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Book excerpt: Mentor | Life and legacy of Joe Rosenfield

Former Grinnell College President George Drake’s new book on longtime Grinnell trustee and philanthropist Joe Rosenfield includes details of how Rosenfield, who ran Younkers and bankrolled Heritage Cablevision, coaxed billionaire friend Warren Buffett to serve …

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Iowa metros gear up for debut of e-scooters

Visitors to many larger metro areas across the country now often have a fun novelty for getting around a city — e-scooters. 

With e-scooters now in Chicago, Minneapolis and Kansas City, and Omaha set to …

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NOTEBOOK: In case you missed it

In case you missed it…
A brief look back at news from the past week on BusinessRecord.com

Water trails incubator launched
Capital Crossroads has formed the Central Iowa Water Trails Incubator to guide planning and …

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NOTEBOOK: Here’s a rich idea: A caucus-themed restaurant

I chuckled a bit to myself and thought of former Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich when a fresh press release popped into my inbox. The release detailed plans for an Iowa caucus-themed wine bar/bistro to …

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NOTEBOOK: Clive Behavioral Health to offer first-of-its-kind treatment approach

When it opens in the summer of 2020, Clive Behavioral Health will offer a first-of-its-kind approach in Iowa for inpatient mental health treatment, says Dr. Sasha Khosravi, chair of the Psychiatry Department at MercyOne Des …

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NOTEBOOK: It’s actually Elizabeth Warren calling

The voice coming through Teree Caldwell-Johnson’s cellphone said it was Elizabeth Warren calling.Caldwell-Johnson, CEO of Oakridge Neighborhood and a Des Moines school board member, thought it was a robocall and briefly contemplated disconnecting. But the …

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Height adjust for proposed East Village hotel; construction could begin in September

 

An Iowa developer who faced resistance to building a seven-story extended-stay hotel in the Historic East Village Neighborhood has adjusted the structure’s height, allowing the project to begin gaining the necessary approvals so construction can begin …

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Proposed federal courthouse still raising some local ire

Though just a relative handful of people have seen preliminary designs for a $137 million federal courthouse proposed on prime riverfront property in downtown Des Moines, an image of an eyesore and an abomination is …

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2018 Best of Des Moines

Who is the best CEO in the metro?

Who is the best up and coming leader?

What is the best restaurant for entertaining? (Spoiler: The cover might give it away.)

What’s the best place for …

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Des Moines selling parking garage to EMC for $14.9 million

The city of Des Moines plans to sell its 843-space parking garage at 750 Mulberry St. to EMC Insurance Cos. for $14.9 million, pending City Council approval on May 20.

Acquiring the parking garage could …