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Volume 35 | Number 17 | APrIl 28, 2017

terry branstad, 38ben bruns, 16steve chapMan, 16shannon cofield, 16Joe dehart, 9rich eychaner, 20christine hensley, 4

colleen Johnson, 20david king, 4kellie Markey, 12erin rollenhagen, 4christopher stafford, 20tiffany tauscheck, 16brian waller, 4

Who’s in this issue?A list of local people and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned.

this Week

4 INsIDEr NotEbooK• rollenhagen bares the facts on her

clothed ad shoot• hensley: explore outsourcing of

parking meters, pay-with-phone• autry: it’s about the people• do self interests outweigh your best

interests?• Midwest startups need talent, capital,

culture of support• news you might have missed

9 JoE DEhArttake a closer look at the new provost of des Moines area community college - newton campus.

16 swImmINg wIth thE DolphINs

drake’s ‘dolphin tank’ connects seasoned execs, emerging leaders

20 DowNtowN rEtAIl in an excerpt from the business record’s commercial real estate video roundtables, three retail experts talk about what it will take to attract more than bars and restaurants west of the des Moines river in downtown des Moines.

34 oN thE movEJob changes, hires and promotions

36 CAlENDAr pICKsyour first look at upcoming events

voicesWe want to hear from you. To submit an article for the Guest Opinion column or to send a letter to the publisher, please contact publisher Chris Conetzkey at (515) 661-6081 or chrisconetzkey@bpcdm.com.

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the elbert files: by dave elbert

39 stArt wIth mobIlEMarketing: by drew Mclellan

CORRECTION: last week’s cover story about the dreamer academy at findley elementary school incorrectly stated that each student’s college savings account is initially seeded with $500. the program establishes an account for each student; students can earn up to $200 per year in their accounts for achieving incentives. a low- or moderate-income child who has school savings of just $500 or less prior to reaching college age is over three times more likely to enroll in college than a child with no college savings account, according to a university of kansas study.

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The INSIDeR notebookBits and bites of the finer side of Iowa business

In case you missed it...A brief look back at members-only news from the past week on BusinessRecord.com

Progress on water quality still a trickleThe Iowa Legislature failed to pass long-term, sustainable funding to help clean Iowa’s waterways, streams and lakes. bit.ly/2osvqUE

Iowa tax refunds delays now the normLonger processing times for income tax refunds are not a one-time anomaly, but rather a new paradigm. bit.ly/2q1lHlw

UI’s Internship Village in D.M. fills up for summerThe University of Iowa’s Internship Village - which is housed in Fenton hall on the former AIB College of Business campus - will be filled to capacity this summer with 134 college interns. bit.ly/2oGXM9f

Indy team revs up Des Moines transit effortsTwo leaders of Indianapolis’ successful efforts to greatly improve its transit system came to town this week to inspire Capital Crossroads’ Transit Future Work Group, which is looking to do the same here. bit.ly/2peFUEm

Do self interests outweigh your best interests?by JOE GARDyASZ

Does your organization ask, “What’s in it for me?” or “What’s the right thing to do?” New research by Iowa State University management professor David King shows how a lack of oversight can make it easy for executives and employees to act in their own self-interest and lead to fraudulent behavior. In a paper just published by the journal Public Integrity, King explains how a system of competing interests within an organization — such as those he followed while an Air Force program manager — can create checks and balances to limit unethical behavior. Read the full ISU article: bit.ly/2p13JRO

Rollenhagen bares the facts on her clothed ad shoot, favorite sports team, love of ‘Abbey Road’ by pERRy bEEmAn

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One of the cooler recent developments on the Iowa tech scene is the now-established

TechBrew AM, the Technology Association of Iowa’s morning-coffee version of its usual beer-infused, STeM-focused happy hours around the state. The morning version in Des Moines has settled into the cool-antiques vibe of

