Archive for April 2006
Kaleidoscope reaches full occupancy
the downtown Younkers department store closed in August, Krista Capp, vice president of property management for Hubbell Realty Co., admits, “we were really worried.”
But in the past six months, Hubbell Realty, which manages the …
Liberty Building rehab changing to suit demand
The first three condominium purchases in the Liberty Building were made by a single first-time homeowner, an empty-nest couple and a retired couple, according to developer Jake Christensen. And interest shown by the single buyer’s …
Read MoreBig lessons from Little League
Some of the most valuable skills Marty Kenworthy uses as an attorney were learned on the baseball diamond, not from law books.
Kenworthy, an attorney with Duncan, Green, Brown & Langeness, believes that he is …
Business Insight focuses strategic planning
As a business owner, Mike Kinter, owner of Kinter Construction Services Inc., used to think “I know my own wrinkles.”
“You don’t,” he realized after completing Business Insight, a Web-based consulting tool recently launched by …
Panamanians visit Iowa credit union partners
Last week, representatives from Panama visited Des Moines to see firsthand how technology and other practices in place at Iowa credit unions could be used in that country to strengthen its credit union system.
The …
Virden, former Blue Angel, heads Urbandale firm
John Virden knows what it’s like to pilot an F-4 Phantom fighter jet as it’s catapulted from the deck of an aircraft carrier. After two cruises and 300 carrier landings, Virden became an air combat …
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