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 [...]
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Posted February 05, 2020in Commercial Real Estate Transactions
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Posted February 05, 2020in Walks of Life