West end Architectural Salvage. Because it happens on Fridays, our friend and fellow

music buff Brian Waller, the head guy at TAI, always chats with a featured guest who has to

adhere to Waller’s tradition of Vinyl Fridays. The latest session featured IT guru and entrepreneurial Technologies President Erin Rollenhagen, who chose to play the Beatles’ “Abbey Road” because it “was in heavy rotation” at her house while she was growing up, she told the audience. I had met Rollenhagen some time back, but I learned a few things about her at this session. One: She grew up in Ames and graduated from Ames high School, which happens to be my alma mater (our classes were some years apart, ahem). Anyway, Waller has a great interview style, and he asked a bunch of rapid-fire questions, some fun, some serious. Rollenhagen, who will lead the TAI board next year, was a good sport, engaging and funny. In addition to learning that Rollenhagen and Waller were born on the same day, we discovered:

•ShedidsomeresearchonRollingStonemagazinecoverswhen she was asked to mimic one for a TAI ad campaign that highlights “the rock stars of Iowa technology.” The campaign featured Rollenhagen in a full-page display on the back of a recent Business Record, holding a lit match. “It was a lot of fun,” Rollenhagen said. “I will say I did some research on Rolling Stone covers. I thought, ‘I want this to be good, I want to do a great job for TAI.’ So I checked out what other people had done on actual Rolling Stone covers, and they’re all naked. I did not go that route. You’re welcome.” •HawkeyesorCyclones?“Hawkeyes.”(Shestartedoutas an english major, then switched to economics and

management information systems. “I wanted to be in technology.”)•Shecollectedstamps,rocksandotherstuffasakid.“Iwas your stereotypical super-nerd as a kid. I went to high school, and all I wanted was to be popular. Activities took a back seat for a while. But then I got an internship at a software company in West Des Moines. I thought, ‘This is really cool.’ ”•Adviceto18-year-oldErin:“Ijustthinkaboutthenumberof times my plans were derailed or very nearly were derailed by worrying about a guy. I almost didn’t take that internship in West Des Moines because I was dating a guy in Iowa City and he was mad. I very nearly followed my boyfriend who wanted to be in the NFL. I realize now that the right person is going to make it work and not expect you to give up your career, and is going to respect you for what you are doing.”•OnherdecisiontoserveaschairwomanofTAI:“Itmayhave had something to do with the three margaritas I had before we talked.”•“StarWars”or“StarTrek?”“StarWars.”•Favoritecurseword:“Badass.”•Favoritecaffeinatedbeverage:“DietCoke.”•Wearclownshoesorclownwig?“Clownwig,andin’96,Iwasn’t far off.” •Leastfavoriteword:“Whateverbuzzwordpeopleareusing in business irritates me. Currently, ‘leverage’ is ticking me off.’ ”•Comedyclubordanceclub?“Danceclub.”•Whatsoundornoisedoyoulove?“Birdschirpinginthe morning.”•Whatsoundornoisedoyouhate?“Myneighbor’slawnmower.”•Whatotherprofessionwouldyouliketotry?“Therapist.”•Whichwouldyounotwanttodo?“Telemarketer.”•WhatwouldyouwanttohearGodsaywhenyouarrivedin heaven? “Good job.”

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It’s about the peopleby perry beeman

When Technology Association of Iowa chief Brian Waller introduced the keynote speaker, former Meredith Corp. exec and poet James Autry, at the Prometheus Awards recently, he said: “He has taught me that there is no such thing as business. It’s all about people. Jim Autry has taught me to choose gratitude every day, and be grateful. He has taught me that every once in a while, it’s good to look around for God.” Autry told the gathering: “The key to everything in organizational life — everything — lies in relationships. Get the relationships right, and everything else will fall into place.” Autry offered a few take-home lessons:

• “Leadership is not about controlling people, it’s about caring for people.”

• “Leadership is not about being a boss, it’s about building a community. I’m not much on teams, and I know I’m in the minority on that. But in America, teams are made up of superstars and benchwarmers. That’s not what you want in your organization. It’s not what it should aspire to.”

• “Leadership is not about holding on to territory, it’s about letting go of ego. People ask what the biggest barrier to good leadership is. Well, what is the greatest barrier to good friendship? To good marriages? To good parenting? To relationships of any kind? Ego. Ego is the greatest barrier to great organizational life there is.”

• “Leadership is less concerned with pep talks and more concerned with creating a place in which people can do good work, can find meaning in their work and share in rewards. Not just professional or financial rewards, which of course are important, but the psychological, emotional and spiritual rewards of a job well done.”

• “Leadership, like life, is largely a matter of paying attention.”

