Archive for January 2020
Airport, downtown and Future Ready Des Moines earmark Partnership’s strategic priorities
Des Moines International Airport, Future Ready Des Moines and downtown Des Moines are all on the list of Greater Des Moines Partnership strategic priorities for 2020, leaders announced at its annual dinner on Wednesday.
“Some …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Floorboard turned symbol of ‘reclaimed lives’
For a recent story, I watched the demolition of a 131-year-old home on the Dorothy’s House campus. The organization, which provides a safe place and programming for survivors of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation, launched …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: An update on the real-life implications of the changing Christmas tree industry
When my boyfriend and I traveled to his hometown for Christmas celebrations with family, he was a bit surprised by the living room’s holiday centerpiece.
As I noted earlier in the Notebook, I have never …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Rob Sand
Rob Sand went before the voters in 2018 for a chance to serve in a different capacity and to lift his spirits after years of putting crooks — including noted lottery scammer Eddie Tipton — …
Read MoreCRE update: West Des Moines’ upper- story housing program more popular than anticipated
When West Des Moines began its upper-story housing program in Valley Junction last summer, city officials expected it would take at least two years to use the money earmarked for the program.
Instead, the program’s …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: A history of lunch in D.M.
When I moved to Des Moines in 1975, there weren’t a lot of lunch places downtown beyond the three established dining clubs.
Each club had a niche.
The Des Moines Club, organized in the late …
Read MoreMcLellan: Don’t beg from strangers
I’ve spent a lot of time in major cities like New York City, and as I walk those streets, and I am always very much aware of the homeless. They hold up signs that tell …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Who’s in the Jan. 17 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the Jan. 17 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 at businessrecord.com/insider and …
Read MoreScience Center of Iowa offering free admission on MLK Day
The Science Center of Iowa will offer free admission from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Visitors will be able to experience all of SCI’s exhibits …
Read MoreWild Rose says it’s not leading airport casino-hotel project, but wants to be the operator
Wild Rose Entertainment LLC issued a statement today clarifying its role in a proposed casino-hotel project that was unveiled Tuesday to the Des Moines Airport Authority’s board. The West Des Moines-based casino operator said it “supports the …
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