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What they’re checking out: Week of Oct. 4
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 MoreThe Elbert Files: Frank Allen’s Wild Ride
When 19-year-old Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Allen arrived at Fort Des Moines in 1848, he brought with him gold coins in a burlap bag.
David Wiggins’ 2002 book “The Rise of the Allens: Two Soldiers and …
Read MoreBusiness Record 10-4-24
Cover Story: 3 companies share insight into forming AI governance
Focus: Technology
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Read MoreManufacturing Forecast: Key takeaways offered by industry insiders and analysts on the future of Iowa’s largest industry
As part of our annual look into Iowa’s manufacturing sector, Business Record Associate Editor Mike Mendenhall and Group Publisher Chris Conetzkey recently moderated a panel discussion with two Iowa-based manufacturers, an economics professor and patent …
Read MoreBilT Guitars makes music, one custom guitar at a time
Business Record 9-27-24
Cover Story: BilT Guitars makes music, one custom guitar at a time
Focus: Made in Iowa
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Read MoreNOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Residential property valued at over $1 million sold in Bondurant
Kerry and Marcia Azbell paid Darrell and Kristy Henning just over $1 million for property at 6690 N.E. 119th Place in Bondurant, Polk County real estate records show. The 3.1-acre parcel includes a one-story, 2,295-square-foot house …
Read MoreJLL completes office expansion to Prairie Trail in Ankeny
Real estate brokerage firm JLL has opened an office in The District at Prairie Trail in Ankeny, allowing its team to expand its presence in the region, officials with the firm said in a news …
Read MoreWork begins on 2 row house developments in Des Moines; the projects will fill a void in the the market, developer says
Developer DEV Partners saw a need in the multifamily market for a residential rental product for consumers who didn’t want to live in large apartment complexes but who either couldn’t afford or weren’t ready to …
Read MoreCity officials set sights on what’s next for Johnston Town Center
The next phases of the Johnston Town Center development could begin next year, continuing the project to create a town square environment that includes a new city hall building and a new GrandStay Hotel that …
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