• “Leadership requires love. Love of ourselves, love of our colleagues, love of our products, love of what we do together.”

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Explore outsourcing of parking meters, pay-with-phoneby perry beeman

Des Moines City Councilwoman Christine Hensley has asked the city staff to explore a couple of changes in the parking meter

network. First, she wonders if the city would

be better off hiring a company that would take care of repairing, replacing and running the parking meters under contract. The City Council would still set the rates and make all the rules. Second, Hensley has heard of smartphone apps that would both tell you how much time is left on your meter and let you pay for more time, using your phone. She said that is worth considering in Des Moines, too.

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AOL founder Case: Midwest startups need talent, capital, culture of supportby perry beeman

I swung out to the West Des Moines Sheraton for a 20-minute lobby-couch chat with one of the great minds in entrepreneurship — AOL founder Steve Case. Case had been to New York City the day before to start a book tour in support of the re-released and updated paperback version of his year-old New York Times best-seller, “The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future.” He then headed straight for Des Moines, as you’d expect. The night before our chat, he had strolled into Barnes and Noble in West Des Moines, and found his paperback already on the shelf. “The system works,” said Case. “I took a photo of it. “We added a lot of depth to this edition, and a chapter on the election, where the country is, and where it needs to go,” said Case, who now runs an investment firm called Revolution and has been involved in initiatives such as Zipcar. “It lays out a seven-point plan, RESTART, that is an agenda to make sure we can remain the most innovative, entrepreneurial nation.” The two big themes are the third wave itself (life changes brought by the internet, in education, health care and transportation, for example), and the ‘rise of the rest.’ ’’ We talked broadly about Case’s thoughts on the need for collaboration and funding for startups, but also took time to assess the situation in Iowa, where Dwolla is based despite West Coast funders’ attempts to move it to Silicon Valley, Case said. “It’s going to require a different mindset by entrepreneurs or large companies, and partnerships are going to be important. Policy will be more important. “In the first wave, when we started AOL 32 years ago, only 3 percent of the people were online and we wanted to get people online, and we couldn’t do it alone. So we had 300 partners. Second wave, when it was about software apps, like Facebook or Snapchat, partnerships weren’t really necessary. In the Third wave, if you really want to revolutionize health care, it’s not about the app — you might partner with doctors, you might partner with hospitals. If you want to revolutionize education, some of that can be done in the apps, some of that can be done on the cloud, but most of it will be done in the classrooms. So you partner with teachers and universities. Policy, partnerships and perseverance are going to be important again.” We asked Case a few more questions:

What do Iowa and the rest of the Midwest need to do? In regional entrepreneurship, how do you level the playing field so everybody everywhere has a shot at the American Dream, so entrepreneurs in places like Des Moines and Iowa City actually can start and scale companies and the process creates jobs? The formula that seems to work is you have to win the battle for talent. How do you make sure that the people who are most likely to be innovating, who are growing up here or are going to school here, stay here. Slow the brain drain. Any community can have people who grow up and say, “OK, now I have to move to San Francisco or New York.” How do you slow that? And how do you trigger a bit of a boomerang, where people who moved away say, “OK, now it’s time to move back”? Capital is a big deal, too. How do you get more angel investments locally and how do you attract more national investors, so entrepreneurs feel that they really can scale their companies and keep them? There are examples like Dwolla, where when they raised capital from Silicon Valley, they were pushed to open an office in Silicon Valley and my understanding is they realized that wasn’t necessarily the best thing and shifted the center of gravity back to Des Moines. If they had been able to raise money in Des Moines, that never would have been an issue. The other, where there is criticism that is probably legitimate, is how do you create a connectivity, how do you create a culture of risk-taking? Often in these “rise of the rest” cities, things are fragmented. The CEOs and the universities and others are not really working together in a collaborative, networked way to support startups. Often, cities where I grew up, in Honolulu, Hawaii, are kind of risk-averse. They are focused on celebrating the past and preserving

the present and not in ushering in the future. If someone tries something and the company fails, they are labeled a failure. That doesn’t happen in Silicon Valley. Thomas Edison said, “I didn’t fail a thousand times; it just took me a thousand times to get the right answer.” If you are in a lab trying to come up with a new drug, almost everything you try fails. But they get insights that ultimately lead to some breakthrough in life-saving drugs. Talent is a big deal, capital is a big deal, but culture and collaboration are too.

