Archive for December 2015
Five local cities join Venture School
DOT schedules hearing on reconstruction of I-35 interchange in Ankeny
The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Best Western Metro North, 133. S.E. Delaware Ave. in Ankeny, to discuss proposed improvements along Interstate …
Read MoreTarget will pay $39M to financial institutions as result of 2013 data breach
Target Corp. will pay $39 million to settle litigation brought by banks and other credit card issuers after the retailer’s data breach in 2013, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. The settlement closes out the last major litigation …
Read MoreExecutive Auto Shippers launches logistics division
Vehicle transporting company Executive Auto Shippers announced it has launched a third-party logistics (3PL) division, UrLink Logistics LLC. The 3PL company, located in Monroe, Iowa, will offer logistics services to businesses such as warehouses, food …
Read MoreMPO awards six grants for ‘complete streets’
The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization has awarded six grants for a combined $75,000 for local projects meant to support walking, bicycling and other alternatives to driving. The awards were $15,000 for bike racks …
Read MoreYanney, Hubbell, Tyler named to Iowa Business Hall of Fame
Building up a legacy
Jim Hubbell has presided over the transformation and second boom of a family business that has been a household name in Iowa for more than a century, but it’s unlikely you’ll get him to take …
Read MoreHubbell and Tollakson: Different styles, same mission
If Rick Tollakson had been calling the shots at Hubbell Realty Co. back in 1983, chances are the Kaleidoscope at the Hub and the Hub Tower wouldn’t have been built.
“It was a risky project,” …
Read MoreHubbell patriarch builds family’s wealth in late 19th century
Let’s say you are plotting a career of achievements. There are a lot of examples to follow in Greater Des Moines, but it would be tough to beat the example of the Frederick M. “F.M.” …
Read MoreHubbell Timeline
1856: Frederick M. “F.M.” Hubbell buys 640 acres of farmland in Woodbury County in northwest Iowa.
1880s: Hubbell forms F.M. Hubbell, Son and Co. with his son, Frederick C. Hubbell, and brother-in-law, H. Devere Thompson. …
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