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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.

Cownie and Market District
Businessman Jim Cownie has a backup plan for the site of a scrap metal …
By BPC Staff | Aug 8, 2018
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New York man with Des Moines ties runs $156M company

Business Record columnist Dave Elbert gave us a bit of an update on his son, Craig, who is an entrepreneur based in New York City with his roots in Dartmouth College, the Wharton School and …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Aug 7, 2018
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Iowa farmers worry over huge NC verdict against hog farm

When you are among the farmers who have made Iowa the nation’s top producer of hogs and you read that a jury has ordered Smithfield Foods to pay $473.5 million to six neighbors of its …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Aug 7, 2018
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GSA picks former Riverfront Y site, again, for federal courthouse

The federal government appears poised to stake a claim for what many believe to be the premier development site in Iowa, nearly two acres of land near the Des Moines River where Hubbell Realty Co. …
By KENT DARR | Aug 7, 2018
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Hubbell presses on with plans for luxury condos where feds want a new courthouse

Hubbell Realty Co. is ready to tap the luxury condominium market with a development for a site that has become nearly legendary for the interest it has generated and its role in the redevelopment of …
By KENT DARR | Aug 6, 2018
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On The Move: Week of July 30

Emily Saitta

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP

Hired as associate

emily.saitta@claconnect.com


Mickenna Holdredge

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP

Hired as associate

mickenna.holdredge@claconnect.com


Isabella Hosier

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP

Hired as associate

isabella.hosier@claconnect.com


Mackenzie Hunkele

Iowa State Bank

Hired as assistant branch manager

mnhunkele@iowastatebanks.com…
By JOHN RETZLAFF | Aug 3, 2018
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Cownie, city of Des Moines lay groundwork for key Market District development site

Businessman Jim Cownie could sell the site of a scrap metal operation on the southern fringe of the East Village in Des Moines to the city if development plans do not work out, according to …
By KENT DARR | Aug 3, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: Durham: String of new records in business filings evidence that Iowa is on right track

Iowa’s economic development director said the state’s latest record for annual business filings isn’t a surprise and shows the state’s economic power.

Debi Durham, director of the Iowa Economic Development Authority, responded to a question …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Aug 2, 2018
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Artist uses gaming to help cancer patients

This Friday, Mainframe Studios’ monthly open house will feature doses of virtual reality, gaming and co-host Josh Larson’s Numinous Games, which helps cancer patients among others. 

The company’s latest release is “Galaxies of Hope,” developed …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Aug 2, 2018
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Leading a new era

The nonprofit Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute has helped polish the skills of more than 2,000 area professionals who now, as alumni, are serving at least 280 other nonprofits in the area. The institute and …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Aug 2, 2018