What was your opinion of Iowa’s startup scene when you visited two years ago? Generally positive, and that it was rising, but there was work to be done on becoming a magnet for talent, becoming a magnet for capital, and creating a more fearless, connected and collaborative startup community. It’s not just about Des Moines. It’s about Iowa City and how do you create a network effect? We saw this in Nebraska, too. We were in Omaha in the morning and Lincoln in the afternoon, and they are starting to find ways to work together.

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A closeR look: A local leader you should know

Closer Look suggestion?Do you know a leader who’s new or of growing interest in Des Moines’ business community? Send an email to the editor with the name, position and reason you think your nominee should be interviewed by our reporters. Send suggestions to chrisconetzkey@bpcdm.com

After 15 years of traveling between his home in Newton and Des Moines Area Community College’s main campus in Ankeny, Joe De-Hart now has a much shorter commute. In his new role as provost of DMACC’s Newton Campus, he oversees a wide range of programs for more than 800 students, about half of whom are enrolled in the DMACC Career Academy in Newton. The campus has significantly ex-panded with the recent announcement of the donation of the former Maytag headquarters complex adjacent to the campus. DeHart began his career teaching at an alternative high school in Marshalltown, and then worked in data collection and analysis for the Iowa Department of Education before joining DMACC in 2002. In his previous role as DMACC’s executive director for institutional effectiveness, he oversaw the accreditation and assessment of DMACC’s academic programs as well as research and strategic planning. He’s also the head of an all-DMACC family: His wife, Rebecca, is a mathematics professor at the Newton campus. Their oldest son is a DMACC graduate and their other three sons are each enrolled in DMACC programs — culinary arts, welding and advanced math classes through DMACC’s Career Advantage program, respectively.

So this is the first time you get to work in your hometown? I have lived in my hometown the entire time I’ve been at DMACC and I had been commuting to Ankeny, so it’s hard to have one foot in the community and to be active. Now I get to be more directly involved in all the good work taking place in Newton.

What did you accomplish in your previous position? One thing I’m proud of is that we just came through our national accreditation with flying colors; that was a very good thing. Also, we put together a very good strategic plan for the college. We wanted to put it together so that every-one could see themselves in that strategic plan, to really put together a plan that’s cohesive and student-centered. The other thing I’m always proud of is how you see people you work with grow and rise to the challenge.

How does your background in data analysis benefit you as provost? I think that education is becoming more and more a data-driven entity; it hasn’t always been that way. I think

it’s beneficial to be able to use the data skills I acquired in a previous career to apply them to make the best decisions for students, to see what directions we should take and what really works for students.

Who were your mentors and how did they influence you? I have two people who really stick in my mind — Laura Schinnow, who hired me to teach at EXCEL Alternative High School in Marshalltown. She taught me that people have inherent value as human beings, and to have respect for all students and the situations they’re in. With all of the things that many students have to deal with, for them to come to class every day is really a tribute to them. Another mentor was Dave Alvord, (former chief of the Bureau of Planning, Research and Evaluation in the Iowa Department of Educa-tion) who’s now deceased. He was great at reaching past the numbers and seeing what they tell you about the situation that your school or society finds itself in.

What’s your guiding principle as a leader? When in doubt, over-communicate. You may have deci-sions to make, but you can always gather input — you need to listen. There’s an inherent fairness and love for people you need to have. The analytic mind also comes in handy; you have to be able to look at a situation from all sides.

How did the Newton Campus fare through the Great Recession and beyond? There was kind of a double whammy in Newton, with Maytag leaving at the same time that the Great Recession hit. But there was money available through NAFTA for people to come back to school, so we saw a huge double-digit growth in enrollment. Since 2011 our enrollment has declined, but that means people are working and making money. So what we’re seeing now with a fairly low unemployment rate, we have to be deliberate in what we’re offering. Also, we have to focus on short-term upskilling training, so employers can incorporate some training into their day because they’re not going to be able to come to us full time for two years.

