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Retail and Business

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Mad Meatball reopening in new apartment project

Mad Meatball, a popular pizzeria formerly located at Southeast Fifth Street and East Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, has a new home.

The restaurant will reopen in spring 2020 in ground-floor space at Linc at …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Oct 7, 2019
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Hy-Vee investigation finds malware on payment systems at fuel pumps, drive-thrus, restaurants

Hy-Vee Inc. released a new database for shoppers worried their credit or debit card information may be at risk from the payment data breach first reported on Aug. 14. 

An investigation found malware designed to …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 4, 2019
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Forever 21 at Outlets of Des Moines in Altoona may close

Des Moines Register: Forever 21, a fast fashion retailer known for their trendy clothing styles and cheap prices, released a list of stores that could close as part of the company’s bankruptcy. On that list …
By BPC Staff | Oct 2, 2019
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NOTEBOOK: The story behind how Sears came to be a tenant in Merle Hay Mall

Elizabeth Holland, chairman and general counsel of the Chicago-based Abbell Associates, was a keynote speaker at last week’s annual Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association Expo.

Holland’s grandfather, Joseph Abbell with others, developed Merle Hay Mall. …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Oct 2, 2019
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Legislation backed by Ernst would open SBA programs to child care providers

Sen. Joni Ernst announced she is co-sponsoring a bill with Nevada Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen that would enable nonprofit child care providers to use all of the Small Business Administration’s capital access programs, a move …
By BPC Staff | Sep 27, 2019
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Iowa women-owned businesses rank 24th, report says

Cedar Rapids Gazette: When it comes to women-owned businesses, Iowa falls just above the middle of the pack, an annual report found. The state ranked 24th nationwide with 90,193 businesses owned by women, according to this …
By BPC Staff | Sep 24, 2019
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: The future of retail? Could be stronger than you think

Developers and others are wondering what the future holds for retail, particularly brick-and-mortar stores. 

With consumers increasingly turning to online to buy everything from household goods and clothes to furniture and small power tools, city …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Sep 19, 2019
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Dark Side of the Spoon Hospitality Group launches in Des Moines

Des Moines Register: A new restaurant group has been formed in Iowa to take its place alongside the likes of Full Court Press and Orchestrate Hospitality. Local restaurateurs and bar owners Tom and Annie Baldwin announced …
By BPC Staff | Sep 18, 2019
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Central Iowa Business Conference planned for Thursday

The Urbandale Chamber hosts its Central Iowa Business Conference on Thursday. The event’s keynote speakers include Daymond John from “Shark Tank,” U.S. Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug and Kreg Tool President Todd Sommerfeld. Breakout sessions start at 7 …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2019
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HomeGoods, discount home decor chain, planned for Ankeny

HomeGoods, a discount home decor, furniture and kitchen store chain, is planned in Ankeny along Delaware Avenue in an outlot by Fleet Farm, according to an agenda posted by the Ankeny Plan and Zoning Commission.…
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Sep 16, 2019
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