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Denim, Gremlin Social merge to launch joint content creation/targeted advertising platform for financial services

Des Moines fintech startup Denim is now Denim Social after merging with St. Louis-based fintech Gremlin Social, which offers a social media content creation and management platform for financial service firms. 

As Denim Social, the company is …

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DART announces promotions in leadership team

The Des Moines Regional Transit Authority has named Amanda Wanke as its new chief operating officer as part of a series of promotions announced this week. Wanke has served as the transit agency’s chief external …

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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation awards $180,000 in scholarships

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation has awarded $1,000 scholarships to 179 emerging young leaders to support their continued agricultural education at their chosen university or college. In addition to the 54 first-time scholarships and 125 renewable scholarships …

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Public input sought on 2021-2025 Transportation Improvement Program ahead of June 9 commission meeting

Improvements to Interstate Highway 35 in Polk and Story counties are among the projects included in the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Transportation Improvement Program for 2021-2025, presented to the Iowa Transportation Commission on Tuesday.

According …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS

Travail Holdings LLC of Council Bluffs paid Community Business Lenders Service Co. LLC $750,000 for 12 acres at South 88th Street and Booneville Road in West Des Moines, Dallas County real estate transactions show. The undeveloped…
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PROJECT UPDATE: Argonne Apartment Building

Restoration work has begun on the Argonne Apartment Building, located at 1723 Grand Ave., on the western edge of downtown Des Moines. Photo special to the Business Record WHAT: Argonne Apartment Building restoration
WHERE: 1723 Grand Ave., Des…
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New deadlines proposed for $200 million downtown project; city officials mulling next steps

Construction of the Fifth, a $200 million project planned at Fifth Avenue and Walnut Street, includes a 40-story residential and hotel tower and movie theaters and restaurant. Construction of a parking garage is underway but …

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90 ideas in 90 minutes – 2019

The Business Record brought back one of our most popular and informative events ever – 90 Ideas in 90 Minutes.

Nine leaders from nine of Central Iowa’s most successful businesses shared 10 of their company’s …

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Teamsters Union plans to strike after American Bottling plant announces insurance cuts

Teamsters Union officials say workers at the American Bottling plant in Ottumwa are planning to strike at 5 p.m. on Wednesday if the company continues with a proposal to terminate employees’ current health care plan …

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Dependence on cars is focus of MPO speaker series program on Thursday

The nation’s dependence on cars and how state and federal laws drive that dependence will be the focus of this week’s Tomorrow Plan Speaker Series, hosted by the Metropolitan Planning Organization. The speaker for Thursday’s …