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On the Move: The week of Sept. 2

Roxanne Galkin

Lutheran Services in Iowa 

Hired as director of team culture and engagement

roxanne.galkin@lsiowa.org


Meara Short

Hubbell Apartment Living

Hired as leasing agent

meara.short@hubbellrealty.com


Weston Glienke

Hubbell Apartment Living

Promoted to assistant apartment manager…
By JOHN RETZLAFF | Sep 5, 2019
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NOTEBOOK: From the archives: The sculpture park at 10

The John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park turns 10 this September. Ten years ago a certain brand-new Business Record reporter (cough, cough) filed what I must say is quite a fine piece of reporting about …
By CHRIS CONETZKEY | Sep 5, 2019
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NOTEBOOK: East Village coincidence spurs a ‘This Is Iowa’ moment

I heard about an unscripted “This Is Iowa” story when I interviewed Chris Blunt, the new CEO of insurance company F&G, for an upcoming Closer Look profile. 

When Blunt was looking for a place for …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Sep 5, 2019
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NOTEBOOK: Issue spotlight: Workforce housing

At the Aug. 28 Capital Crossroads quarterly meeting, area leaders received a two-page snapshot of challenges with the housing market. Here’s a mixture of intrigue and alarm:

In the next 20 years:

– Our metro …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Sep 5, 2019
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Opinion: LGBTQ clinic emphasizes inclusivity in health care

Six years ago, the wheels of change started spinning in my home when my ninth grader said he identified as transgender. As his father, the most important thing for me to do was be there …
By Kyle Christiason | Sep 5, 2019
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A Closer Look: Nadilia Gomez

Now the executive director at the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator, Nadilia Gomez grew up in Panama City, Panama, but developed a passion for agriculture as she visited her grandmother’s hometown, a small farming community without electricity …
By KATE HAYDEN | Sep 5, 2019
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Review: 550 living units added to Western Gateway in past 15 years

As plans for the development of a western gateway into downtown Des Moines began to unfold more than 20 years ago, developers, investors and others began to gobble up properties in the area to either …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Sep 5, 2019
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Krause: Future development in Western Gateway includes ‘exciting’ plans

When Krause Group, which operates Kum & Go convenience stores, acquired property for its new headquarters at 1459 Grand Ave., it also bought several other parcels in the area including property formerly occupied by Crescent …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Sep 5, 2019
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10-year-old sculpture park sparks economic development in Western Gateway

Editor’s note: Property values have tripled in the Western Gateway in the past 20 years. Since the addition of the sculpture park 10 years ago, values have increased at an even faster rate.

An anniversary …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Sep 5, 2019
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Eychaner acquires commercial building

Developer and entrepreneur Rich Eychaner bought a commercial building at 5801 Thornton Ave. for $2.1 million on Aug. 22, Polk County recorder’s data shows.

The purchase from R&L Properties Inc. of West Des Moines was …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Sep 4, 2019