When I first learned of plans to convert the former Des Moines Register building at 715 Locust St. into housing, I didn’t much care for the idea. I’d spent 37 years in the fourth floor …
Editor’s note: Business Record columnist Dave Elbert’s mother died recently at the age of 95, just one day after the 25th anniversary of his father’s death. The following was written for her service by Dave’s …
This time of year is ripe for trend reports, and because it’s important to our work with clients, I’ve been digging through many of them to identify recurring themes. There’s one theme that has …
When Elements Ltd. opened in the Shops at Roosevelt retail center, it was the new store on a block already inhabited by legends that included clothier Bill “I own the store” Reichardt.
Twenty years …
“Magic water” is what Shawn Mullen calls the fire-suppressing chemical Novec 1230.
To demonstrate, he unscrews a brown bottle and pours several inches of the clear liquid into a large glass jar.
First, he drops …
“Are you ready for a year of living dangerously?” asked my friend K.C. when I ran into him last week at the downtown library.
“What makes 2015 so dangerous?” I asked.
“The caucuses,” he said. …
Russia slashing vodka prices as its economy reels
CNNMoney: The Russian economy is in a tailspin, but hey, its vodka is about to get cheaper! The state agency that regulates the alcohol market said this month that it will …
I came up with an idea recently that seems logical, but which will be difficult to achieve for reasons that have nothing to do with logic.
Why, I wondered, are fuel taxes based on volume? …
Lakes are a fundamental part of the Iowa experience. They are also an important economic benefit to the state. Clean lakes are an asset for all Iowa businesses in recruiting employees and retaining a healthy, …
By Dawn Carlson, president of Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Stores of Iowa
There are few things more saddening than watching a once-thriving community lose jobs due to a widespread economic decline. That’s what many …
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