What’s the latest on the Maytag campus addition? Since the announcement of that gift, we’ve been working to increase the number of tenants in that facility. We’re look-

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A closer look: A local leader you should know

“ing for more commercial or light industrial tenants whose rent will offset the carrying cost of that facility. We have some new businesses coming into that area, and we’re hope-ful that trend will continue. Right now, we’re getting some of the deferred maintenance caught up, to make it a stable en-vironment for businesses to come in and set up shop. We’re putting together a plan that will involve the community and consider what business and industry needs. We want to make sure that everyone can be heard and gets to be part of that plan.

Your goals for your first year? The things I really look forward to in the next year or so are to expand the educational offerings here, to make sure there are more programs available to the community and also more short-term credit programs. I also want us to con-nect with more people in high school who never thought they would be college-bound.

What do you do for fun? One thing I really enjoy is camping — I have a little pop-up camper and we love going out to Red Rock. And I do like to do remodeling. I’ve done a couple of bathrooms. I’m not sure how good I am at it, but I sure enjoy the work. n

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eBay hired Kellie Markey as employee No. 189 in San Jose, Ca-lif. The Des Moines native and graduate of West Des Moines Dowl-ing Catholic High School worked in marketing for eBay divisions around the worked, the field she pursued in her studies at Central College in Pella. But the grind of the startup world in 1999 eventually wore on her, and she moved back to town to take a break. She never left. Now, Markey helps abused women — including those caught in sex trafficking — at a house she bought and repaired. She founded Dorothy’s House. Markey’s bold career change illustrates the kind of inner drive and sense of purpose that many entrepreneurs ride to new careers. When the marketing executive came back to Des Moines, she de-cided to volunteer to help troubled teenage girls while she was sort-ing out what she wanted to do with her career. She was so bothered by what she saw — Interstates 80 and 35 meet in Greater Des Moines and are well-known thoroughfares for human trafficking — that she became a foster parent. She also was flipping houses. When she found an old place north of downtown in a neighborhood known for being a little rough around the edges, she didn’t think it looked like a great prospect for rehabilitation — but she somehow knew she had to try. She bought that home, and another nearby. And, in 2014, Dorothy’s House was born. “What I do is not something I was trained to do,” Markey said. “I am not a very deeply religious person. But I am supposed to be do-ing what I am doing. I feel very fortunate to have had an open mind and an open heart at a time that presented this opportunity to get to this level. Only in a town like Des Moines can a random individual

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with no experience or skill in this background pull something like this off,” she added. “Our mission is to provide a safe place for the practice of life. We try to make it as close to a forever home as pos-sible, because many of these kids haven’t experienced that. We went ice skating, roller skating. We took them to ‘The Sound of Music.’” Before she returned to Des Moines, Markey figures she did about 20 years of work in five, bouncing from Chicago to the Silicon Valley. She was in on eBay in the early days, when you had to go across the street in San Jose and buy your own chair. She became a vice presi-dent, serving clients all around the world as eBay grew. “My next job was going to be in Ireland in the customer support division, and I just took a step back in my own life,” Markey said. She hints at burnout. “I hadn’t done anything but work about 250 days a year on the road, for two years,” Markey said. “It changes you. It changes the na-ture of friendships and life. I pondered the question ‘How much is enough?’ for a while.” What was supposed to be a six-month sabbatical turned out to be a journey into what was going to be next. “I assumed I would go back to work after getting a breather and getting my feet back on the ground,” Markey said. “My parents and my family are still here. I came back and I wanted to reflect and get to know people again. I went through probably a little bit of a midlife crisis. “When I wasn’t working, I didn’t have all those things to define myself by. You go through that process of how you deserve a place on the planet if you aren’t contributing in the way you’re accus-tomed to. That was about a year and a half for me. I was 38 at the time. I did a very brief startup of my own that was unsuccessful, because everyone needs one. I was looking for a career opportu-nity that was a little less directed by others, and I wanted the flex-ibility to do it anywhere. “I ultimately landed in the northeast part of the United States. But I moved back to Des Moines full time in 2011,” she added. She searched her soul. “I had never volunteered a day in my life,” Markey said. “Philan-thropy wasn’t something that was on my mind. But I thought coming back and not knowing anyone here, it would be a really good way to connect to the community and meet like-minded people and maybe make some friends.”

