Archive for November 2021
Marketing: How to leverage your client satisfaction survey
In the last couple of columns, we’ve been exploring how to actually launch a client satisfaction survey that will yield insights, client retention and love, and maybe even some new opportunities.
This week, I want …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Neil Harl, 1933-2021
Neil Harl, who died Nov. 4 at age 88, was quite possibly the smartest person I ever interviewed and definitely the fastest talker.
Harl knew all there was to know about agriculture and finance.
He …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Federal government to back home loans of nearly $1 million
The maximum size of home-mortgage loans eligible for backing by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is expected to jump sharply in 2022, a reflection of the rapid appreciation in home prices nationally over the past …
Read MoreJava Joes CoffeeHouse in downtown Des Moines closes after 29 years
WHO-TV: A longtime coffee shop in downtown Des Moines has closed. Java Joes CoffeeHouse at 214 Fourth St. is closed effective immediately. It was the original Java Joes location, first opening in 1992. Tim Brehm, who …
Read MoreICON Water Trails launches new website
Iowa Confluence Water Trails has launched a new website that highlights the regional initiative. From the website users can learn about the region’s water trails and the planned improvements. They can interact with existing access points on …
Read MoreItems for EveryStep’s Grief and Loss Support Cheer Boxes stolen in warehouse burglary
The nonprofit organization EveryStep is seeking donations to help replace items needed for its Grief and Loss Support Service Cheer Box program after items were taken during a burglary at an Urbandale warehouse this week. According to …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: The man who saved Suku
Submitted by Suku Radia | retired CEO of Bankers Trust
Publisher’s note: At the conclusion of our sister publication dsm Magazine’s Sages Over 70 event on Nov. 4, Suku Radia lingered and mingled as the …
Read MoreIowa group touts milestone for Latino candidates in Iowa elections
Axios Des Moines: More than a dozen Latino and Latina leaders won seats in the Nov. 2 local elections in Iowa, Latino Political Network founder Rob Barron said. The new representation likely marks a record in …
Read MoreNOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Local group buys downtown Des Moines building for $2.9 million
Oakwood Investments LLC, based in West Des Moines, paid Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. $2.94 million for property at 1300 Walnut St. in Des Moines, Polk County records show. The property includes a two-story, 22,800-square-foot office building that …
Read MoreMartin joins ISU Research Park team
Kyle Martin has been hired as the Iowa State University Research Park real estate development operations and project manager, the group announced. Martin, an Ames native, previously worked at Deere and Co., where he was …
Read More