Archive for October 2005
For Heat owners, it’s all about business
Russ Baugh and William Grimes had never owned a sports team. But fearing that yet another minor-league basketball team would pack up and leave town, they bought the Des Moines Heat, setting the team not …
Read MoreSome funds do just fine with a handful of stocks
Dear Mr. Berko:
I have $10,000 to invest in two mutual funds. My portfolio manager (he will charge me 2 percent to buy the funds and 2 percent a year to watch over them) has …
Guerrero not native to Iowa, yet chooses to stay here
Faith can make a person do things that may not seem rational to the casual observer. Take 23-year-old Brando Guerrero for instance. His faith in a small Urbandale technology company and its owners made him …
Read MoreDutch company to buy Townsend Engineering
Des Moines-based Townsend Engineering Co., which revolutionized meat processing with its patented skinning and deboning equipment, will be sold to a Dutch company in a deal CEO and owner Ted Townsend says will keep 200 …
Read MoreMore hotels expected to sprout in Jordan Creek area
Hotels aren’t just for interstate interchanges anymore. The Residence Inn by Marriott located on the Jordan Creek Town Center campus is about to be joined by a Hilton Garden Inn across the street, and that …
Read MoreKirkwood Hotel well on way to becoming mix of old, new
The renovated Kirkwood Hotel will have plenty of doors along its hallways. However, most of them won’t open.
As part of the effort to retain the historic hotel look of the 1930s-era building at Fourth …
Three named to Hall of Fame
The Greater Des Moines Committee has named Richard Levitt, former vice chairman of Wells Fargo & Co. and former chairman of Wells Fargo Financial, and Berkley and Thomas Bedell, the father-and-son team behind the international …
Read MoreField Trip Factory brings kids to retailers
About once a month, employees of the Petco store at Jordan Creek Town Center play host to a busload of kids eager to hold a snake and learn about taking care of their pets.
In …
Weeks, Stewart sign on with CBRE/Hubbell Commercial
Veteran commercial real estate brokers Paul Weeks and Bob Stewart have decided to dissolve the company they operated for four years and join CB Richard Ellis/Hubbell Commercial. For Weeks, it’s a return to familiar surroundings; …
Read MoreIowa Wine Trail uncorks Holiday Foods Open House
Like the recommendation of a trusted sommelier about a particularly good vintage, wine lovers are spreading the word about The Iowa Wine Trail.
Stretching leisurely along the hills of the Mississippi River Valley, the six …