Arts and Culture

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Vinyl and record stores making a comeback

In the last two years, Daniel Bosman says he hasn’t purchased one CD, and his collection of CDs takes up only a small span of shelf space in his house.

Now, almost every album he …

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Des Moines Social Club space listed for sale


Western Gateway Park had its genesis in the mid-1990s, when an Amoco gas station was demolished to make way for Meredith Corp.’s headquarters at 1615 Locust St. Mario Gandelsonas of New York-based Agrest and Gandelsonas …

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East Village business owner travels to World Cup


Tanya Keith, owner of Simply for Giggles, recently traveled with her husband, Doug Jotzke, to South Africa to cheer on the U.S. men’s national team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. She answered some questions …

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Living and working downtown


When Sara Broek decided to move from a house she shared with a few friends in West Des Moines, there was only one area she wanted to be – downtown.

Her apartment in the East …

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An ad man takes a shot at the U.S. image abroad


Keith Reinhard has been called the last of the “mad men,” the freewheeling, super-creative advertising executives who spun a world of marketable images from little more than raw meat.

In Reinhard’s case, the reference to …

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A knack for speed


Racing dreams are coming true for Brett Moffitt.

At age 17, those dreams seem to have no bounds.

He is driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, one of the hallmark names on the NASCAR circuit. On …

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Alianza grows into independent organization


Puede leer estas palabras? No?

Imagínese si tuviera que hacer un trato en el español como un empresario nuevo en México.

Don’t worry; I’ll translate.

I asked if you could read the first sentence and …

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China Iowa Consulting connects companies


Justin Mandelbaum was born in Des Moines. Lijuan Zhao was born in Nanning, China. Their start-up company was born out of their common desire to facilitate business between their respective homelands.

China Iowa Consulting LLC, …

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Companies honored as ‘Best Places to Work’ 2010


Winners in the Des Moines Business Record’s sixth annual “Best Places to Work in Central Iowa” survey were recognized at a luncheon May 11 at All Play in downtown Des Moines.

In the large-company category, …

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Top-selling business titles in Greater Des Moines

Top-selling business titles in Greater Des Moines  

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StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Updated Edition of the Online Test from Gallup’s Now, Discover Your Strengths

Tom Rath

(Gallup Press – February 2007)

$19.95

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