Posted March 01, 2023in Business Feature
Customers line up outside the store on a warm Saturday morning in February. Seventy-nine tickets are handed out before the store even opens — tickets that determine the order of entry. Once 10 a.m. hits, those first in line run into the store. By 10:02, carts are full. At 10:05,
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Posted February 01, 2023in Business Feature
The value of internships for both students and businesses “Internships play a key role in an individual’s career exploration. In addition to giving students the opportunity to dive headfirst into the working world, they allow employers to build connections with prospective employees and future colleagues.” That’s what the Greater Des
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Posted January 04, 2023in Business Feature, Business Journal
Those looking to reserve a hotel room can find just shy of 800 hotels in Iowa — and a lot of vacant rooms. Like many businesses, hotels suffered hard times when COVID-19 hit pandemic levels. While many are well on the way to recovery, others still grapple with a change
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Posted November 30, 2022in Business Feature
Mike Enloe may have been a struggling student at Drake University in 1975, but he kept an eye on the music industry. He decided to take a chance and open his own record store. “My wife and I hopped in a car one day; we drove down Ingersoll Avenue looking
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Posted November 02, 2022in Business Feature
For the fourth year, CITYVIEW’s Business Journal recognizes the contributions of outstanding business leaders who have made a difference in their communities. The business world is ever-changing — as are the challenges faced by those whose success is inextricably linked to the ebb and flow of the economy, evolving technology,
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Posted October 05, 2022in Business Feature
More central Iowans are making the switch to solar, and it’s not just because of the tax incentives. On one hand, solar energy is seen as an alternative to typical means of electricity production: natural gas, coal and nuclear energy. On the other, solar panels are an investment and a
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Posted August 31, 2022in Business Feature
“Everything revolves around school time,” said Ryan Harkema, superintendent of Ankeny Parks and Recreation. Students returning to a daily school routine with sports practices and extracurriculars is a headache felt by parents and employers alike. Employers who depend on teenage staff during the summer months are left helpless when classes
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Posted August 03, 2022in Business Feature
Lacie Navin’s father struggled with fibromyalgia for years. Pain and sleep medications continued to pile on top of each other until a family friend introduced them to cannabidiol (CBD). Her father tried a topical pain cream and a tincture. “In four months’ time, he ended up weaning off of everything
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Posted July 06, 2022in Business Feature
The United States has been renowned as a cultural “melting-pot.” As the demographics of the country continue to shift, so they do in Des Moines. A nation of immigrants brings cultural practices from all over the world. To serve their own communities, many businesses in Des Moines focus on cultural
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Posted June 01, 2022in Business Feature
Leading cable and satellite TV providers in the Des Moines metro are losing subscribers. Fast. Company-wide, Dish Network lost 583,000 pay-TV subscribers in 2021. Mediacom lost 71,000. DirecTV does not publish its metrics, but Leichtman Research Group estimates DirecTV lost 1.9 million subscribers. This trend can be attributed to a
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