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NOTEBOOK – Largest private donation to House of Mercy extends back to couple’s 1982 gift

MercyOne Foundation President Shannon Cofield told me an interesting story about the former Des Moines couple, Joseph and Dorothy Schuster, whose estate has funded a significant expansion of mental health counseling services for House of …

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NOTEBOOK – Pride Camp teaches LGBTQ youths business skills

I had the opportunity to participate in local nonprofit organization Iowa Safe Schools’ Pride Camp, during which 50 LGBTQ teens from across the state came together July 15-19 for a week of learning and connecting. …

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Ankeny council approves office development incentive policy

Ankeny is known for its retail development along Delaware Avenue, its Prairie Trail commercial district and a manufacturing sector that occupies millions of square feet of industrial space.

Now Ankeny officials want the burgeoning city …

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The Elbert Files: Iowa’s tax windfall

Mike Lipsman has good and bad news for Iowa policymakers, including Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Lipsman, a former numbers cruncher for the Iowa Revenue Department who now analyzes financial trends for private clients, has studied the …

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McLellan: Trust has power

In last week’s column, we started to explore the phenomenon of influencer marketing and the trust that consumers are placing in these “ordinary” people who have an extraordinary depth of expertise, interest or affinity in …

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NOTEBOOK: Some other things we’d like to bet on

State officials approved rules for sports betting, which begins at noon Aug. 15. 

Given the decades of illegal betting, we expect plenty of action on the NFL, NBA, the Cyclones, the Hawkeyes and, eventually, even fantasy sports …

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Average apartment rents rise 3.2% in Des Moines area

The average monthly rental rate for apartments in the Des Moines metro area grew 3.2% to $930 per month in the second quarter, a survey by CBRE|Hubbell Commercial shows.

In addition, the survey showed that …

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Ankeny airport selling 16 acres of excess property


The Polk County Aviation Authority, which operates the Ankeny Regional Airport, is selling 16 acres of its property that earlier this year was rezoned to allow development of office or industrial space, hotels or restaurants.…

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Is homeownership out of reach for young adults?

As a parent, you always worry about your children, even when they are adults. My three are young adults; one has achieved the American dream of buying a house. The other two aren’t quite ready …

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A recession is coming (eventually). Here’s where you’ll see it first.

The Fed is planning to cut rates, the yield curve is inverted, GDP slowed in the second quarter, and that has many peering into their crystal balls in an effort to spot the next recession. This …