Archive for July 2018
Beal Derkenne completes Iowa City project
Rise at Riverfront Crossings has been completed ahead of schedule and turned over to the project owner CA Ventures, Beal Derkenne co-owner Andy Beal said in an email. The 573,000-square-foot project included a number of …
Read MoreBarrent Group acquired by American Mortgage Consultants
The Barrent Group, formed in 2008 by Richard Barrent and the late Richard Levitt to break down the mystery behind complicated mortgages, their investors and applicants, has been acquired by American Mortgage Consultants Inc., according …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: A condo conversion success story at the Kirkwood Hotel
In 2015, Tim Schutte’s banker told him it would take three years to convert 54 apartments at the Kirkwood Hotel into condominiums and sell each of the units. Schutte, broker owner of Exit Realty Capital …
Read MoreOct. 4-6: Variety — the Children’s Charity U.S. Meeting
Host: Variety — the Children’s Charity
About: Annual meeting for all U.S. chapters of Variety — the Children’s Charity.
When: Various times
Where: Downtown Des Moines Marriott
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ACT buys college-planning business
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa City-based ACT announced its purchase of a college-planning company with offices in Boston, Austin, Texas, and Lee’s Summit, Mo. Not-for-profit ACT bought National Research Center for College and University Admissions from investment …
Read MoreTaddeo named local Cumulus radio vice president
Cumulus Media has named Jack Taddeo as vice president and market manager of the firm’s five stations in the Des Moines market: KHKI, KJJY, KGGO, KWQW and KBGG-AM. Taddeo worked for NRG Media, where he was market …
Read MoreFlaherty-Barnes named CEO of FuseDSM chamber group
FuseDSM, formerly the East & South Chamber of Commerce, has named Trish Flaherty-Barnes president and CEO. She replaces Sadie Trytten, who retired after eight years in the position. Flaherty-Barnes was the organization’s membership director and also …
Read MoreIowa Grocery Industry Association elects Sump as board chair
The Iowa Grocery Industry Association announced it has elected Dana Sump as chairman of its board of directors. Sump, senior category manager for Casey’s General Stores Inc., replaces Karl Kruse, executive vice president of supply …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Walsmith, 11, launches Kickstarter campaign, dice game
NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the July 27th Issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the July 27 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …
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