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Karie Kading Ramsey and Richie Hurd have a lot in common. Their fathers built successful real estate and development companies from scratch, for one thing. Like their dads, both work hard. Ramsey is CEO of …
The school year is finished, but whether we like it or not, Iowans have been sent to summer school this year. The subject for our summer education: the economics of foreign trade and tariffs.…
Businesses can now file 24/7 with a new system in place with the Iowa secretary of state’s office. New software launched June 18 aims to reduce the new business filings wait significantly — from two …
For more than three decades, Des Moines has been the can-do city, reshaping and rebuilding its downtown and grabbing national attention for its efforts. In many of its neighborhoods, however, the city didn’t. As if …
Here’s a list of local people in the June 15 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 …
Whirlpool’s $1.7 billion acquisition of Maytag, a storied Iowa brand of home appliances, offers a fascinating window into international trade and tariffs. At the time of the 2006 deal, Whirlpool was the largest appliance maker …
The folks at DART, which specializes in getting us around on buses and by other means, decided to make a high-tech play last October with the MyDART app. The software lets us use our phones …
Jim Cownie was introduced at Mediacom’s ode to broadband at Pillar Technologies’ “Forge” recently as the “father of cable in Des Moines.” To which he quipped: “I never understood the electromagnetic spectrum, and I still …
While it’s not uncommon for workplaces to entertain canine visitors during “bring your dog to work” days, it’s rare to find employers — particularly larger organizations — that keep an in-house dog as a full-time …
Whenever I stop by the Gravitate coworking space on Locust Street, I have to remind myself to look around. Sure, sometimes our regular office at the Business Record holds a few surprises (like puppy visitors), …
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