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Best of Des Moines: 2024 Winners
Compiled by Mathany Ahmed and Emily Barske Wood
Pictured: Doug Roozeboom, voted best-dressed business professional
As we do each year, we asked our readers to cast votes for what Des Moines has to offer in …
Read MoreBest of Des Moines 2024: Learn about this year’s winners
Compiled by Mathany Ahmed and Emily Barske Wood
As we do each year, we asked our readers to cast votes for what Des Moines has to offer in a variety of business-related categories. These businesses …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: A case of bad wiring?
Sculptor Tony Smith’s “Willy” in Des Moines’ Pappajohn Sculpture Park.
It had been a long time since I’d seen my friend, K.C., and I wanted to ask him a question.
I found him in the …
Read MoreAs employers zero in on the health of their workers post-pandemic, more Central Iowa offices are welcome babies
ALMACO: Nurturing Innovation for Generations
Driving through the Midwest, you look out your window to see rolling fields of corn, soybeans and wheat. You might not expect that the seeds used to plant those fields were developed using equipment from …
Read MoreMapping out progress
Hubbell Realty Co.’s Gray’s Station development near downtown is pictured in this photo provided by Hubbell Realty Co.
As downtown Des Moines continues to grow, developers will likely target the Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway …
Read MoreWhat they’re checking out: Week of Aug. 23
As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des …
Read More6 trends in human resources that business leaders should know
Competitive pay, quality benefits and – in most recent years – flexible work arrangements continue to be top priorities of employees when deciding where they want to work. But these offerings are what Kellie Gottner …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Central Iowa’s wooden speedway
It’s difficult to imagine today, but 109 years ago Valley Junction was briefly the home of a mile-long, banked, oval racetrack made of wood.
Yes, wood. The undercarriage was wood. The racing surface, including banked …
Read MoreA farm transformation
After becoming one of the early adopters of a farming practice that would forever change animal agriculture, the Faaborg family in Radcliffe is swapping its concentrated animal feeding operation for mushrooms.
Today, their property is …
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