h digitalfootprint web 728x90

All Latest News

DSC 6869

Former Riverfront Y site is now federal property

Hubbell Realty Co. has completed its sale of the former Riverfront YMCA at 101 Locust St. to the federal government. A warranty deed sealing the deal was signed Friday and filed today with the Polk …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 16, 2018
DSC 6869

Skatepark breaks ground, donor backs $250K sculpture

A 14-year effort to build one of the nation’s largest skateparks on the bank of the Des Moines River near Wells Fargo Arena led to a heavily attended groundbreaking this morning that included a surprise…
By PERRY BEEMAN | Oct 15, 2018
DSC 6869

Waterloo convention center sale falls apart

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Leslie Hospitality is no longer running Waterloo’s Ramada Hotel and Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center, which it was previously planning to buy and renovate. Leslie Hospitality President Edwin Leslie and hotel owner Luke …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 15, 2018
DSC 6869

Energy secretary to visit Ames National Laboratory

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry will visit the Energy Department’s Ames National Laboratory on the campus of Iowa State University on Oct. 16. Ames National Laboratory is the 16th out of 17 national laboratories …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 15, 2018
DSC 6869

100th Street interchange in Urbandale to open

You still have time to catch a second event, the opening of the new Interstate 80 interchange at 100th Street in Urbandale. That ceremony starts at 1 p.m. today at 100th Street and Northpark Drive …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 15, 2018
DSC 6869

It’s official: Skatepark breaks ground

By the time you get this, backers of the Lauridsen Skatepark project will have officially broken ground on the project and released the final layout of what they are calling an Olympic-caliber facility. Plans call for a …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 15, 2018
DSC 6869

Coralville driving simulator loses national designation

Less than two years after being named one of 10 automated vehicle proving grounds in the nation, the Creative Corridor and University of Iowa’s National Advanced Driving Simulator and nine other entities have all lost …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 15, 2018
DSC 6869

Guest opinion: ‘Something must be done’ vs. doing something

By Christi Hegstad | President, MAP Professional Development Inc.
My heart — like yours, I’m sure — was broken multiple times over the senseless violence that recently took the lives of young women in our communities. When…
By BPC Staff | Oct 15, 2018
DSC 6869

Guest opinion: Do not apologize for telecommuting

By Betsy McCloskey | Partner, Plaid Swan Inc.

We live in an amazing time where technology continues to make the workplace more efficient and adaptable. This evolving technology has also made it easier for businesses to allow …
By BPC Staff | Oct 15, 2018
DSC 6869

NAWBO Iowa to present awards at annual Celebration of Excellence event

The Iowa chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners will present three awards at its annual “Celebration of Excellence” on Nov. 8 at Glen Oaks Country Club in West Des Moines. Barbara Crowley of Brokers …
By BPC Staff | Oct 15, 2018