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NOTEBOOK: Private equity firms point fingers at each other after failed American Equity bid

An article in the Financial Times this past week details an ongoing legal battle in New York involving private equity firm Apollo Global Management — a major investor in Athene USA’s parent Athene Holding Ltd. …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Aug 28, 2019
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NOTEBOOK: Scorched: Heat changes real estate world

The Urban Land Institute, a real estate professional group with a branch in Iowa, recently released “Scorched: Extreme Heat and Real Estate.” The national group’s Katharine Burgess, vice president of urban resilience, was in town …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Aug 28, 2019
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NOTEBOOK: American Water uses AI, eyes tap water threats

When American Water President and CEO Susan Story stopped by our offices during a routine Des Moines business trip, the leader of the nation’s largest water system had two particularly intriguing things on her mind: …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Aug 28, 2019
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Federal courthouse breaks ground, exceeds height limit

The Des Moines City Council in 2003, anticipating construction of the Principal Riverwalk, amended the zoning ordinance to add what it called the Downtown Riverfront District.

The ordinance established development standards for any newly constructed …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Aug 28, 2019
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Smart Ag

As an up-and-coming startup in the agtech industry, the people behind Ames-based Smart Ag have experienced the startup scramble once or twice. 

Just before the 2018 Farm Progress Show – the international event that launched …
By KATE HAYDEN | Aug 28, 2019
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A Closer Look: Brent Vander Waal

Brent Vander Waal, currently president and chief operating officer of ITA Group, will become president and CEO of the company effective Sept. 1. He succeeds Tom Mahoney, who is retiring after 32 years with ITA …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Aug 28, 2019
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Business Record 8-30-19

Smart Ag

Focus: Innovative Companies 

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By BPC Staff | Aug 28, 2019
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the Aug. 30 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the Aug. 30 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …
By BPC Staff | Aug 28, 2019
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Self-driving cars get test in rain

Waymo is testing its self-driving cars in Florida’s substantial rain, engadget reports. The Chrysler Pacificas and Jaguar I-Paces will have their cameras, radar and other guidance systems checked. “Heavy rain can create a lot of noise …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Aug 28, 2019
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$101 million entertainment district proposed in Waukee

Construction of a 90,000-square-foot building with office space, event center, gymnasium and restaurant is scheduled to begin in September. The building, located in the 2500 block of S.E. Encompass Drive in Waukee, is part of 12 acres Daniel Pettit is …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Aug 28, 2019