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Where did the name Dorothy’s House come from?Founder Kellie Markey said the name Dorothy’s

House was born from an experience she had that

she doesn’t want to talk about publicly. “Dorothy

represents a lot of the girls that I worked with while

I was a volunteer. And it’s a very personal story to

me, so I don’t talk about it very much. I just have

some weird affection for ‘The Wizard of Oz.’ The

hope and optimism that was expressed to me by

a couple of girls while I was a volunteer was what

made me take the next step.”

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That, basically, was the beginning of Dorothy’s House. While Mar-key volunteered to help teen girls who has been abused, her own future began to unfold. “Two things struck me, and this is really where the journey started to Dorothy’s House. The nature and severity of abuse that the kids in our community are exposed to, including systematic torture. Includ-ing cult and satanic ritual, experiences you really can’t get your head around. The second thing was the rate at which the girls are aging out of our care systems that exist today” and how unprepared for indepen-dent life in the community the girls were.”

Markey struggled to make sense of it all. “It hit me hard,” she said. But there was hope. “I met a gal who was like many girls in this space, who despite this type of abuse and background had such hope and optimism that I just felt like if you did just a little bit more, these kids might have a chance to get back to some-thing that looked like a normal life,” Markey said. So she took the next step. “I became a foster parent,” she said. “I learned very quick-ly that with this profile of abuse it is not really possible for individuals — especially someone who has never been a parent — to take this level of trauma into your own home. The system doesn’t have the ability to provide the very spe-cific resources that these kids need, because it is a kind of trifecta of behavior issues, trauma and often intellectual delays. And also almost always the presence of adverse conditions in early childhood that make them vulnerable to these outcomes.” It was the volunteering and the work as a foster parent that ultimately pushed Markey toward starting her own mission. When she noticed that ramshackle house north of downtown, she called the posted phone number, and a week later, in October 2013, she bought the structure that would become Dorothy’s House. Markey, who wondered at first if the house had promise, felt something that made her press on. She started talking to churches to raise money. The plan to restore the house started taking shape. Then she learned the depth of the mission the house would support. Markey didn’t know about trafficking be-fore. She quickly learned it is a significant problem here. “I decided if we are going to try to help kids in the com-munity in ways that aren’t being done today, we should start with the hardest problem,” she said. “Because traffick-ing isn’t simply abuses. They are crimes against humanity that are imposed on the children and our community. It just didn’t feel OK to me.” She bought a second home near the first. The first one is where girls go to regain their physical and mental health. Eventually, the second home will welcome those ready for the next stage of recovery.

Dorothy’s House opened in January 2016 with room for eight wom-en. Six used the home in the first year. The name comes from a personal experience Markey would rather not discuss publicly, and from her affinity for “The Wizard of Oz.” She just hired an executive director and has a staff of three full-time workers and three part-timers, plus volunteers. That will double when the second house opens.

AdviceMarkey recently appeared at Square One DSM’s Startup Stories (see video http://bit.ly/2oMJIz2). Here are five takeaways:

Know how to assemble your own chairMarkey recalled that as one of the early employees at eBay, she had to assemble her own chair on the first day. That experience of startup reality helped her create Dorothy’s House.

Find yourselfMarkey found that her varied experiences and roaming around the country fed into her plan to settle into Des Moines and create Dorothy’s House, which she considers “almost a calling.”

Think outside the boxEmployees at Dorothy’s House work three 12-hour shifts on consecutive days before taking four days off. They receive stipends to try activities that give them a mental break from their work.

Embrace change, learningDon’t fear change, and be willing to learn.

Combine passion, financial viabilityMarkey approached Dorothy’s House as a business. That helped her turn her passion into something that would help the community.

