h digitalfootprint web 728x90

Retail and Business

DSC 6869

Greater Des Moines Partnership announces 2023 Small Business Success Summit

The Greater Des Moines Partnership’s sixth annual Small Business Success Summit will take place on March 22 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the FFA Enrichment Center on Des Moines Area Community College’s Ankeny …

fareway social

Fareway focuses on growth through pandemic’s economic downturn

If you don’t live near a Fareway grocery store or see one as you drive around your community, chances are you will soon.

The Boone-based grocery store has opened 11 stores from 2020 to 2022, …

DSC 6869

Local veteran opens new fitness concept in Des Moines after heart episode

An in-home and on-site personal training brand recently opened in Des Moines. GYMGUYZ brings certified personal trainers and fitness equipment to people’s homes and businesses to deliver a variety of customized workout programs, from weight …

DSC 6869

Hy-Vee announces multiple executive leadership changes

Hy-Vee Inc. publicly announced today multiple changes to its executive leadership team that were announced to stockholders during the company’s recent annual stockholder meeting.

Hy-Vee CEO Jeremy Gosch was named vice chairman of the company’s …

DSC 6869

Jordan Creek Town Center adding experience-oriented tenants to attract shoppers

Shopping malls nationwide are filling vacant spaces with tenants that provide guests with experiences like playing arcade games, laser tag or bouncing on trampolines.

At Jordan Creek Town Center, a regional shopping mall that opened …

DSC 6869

Guest Commentary: Family businesses contribute to the Iowa economy

Submitted by Dan Beenken, director of the University of Northern Iowa Family Business Center

 

Tony Simmons, former president and CEO of McIlhenny Co., showed up in Des Moines and “kicked it up a notch” …

DSC 6869

Aldi store to open in Windsor Heights on Jan. 5

Aldi is opening its first location in Windsor Heights on Jan. 5 at 8:30 a.m. The store will offer fresh, organic produce delivered daily, as well as cheese and wine, and food specific to those …

DSC 6869

Target to anchor $132 million shopping center in Waukee

Target will anchor Waukee Towne Center, a 62-acre lifestyle center planned west of Southeast Alice’s Road and about a block south of East Hickman Road in Waukee. Construction is expected to begin in the spring. Rendering …

DSC 6869

New Jethro’s restaurant planned in Coralville/Iowa City area

Entrepreneur Bruce Gerleman plans to open a Jethro’s BBQ ‘n Jake’s Smokehouse Steaks in Coralville, the restaurant owner said.

The restaurant will be Gerleman’s first in the Iowa City area.

The barbecue and steakhouse will…
DSC 6869

ABI survey shows members plan to invest in Q1 despite ongoing challenges

Iowa manufacturers plan to make more capital investments early next year, according to a survey by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry.

According to ABI’s Quarterly Business Survey, 67% of those responding said they …