Archive for February 2016
Community Connect participants and mentors announced
The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute announced the names of 30 participants and 16 mentors selected for the Community Connect: Mentors Inspiring Success program. Community Connect seeks to inspire future leaders to take purposeful action …
Read MoreEvents drawing visitors to Greater Des Moines, week of Feb. 22
The Elbert Files: Ink with a purpose
When James Taylor Guy was a teenager in Glendora, Calif., in the late 1990s, he wanted a tattoo like the one his grandfather, a Navy veteran, had.
Guy, whose professional name is Taylor Made, and …
Read MoreMcLellan: What’s your mission?
Last week, we explored how critical it is for businesses to have a clear idea of who they are and what they’re all about. My worry is that few owners have ever taken the time …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Lisa M. Smith
In October, Lisa M. Smith was named president and CEO of BDFSC Holding Corp.’s three operating subsidiaries: Broker Dealer Financial Services Corp., Investment Advisors Corp. and Bankers Financial Services LLC. She is also a board …
Read MoreSmart giving
More than $1 million annually, in perpetuity.
That’s the financial commitment that Telligen Community Initiative has made — and has already begun delivering — to health-related charitable organizations in Iowa and other states in which …
Read MoreFun-fueled development
Recreation is turning into big business in Des Moines.
Talk to Hubbell Realty Co. President and CEO Rick Tollakson for more than five minutes — and mention waterways — and the newbie kayaker who heads …
Read MoreEnd of an era
Iowa Realty Co. Inc. has always been a Knapp thing.
Founded in 1952 by Bill Knapp, headed by his brother, Paul, for two decades, and for another 23 years by Paul’s son Mike, the family …
Read MoreBusiness Record 2-19-16
End of an era
For first time, Knapps are not running Iowa Realty.
Focus: Building & Construction
View Issue
…Read MoreAnkeny airport made $1 million in 2015 improvements; more in 2016
Ankeny Regional Airport invested more than $1 million in local, state and federal funds in 2015 to improve airport facilities to help meet increasing demand, according to a release. The improvements included facilities expansions, increasing …
Read More