Archive for January 2019
Feb. 20: The Future of Retail
Host: Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
About: Urbandale Chamber members and nonmembers are invited to hear speaker Liz Holland, the CEO and general counsel of Abbell Associates, which operates Merle Hay Mall. Holland is responsible for …
Charlson named CFO at Neumann Brothers
General contracting firm Neumann Brothers Inc.has hired Jeff Charlson as its chief financial officer, the company announced today in a release. Charlson, a certified public accountant, has over 20 years in the Des Moines area …
Read MoreAmes adds $143 million in valuation
Ames added $143 million in new taxable property valuation in 2018, the city reported. The new construction included 96 new single-family homes and 13 new multifamily buildings.The city of Ames and the Ames Economic Development …
Read MoreWest Des Moines property valuation up $532.8 million in ’18
West Des Moines added $532.8 million in property valuation in 2018, up from $318 million the year before. The 2018 valuation gain was the second-highest since 1993 and included 1,153 permits, the city reported. The …
Read MoreTakeaways from the IREM market forecast
Stability. Amenitization. Millennials.
These words cropped up more than a few times during Tuesday’s Annual IREM/CCIM Market Forecast at Des Moines Golf & Country Club.
Panelists included: Kate Byus, vice president, brokerage, with JLL; Ryan Jensen, …
PDM Precast plans expansion in S.E. Agrimergent Business Park
Adam Petersen, one-half of a pioneering team of brothers-in-law that ventured into Des Moines’ Market District to build a three-story office building a few years back, is again venturing where few have gone in recent …
Read MoreJoe Ceryanec
The past year has been both exciting and challenging for Joe Ceryanec, as he and his financial team at Meredith Corp. integrate two complex media companies into one following the $2.8 billion acquisition of Time …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Douglas Fiore
Doug Fiore’s enthusiasm for Mercy College of Health Sciences and higher education is somewhat contagious, as I found after sitting down with the college’s new president. A seasoned college administrator, Fiore was taking what was …
Read MoreGuest Opinion: Making laws should not be about lawmakers’ convenience
One of the biggest contrasts in public access to state and local governments in Iowa came into focus last week, and Iowans should be concerned by what occurred.
A bit of context: Iowans have long …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: It’s time to break up Gannett
There is an interesting possibility for the Des Moines Register in the unsolicited bid of hedge-fund-backed Digital First Media for Gannett Co.
Analysts have suggested the hedge fund’s goal is to bleed profits from Gannett’s …