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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Amazon inching closer to opening department stores with high-tech features

Retail giant Amazon Inc. is moving closer to opening its own line of department stores as a way to boost its apparel sales, report Sebastian Herrera and Khadeeja Safdar for the Wall Street Journal. The stores likely …

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Blk & Bold coffee company partners with Ben & Jerry’s on new cold brew ice cream flavor

Des Moines Register: Des Moines coffee wholesaler Blk & Bold is partnering with Ben & Jerry’s on a cold brew coffee ice cream with marshmallow swirls and fudge brownies. The limited edition flavor called Change is …

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Des Moines approves food truck expansion

Axios Des Moines: Food trucks are now allowed on Des Moines’ streets during special events under a new rule approved by the City Council this week. Ordinances had limited the trucks to specific zones and parks. …

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National small business survey: Challenges deepening as COVID infections rise

Small business owners across America are less confident the country is moving in the right direction and are increasingly concerned about the impact that rising COVID-19 infection rates will have on their businesses, according to …

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Downtown Des Moines Hy-Vee to close for conversion into HealthMarket

Des Moines Register: Hy-Vee will close its downtown Des Moines supermarket so it can be converted into a version of the chain’s HealthMarket concept and a sit-down Chinese and sushi restaurant. Spokesperson Christina Gayman said Tuesday …

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Auto dealership proposed in Altoona’s Prairie Crossing

A large Midwest automotive group is eyeing opening a dealership in an Altoona development that includes an outlet shopping center, restaurants and hotels.

Officials with Gurley Leep Automotive Family, headquartered in Indiana, are seeking an …

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Grimes Hy-Vee opens, launching new concept, amenities

The new Hy-Vee in Grimes is located off Iowa Highway 141 on Northeast Gateway Drive. The new exterior is made with brick, precast concrete panels and metal flashings in gray shades and will be the …

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Farver tapped as president of Perishable Distributors of Iowa

Jason Farver has been named president of Perishable Distributors of Iowa, a Hy-Vee subsidiary, the company has announced. Farver  will oversee the operations, strategies and overall growth of PDI, along with Hy-Vee’s other manufacturing facilities. Farver …

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Ankeny store manager receives top Hy-Vee service award

Wadstrom, manager of the North Ankeny Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh, was selected as a winner of the company’s Legendary Customer Service Award. Wadstrom was one of 11 of the West Des Moines-based company’s 86,000 employees to …

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Fitness showrooms planned in several Hy-Vee stores

The new Grimes Hy-Vee will include an in-store fitness equipment showroom, the first of several planned by the West Des Moines-based retailer, the company announced today. Hy-Vee has partnered with Johnson Fitness & Wellness, headquartered in Cottage …