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Zachary Mannheimer, the former New Yorker behind the successful creation and growth of the Des Moines Social Club, now wants to use arts and entrepreneurship to help small Iowa towns boost their economic development.
Mannheimer, …
I have an unusual connection with “The Wizard of Oz,” the stage musical that begins an eight-performance run at the Des Moines Civic Center on Dec. 15.
This particular show premiered at the London Palladium …
In last week’s column, we explored the idea of how smart businesses recognize that gratitude isn’t just a worthy emotion, it’s smart marketing.
Everyone wants to be appreciated and today, when businesses must compete for …
Jay Byers works at command central during one of Greater Des Moines’ biggest economic booms. More than most business leaders, politicians and nonprofit leaders, the CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership plays a central …
Ellen Yee has two long-held passions: the law and international relations. Yee, who joined Drake University’s law faculty in 2005 and was named director of the law school’s international programs in 2013, recently was honored …
Here is a question I’ve received more than a hundred times in one form or another: How do I make a (better) name for myself?
Here is the premise, the definition and the answer: In …
Building up a legacy Jim Hubbell returned to Des Moines in the 1970s to revive a slumbering real estate giant
Focus: Building and Construction
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Jim Hubbell has presided over the transformation and second boom of a family business that has been a household name in Iowa for more than a century, but it’s unlikely you’ll get him to take …
If Rick Tollakson had been calling the shots at Hubbell Realty Co. back in 1983, chances are the Kaleidoscope at the Hub and the Hub Tower wouldn’t have been built.
“It was a risky project,” …
Let’s say you are plotting a career of achievements. There are a lot of examples to follow in Greater Des Moines, but it would be tough to beat the example of the Frederick M. “F.M.” …
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