Aug 24, 2009

Networking is obviously something that should be given strong consideration in a city the size of Des Moines. Many fantastic opportunities can arise from knowing someone who knows someone, from business ventures to knowing a service veteran when your furnace breaks on the coldest day of the year. Networks are extremely useful facets of professional living and...

Aug 21, 2009

Please find the Friday Guest Blog below. This was written by Shawn Harrington It seemed like a simple question to ask when moving into a new town, I just wanted to know.. “where do I eat around here?”.  Ask anyone else from Rochester or Buffalo that same question, and they’ll provide more food destinations than you could make the time or meals...

Aug 20, 2009

From time to time I take the effort to truly compare this Blog to the “competition.” I say competition very loosely because, lets face it, Blogging is not a competition, at least I don’t think there are any requests into the IOC to make it an Olympic sport.  But, looking at peer Bloggers work allows me to get examples of things I can do better and also...

Aug 18, 2009

I know I have spoken about the Des Moines Social Club (DMSC) before in other posts, but I have never dedicated the time needed to truly express how much this group is working to ensure Des Moines is not boring. DMSC was started by Zachary Mannheimer and Matthew McIver, NY City transplants who came to Des Moines to help change the city (No lie).  Mannheimer...

Aug 14, 2009

Please find the Friday Guest Blog below. This was written by Shawn Harrington While on a recent trip to Omaha with co-workers, we were all sure to make one stop before heading back home.  Of course, we could not get back on the highway heading back to Iowa without visiting the Bass Pro Shop that we were passing.  With the recent development in Altoona, it...