party “will beat conventional wisdom” to retain the White House, defeat Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Harkin and take back control of the Iowa General Assembly.   Speaking at the Polk County Republican convention at Wells Fargo Arena, the […]

And the Winner is…

 From the Washington Post’s “The Sunday Fix” column penned by Chris Cillizza and Shailagh Murray:   “It’s no secret that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee (R) were the big winners in Thursday’s Iowa caucuses. But, here at The Fix, we like to look for the winners behind the winners – and, […]

Washington Post, The Reliable Source – 11/27/07

Just Another Hiss on the Trail By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts Tuesday, November 27, 2007; Page C03 Sometimes you stumble upon a phrase that burns into your brain and haunts your dreams. Such as in The Post’s Sunday story about Mike Huckabee‘s surprising surge in Iowa . . . which was so unexpected, wrote […]

ESI Makes Spring Clean-up Days a Snap

  Environmental Services of Iowa, an industry leader in scrap metal recycling and appliance disposal, offered a little spring cleaning help to cities in western and central Iowa, eastern Nebraska and much of South Dakota with the marketing expertise of The Concept Works.   When it comes to removing scrap metal and appliances, no company exceeds the […]

Committee of 82 Chairman: New Census Estimates Don’t Reflect Opportunities, Real Future of Rural Iowa

New census estimates reporting strong growth in the Des Moines metro area and Cedar Rapids-Iowa City corridor fail to reflect the economic opportunities and burgeoning trends in the state’s rural counties, said Doug Gross, chairman of the Committee of 82, an Iowa think tank.   “The Census Bureau numbers provide a snapshot of recent growth […]

Woolson Drafted by Gov. Huckabee’s ‘Hope for America’ Political Action Committee

Governor Mike Huckabee’s ‘Hope for America’ Political Action Committee (HAPAC) has hired Eric Woolson to coordinate his legislative, grassroots and public relations efforts in Iowa and a handful of other states, it was announced today.   “Keeping our majority is absolutely critical to our Party’s future.  I am very pleased that we were able to […]