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A Closer Look: Tim Hoskins

To say Tim Hoskins is excited about Quester’s new marketing software — which can basically take the place of a human being in front of a focus group — is something like saying the Greater …

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Guest Opinion: Small business is big business

From Sioux City to Des Moines to Davenport and every small town in between, small business is big business in Iowa. 

Small business owners are our friends, our family members and our neighbors. They are …

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The art of collaboration

Six Greater Des Moines nonprofits will reach an expanded audience next weekend through a new collaboration with the Des Moines Arts Festival.

This year marks the debut of Arts DSM, a new destination located within …

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Settling into the lap of luxury

We’re going to start off with a dichotomy of styles and convergence of dreams.

On June 4, real estate developer Rich Eychaner bought 195,000 square feet of largely vacant office space. He was roundly praised …

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Business Record 6-19-15

Settling into the lap of luxury
Developers are ready to test whether downtown Des Moines is ready for expensive rents

Focus: Real Estate & Development

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Bridges and parking garages generate a TIF for Des Moines

Des Moines City Manager Scott Sanders would be plenty pleased if a civic-minded soul, preferably one with deep pockets, walked into his office and offered to buy a city-owned parking ramp or two.

 

“I …

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The Elbert Files: Iowa’s worst train wrecks

The eight people killed in last month’s Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia is a grim reminder of how deadly rail travel once was and still can be on rare occasions. 

Iowa has recorded only two passenger …

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Gitomer: More sales masters

Wanna be a sales master? Read about more sales masters! 

The book, titled “America’s Twelve Master Salesmen,” was written and published by B.C. Forbes & Sons in 1953. Yes, there were women in the book, …

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McLellan: Do you recycle?

I admit it – I hate re-inventing the wheel.  There’s nothing more debilitating to a to-do list than the belief that everything you do needs to be custom created. In this era of content creation, …

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A Closer Look: Siobhan Spain

In the tapestry of Siobhan Spain’s career, there is one common thread holding it all together: art.

Spain, director of DesMoinesArts Inc., the nonprofit organization behind the new arts incubator to go in at 900 …