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NOTEBOOK: Honey Creek Resort plans free concerts

The Business Record Culture Desk has learned that Honey Creek Resort at Rathbun Lake will launch a six-week series of free concerts this summer. Kicking off will be the Brazilian 2wins on June 28. The …

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A Closer Look: A.J. Krist

A.J. Krist is just a couple of years older than the insurance agency that his father, the late Jamie Krist, founded 25 years ago. The younger Krist began working at the agency after graduating from …

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The Elbert Files: Feeling crushed by life?

If things are so good, why does it often feel so bad?

I think you know what I mean. 

Hardly a day goes by when we don’t hear good news: Des Moines is the best …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the April 27 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the April 27 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …

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Video: Retail Roundtable – 2018 Annual Real Estate Magazine

In January and February, the Business Record hosted five video roundtables, each on a different segment of real estate and development in Greater Des Moines: Office, retail, industrial,land and residential. Senior Staff Writer Kent Darr …

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NOTEBOOK: Water Works Foundation launches park egg hunt

The Des Moines Water Works Park Foundation wants you to explore Water Works Park as spring valiantly jostles for position in a winter that doesn’t want to end. So naturally foundation leaders spread colorful eggs all …

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NOTEBOOK: Development tips from a lawbreaker

A whole bunch of organizations got together with the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization to bring lawbreaking, big-thinking, cancer-surviving Jason Roberts to the atrium of the Historical Building for a noon presentation. 

He’s a …

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NOTEBOOK: BCycle puts a cork on sticky handlebar grips

If you check out a BCycle this spring, you may notice the handlebar grips no longer feel like the last user just finished a melting Thelma’s frozen cookie (unless, of course, someone happened to do …

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NOTEBOOK: BCycle puts a cork on sticky handlebar grips

If you check out a BCycle this spring, you may notice the handlebar grips no longer feel like the last user just finished a melting Thelma’s frozen cookie (unless, of course, someone happened to do …

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NOTEBOOK: Airport taxi update

Remember that deal where the airport took control of taxis again after Des Moines City Council deregulation of the industry led to there being many companies, with mixed service and occasional high fares even to …