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Posted March 06, 2024in Business Feature

Taxi company experiences resurgence

Patrick Stall began driving for Des Moines’ Yellow Cab Company 10 years ago. He joined as an independent contractor to earn some extra cash while finishing his degree. Little did [...]

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Posted December 06, 2023in Business Feature

The business of pawn

Weekdays are typically quiet at A Quality Pawn and Jewelry at 1135 Army Post Road in Des Moines. The owner, Adrian Welch, says she only sees up to five customers [...]

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Posted November 01, 2023in Business Feature

People from 2023 who made a difference

Whether it’s Des Moines city proper or Ankeny, Clive, Urbandale or any of the other suburbs in the metro, pride abounds in the residents who call these communities home. They [...]

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Posted May 03, 2023in Business Feature

How to deal with shoplifting

On the afternoon of March 23, three women visited West Des Moines’ Historic Valley Junction. They began at Coffee Cats and made their way south. Along the way, they stopped [...]

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Posted August 03, 2022in Business Feature

The business of CBD and THC

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 [...]

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Posted July 06, 2022in Business Feature

Marketing to consumers by culture

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 [...]

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Posted April 06, 2022in Business Feature

Fix it, or toss it?

Released in 2007, “The Story of Stuff” is a short film about material goods. Narrated by Annie Leonard, the 20-minute film exposes the truth behind material goods: where they come [...]

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Posted March 02, 2022in Business Feature

Here comes the bride

When it comes to the holiday season and Valentine’s Day, love is in the air — and warm, fuzzy feelings abound. No wonder then that the number of engagements spikes. [...]

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Posted December 01, 2021in Business Feature

Where are the cars?

Consolidation and COVID-19 have driven changes in the automotive industry both nationally and locally.   When Mark Hummel’s great grandfather opened a Plymouth-DeSoto dealership in Beaverdale in 1929, his was [...]

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Posted October 06, 2021in Business Feature

Handing off the baton

Successful business transitions require planning and preparation. After years of hard work, those who saw their dream of building a successful business come true often begin to see a new [...]

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