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On Leadership: The Leader’s Role in Civil Discourse

Recently I had a conversation with a CEO friend who confessed he was struggling with a member of his leadership team who openly expressed his political views at work and on social media. Not only …
By SUZANNA de BACA | Aug 4, 2021
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Opus Group starts construction on new industrial building in Ankeny

Construction has started on a 277,930-square-foot build-to-suit industrial facility that will be occupied by Brown Warehouse Co., Opus Group announced. 

The building is the fourth built by Opus in Ankeny. The Minneapolis-based commercial real estate …
By BPC Staff | Aug 4, 2021
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Details released for new south Des Moines health club facility

The Genesis Health Club, proposed in space previously occupied by a department store at Southridge Mall, will include basketball courts, workout areas and lap pool. Rendering by Hanney & Associates Architects

 

The roof will be …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Aug 4, 2021
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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Bici Flats apartment complex sold to out-of-state investors

Bici Flats, a three-building apartment complex developed by Nelson Construction & Development between 2016 and 2017, has been sold to out-of-state investors for $22.5 million, Polk County real estate records show.

The complex includes 152 …
By BPC Staff | Aug 4, 2021
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Former Des Moines printing facility is sold for $26.2 million

Property in southwest Des Moines that includes a structure that once housed Meredith Corp. and R.R. Donnelley’s printing facilities has been purchased by a group of mostly out-of-state investors, Polk County real estate records show.…
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Aug 4, 2021
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Cedar Rapids city buildings will require masks

Corridor Business Journal: The city of Cedar Rapids said it will begin requiring visitors, regardless of vaccination status, to wear masks at city-owned buildings starting today. City officials cited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s …
By BPC Staff | Aug 3, 2021
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Produce prescription program helps at-risk residents get fresh produce

A new produce prescription program was launched this week to help people who are food insecure get access to fresh produce. The Polk County Produce Prescription Program is funded by a $50,000 Leadership Grant awarded …
By BPC Staff | Aug 3, 2021
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Start Smart program to be offered virtually on Aug. 11

The North Iowa Community College Pappajohn Center and the Small Business Development Center in Mason City are offering a free two-hour virtual workshop designed for Iowans considering starting a business. At Start Smart, participants will …
By BPC Staff | Aug 3, 2021
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SBA-backed loans to Central Iowa companies top $6.5M in July

Fourteen Central Iowa businesses received loans in July that were backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Those loans totaled $6,545,200.

The 14 loans are expected to create 22 new jobs and retain 57 existing …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Aug 3, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Downtown is dead — long live cities

Here’s an interesting read from Marker that takes a look at how the era of traditional central business districts of the largest U.S. cities may have reached a new tipping point, and the opportunities that it brings …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Aug 3, 2021