DES MOINES – Gov. Chet Culver has made a friendly wager with Gov. Steve Beshear of Kentucky on the outcome of the Drake University Bulldogs’ Friday NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament first-round game against the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers. Gov. Culver, who received his Master of Arts in Teaching at Drake University, is wagering 40 pounds […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
DES MOINES — Eric Woolson, owner of The Concept Works who is currently serving as Iowa campaign manager for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s 2008 presidential bid, was featured today in a CBS News interview with correspondent Nancy Cordes. Click here to view the interview, “Huckabee on the Move.”
The first dramatic stage in the race to the White House takes place in the sparsely populated prairies of the rural Midwest. Paul Harris reports on the struggle to elect the world’s most powerful man – or woman Paul Harris The Observer, Sunday December 9, 2007 Article history Not all voters are created equal. Some […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
