Archive for November 2015
Southern comfort food restaurant to open downtown next spring
An investment group led by Christopher Diebel has signed a lease on the ground-floor space of the Clemens building at 200 10th Street in downtown Des Moines. Teddy Maroon’s LLC plans to open Bubba – …
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Event Nov. 21: Iowa Black Business Coalition offers Untraditional Startathon
Federal judgments against toy distributor in sexual harassment case
Judge James Gritzner has filed judgments of more than $12 million in two different sexual harassment and discrimination cases against Manley Toy Direct LLC and its various corporate iterations. The company operates a distribution center …
Read MoreWells Fargo names new chief of a home lending division in Greater DM
Perry Hilzendeger will lead Wells Fargo & Co.’s home lending servicing division, which is based in Des Moines, according to a release. Hilzendeger will oversee more than 17,000 people who service mortgage and home equity …
Read MoreWorkiva revenue rises, but so does red ink
Workiva Inc.’s third-quarter revenue was 30 percent higher than a year ago. However, the Ames-based creator of a cloud-based productivity platform also saw higher losses. The company’s operating loss was $14.3 million, up from $12.6 …
Read MoreStudy: Workers fear rising price of health insurance
John Retzlaff
About me:
I joined the Business Record part-time in 2014 and accepted a full-time position as the newsroom operations manager in 2015. In my role I’ll help elevate the quality, value, reputation and reach of …
Read MoreEvents drawing visitors to Greater Des Moines, week of Nov. 9
The Elbert Files: Capitalism isn’t always pretty
Fed bashing has become popular for some fairly obvious reasons.
The near collapse of the Western world’s economy in 2008 was enough to produce second thoughts, even among die-hard capitalists. And the slow recovery that …
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