More results...
Good-time Greater Des Moines has the blues when it comes to the mix of a job-producing economy and the strain that growth places on affordable housing.
Eric Burmeister, executive director of the Polk County Housing …
The Argonne Armory Building was the last of seven buildings that made up the Des Moines Civic Center historic district and it could be the first sold for private development. At least one developer is …
Thelma’s ice cream sandwiches are now available for shipping in dry-ice-cooled packages sold through Amazon’s platform. The treats — great-grandma’s cookies on the outside, Anderson-Erickson ice cream on the inside — should soon be in …
Randy Evans | executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council
Back in my working days, back when I supervised The Des Moines Register’s business news staff, one of the columnists confessed to our readers …
Nearly 20 years ago, Des Moines lawyer Rick Autry suggested to his father that they co-author a book about virtues that could be read to and by children. James Autry, a local author and former …
I’m hoping that you’re finding that this series of columns focused on the channels too critical for you to ignore in 2018 has been helpful so far. This week’s channel is the redheaded stepchild of …
With STEM fields getting a lot of attention in education, the results of the 2017 Iowa Youth Straw Poll caught our eyes. It turns out just 26 percent of students who participated consider math their …
Small Business Saturday, a creation of American Express, on Nov. 25 featured Tim McGrath’s Des Moines Small Biz Support Squad surprising small-business owners with the likes of balloons, food, gifts and massages. The event, started …
When John Lorentzen graduated with a business degree from Drake University 40 years ago, he thought he had a pretty complete grounding in business topics. It wasn’t until after he was practicing corporate tax law …
Sometimes after one of our events, as people ask me how it went and what I found interesting as moderator, I find myself repeating a nugget of info over and over. In the case of our …
Get Our Email Newsletter
