Posts by kmeyer
The Elbert Files: Model Ts made here
For more than a century, a massive, six-story building at 1800 Grand Ave. has marked the west end of downtown.
The building straddles the southwest corner of Grand Avenue’s iconic intersection with Fleur Drive and …
Read MoreBusiness Milestones 2024
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Read MoreBPC leadership transition planned at year-end
Dear Business Record, dsm and ia magazine readers:
Over BPC’s 40-year history, we have undergone many changes and today, I want to inform you of an upcoming transition in our leadership. In a planned CEO …
Read MoreParcels near Market District development for sale
Lou Rizzuti, owner of Artistic Iron Works, is selling land he owns in an area local residents call the east bottoms, along the confluence of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers near the Market District redevelopment …
Read MoreMiniature golf venue planned in historic Wilkins Building
The Fat Putter Mini Golf Lounge, operated by an Omaha, Neb.-based company, plans to open an indoor golf-entertainment venue in the street level of the historic Wilkins Building in downtown Des Moines, a review of …
Read MoreMaker of autonomous tractor components to expand
A company that produces software and equipment to retrofit farm tractors to be autonomous is looking to expand in Central Iowa.
Sabanto Inc., which has its headquarters in Illinois, currently occupies about 5,000 square feet …
Read MoreNOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Community State Bank buys land in Ankeny for headquarters
Community State Bank, which plans on building a new headquarters in Ankeny, has acquired 5.5 acres along Northeast 38th Street, Polk County real estate records show.
The bank paid Threshold Development LLC $4.25 million for the property …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: The day my eye ‘burped’
I noticed around sixth or seventh grade that I was having trouble seeing the blackboard.
Instead of telling anyone, I squinted until I discovered that pulling the skin around my eye socket would warp my …
Read MoreGuest column: Gratitude after year one as president and CEO
July 1 marked my one-year anniversary as president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership. As I have been reflecting on my time in this position, I am filled with gratitude. Here are a …
Read MoreA time to try new things
What is happening inside the walls of architectural firms is often an indicator of what’s to come in real estate development and construction, so the Business Record reached out to leaders at the region’s architectural …
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