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Posted February 05, 2020in Commercial Real Estate Transactions

Commercial Real Estate

Commercial real estate transactions in Polk County from Dec. 12, 2019, through Jan. 16, 2020 ADDRESS: 5910 S.E. RIO CIRCLE, ANKENY SALE DATE: DEC. 12, 2019 PRICE: $17,400,000 SELLER: OPUS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC BUYER: STAG INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS LLC SQUARE FEET: 200,688 ACRES: 20.259 ADDRESS: 3205 GRAND AVE., DES MOINES SALE

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Posted February 05, 2020in Human Resources

Who should be eligible for my 401(k) program?

Retirement security. Sounds great, right? That’s the goal of a new law regarding retirement savings; on Jan. 1, the SECURE Act – entailing a variety of changes to retirement accounts including 401(k)s, 403(b)s, IRAs and others – went into effect. One highlight for employers is the change to eligibility requirements.

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Posted February 05, 2020in The Dish

Good news, bad news and new stuff we like

Black Velvet Canadian Whisky, the once and future king of Iowa, was the state’s most popular liquor brand. Wheat exploded to a 16-month high bolstered by potential Chinese demand following a trade deal. Argentina, Ukraine, Russia and Australia growers all had problems with their wheat crops. As Chicago wheat rallied,

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Posted February 05, 2020in Iowa Artist

Hawaiian flowers bring aloha to Midwest

Rachel Secretario Hill makes people happy with her comedy and her art. Ask Rachel Secretario Hill which career works best, comedian or artist, and, depending on the day, she’ll most likely laugh and say, “Both.” As a native of Hawaii, she formerly performed stand-up comedy. However, the gig usually didn’t

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Posted February 05, 2020in Sound Circuit

RhythMatics

Seasoned musicians welcome crowd feedback. It’s one last “hurrah” for a new band of veteran musicians from Des Moines. The RhythMatics, who are all older than age 60, aren’t ready to pack up their musical instruments, not just yet. Band members of the RhythMatics have to their credit two Iowa

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Posted February 05, 2020in Marketing

Balancing marketing personalization and privacy

Have you noticed advertising “following you” around recently? You may be having a discussion about a toaster oven and then you start noticing more appliance ads everywhere shortly thereafter. Brands are embracing tracking, personalization, and predictive analytics to attempt to match consumers to the products and services they are looking

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Posted February 05, 2020in Film Previews

Film Previews

“Birds of Prey” R | 109 min Director: Cathy Yan Stars: Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ewan McGregor You heard the one about the cop, the songbird, the psycho and the mafia princess? Total Quinnsanity. “Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” is a

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Posted February 05, 2020in Des Moines Forgotten

The early days of KFMG

The numbers on the dial changed, but Ron Sorenson’s commitment to the station and the Des Moines community remained consistent through the years. Ron Sorenson had no interest in a radio career. He loved music. He listened to it on the radio. He even played in a folk band called

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Posted February 05, 2020in People & Pets

Gina the chicken lady

It’s not all about the eggs. When Gina Campos’ neighbors moved away from their current Waukee home, they gave Gina a few chickens. The chickens eventually died, and the only pet remaining was their dog. After a year passed, Gina missed her chickens and started adding several at a time.

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Posted February 05, 2020in Walks of Life

Walks of Life

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