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Owner vows to rebuild bigger, better facility after fire destroys bowling alley

Des Moines Register: Plaza Lanes owner Randy Thompson says he plans to rebuild after a fire destroyed the longtime Des Moines bowling alley on Monday. “It will probably be bigger, with more amenities,” he said, predicting …

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New owners don’t plan to reopen Inn at Okoboji as a resort

Sioux City Journal: The new owners of the Inn at Okoboji have no plans to reopen the 121-year-old resort, according to the local real estate agent who conducted an online auction for the property on West …

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ABI business leader survey points to positive 2018

A new survey released by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry today found that members are generally positive about the prospects for 2018, reports the Corridor Business Journal. A top issue: workforce recruitment/retention that members …

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Rules committee approves increase in secretary of state fees

The Iowa Administrative Rules Review Committee has decided to let proposed fees charged by the secretary of state’s office go into effect. The Iowa Association of Business and Industry reported that the group successfully lobbied …

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Gassmann named president of Bell Brothers

Jason Gassmann has been named president of Bell Brothers Heating and Air Conditioning in Des Moines. Gassmann has been employed by Bell Brothers for 16 years and has held various sales and management roles. He …

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On Small Business Saturday, we were eating and drinking

Iowans reached for a beer and a bite to eat on Small Business Saturday, according to a survey by American Express, the company that created the day to patronize local retailers in 2010, and the …

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Guest Opinion: Tax Reform Can’t Leave Small Business Behind

As we head into the busy holiday season, tax reform is top of mind for nearly every small-business owner in Iowa. We can all agree that the burdensome tax code coupled with the exhaustive regulatory …

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A Closer Look: Michele Keenan

Michele Keenan was hired as the first paid executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Greater Des Moines in July 2016. Formed in the early 1980s, the nonprofit had until last year …

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Fretting the internet

With few exceptions, retail is trending hot and cold in Greater Des Moines, or, as developer Mike Whalen describes it, the industry is a little “schizo” right now.

Outlets of Des Moines, a development Whalen …

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Holiday shopping continues today

Black Friday 2017 is in the books and Cyber Monday has begun. The number of transactions and the dollars spent were both ahead of last year’s totals in each hour so far this Cyber Monday, …