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Kellie Markey Dorothy’s House

Dorothy’s House helps women — state law doesn’t allow her to work with minors yet — who are recovering from post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety and sometimes several afflictions at once. Many have physical problems due to abuse. Even though Markey doesn’t consider herself religious, her staff in-troduces “spiritual recovery” for the women once they feel stabilized. “We do devotions every day in the morning and we do spiritual re-coveries five days a week as part of our program,” Markey said. “They are nonfaith-based. These kids don’t choose when they eat, sleep or what they wear (while they are being trafficked). You lose your dignity. You lose your sense of self. We believe that it’s our job to back personal choice, and if faith is one of the most intimate choices you make in your life, we shouldn’t decide what your faith is for you. So our spiritual recovery pro-gram gives them a lot of different ways to understand the Bible and God. We help them answer if there is a God, how can you end up in a place like this? We put them on a road to discovery themselves. It’s very powerful. It is absolutely necessary, but we don’t choose it for them.” Dorothy’s House also teaches a variety of life skills. “They may not know how noodles get soft,” Markey said. “So it could be basic house-hold skills. Personal skills. Personal care. Education. Some kids are very behind in their education based on their age. Job skills. Relationship skills. It runs the gamut. It’s really very individualized. I think this is where the test of Dorothy’s House comes from. “The test is, can you surround these kids with enough individual-ized care, efficiently, and really make a difference in the lives of these kids forever?” n

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Swimming with the Dolphins

HR & Education

Steve Chapmanretired Ruan Transportation

Management Systems CEO and former CEO, ITA Group Inc.

His DolpHin panel incluDeD HarolD Wiens, retireD executive vice presiDent of 3M corp., anD cara HeiDen,

retireD co-presiDent of Wells fargo HoMe Mortgage.

What did you take away from the experience? This isn’t Leadership Training 101 by a long shot. What I was most impressed by when I participated was in the quality of the individuals who were in the class. They were middle- to upper-level leaders who were looking to improve their skills, so they could lead more and motivate the people they work with. (As for the panel itself), it was like we were a board of di-rectors and they were presenting this new strategy that we wanted to put in place, and were to provide them feedback where we thought it was spot-on, and maybe even ideas to strengthen it. What struck me was how prepared each of these people were. It was clear they had spent an incred-ible amount of effort on their presentation. … The one thing that I saw and heard from them through this experience was greater confidence in themselves, and I thought that was huge. They had gained more confidence in their abilities through this education.

What did you share about your most significant leadership challenge? I was CEO of ITA Group for many years; it was very com-fortable in the direction of the company and what we need-ed to do. When John Ruan initially called me to ask me to lead Ruan Transportation, I initially said no. That was 2009; the most challenging economic time we’ve faced in our life-times truly began in 2008. I had never seen anything from a recession standpoint like we faced in 2008, 2009 and even into 2010. Usually in recessions, some industries were im-pacted but not all. In this case, everyone was impacted. So to be asked to head a company with some 5,000 employees and 260 locations, in an industry I had never been in at that point in time, that would be a significant challenge. Figuring the business out was formidable, and it chal-lenged me in every way. I spent the first several months get-ting myself to really understand the financials. Then I went to someone I respected in the company and said, “I need you to take me out and teach me this business. I want to get on the road, I want to get out in front of customers, and I want you to teach me the logistics and transportation business.” So I shared with them that one thing you try not to do as an executive is show chinks in your armor. Well, I had tons of chinks in my armor, because I needed knowledge. What motivated me to do it was the chance to work for the Ruan family after all they had done for Greater Des Moines. When I took on the job, I wanted to do right by a family I felt had done an unbelievable job for our commu-nity, and I shared that with the class. That drove me. It was a whole different challenge in my life, and looking back, it was one of the greatest opportunities I ever had.

Drake’s ‘DolpHin tank’ connects seasoneD execs, eMerging leaDers BY joe GardYaSz

The Drake Executive Education Center’s Leading Others program has its own version of television’s “Shark Tank.” The executives who make up Drake’s Dolphin Tank aren’t out to make killer investments, but rather are seeking to invest some leadership capi-tal into some of Central Iowa’s sharpest emerging leaders. The Dolphin Tank is the brain-child of Shannon Cofield, formerly Drake’s senior counsel to the presi-dent for strategic relationships, who

launched the center in mid-2015 with extensive input from execu-tives throughout Central Iowa. With decades of C-level experience under their belts, a small cadre of execs was recruited to form what Cofield envisioned as the Dolphin Tank — a friendly, helpful board of directors to provide insight for participants in the center’s Leading Others program. Following the “Shark Tank” for-mat, teams of three “Dolphins” critique business plan pitches made by small

teams from each cohort of leaders go-ing through the program. The Dolphin Tank experience is conducted during one of the 12 classroom days that are part of the Leading Others program. I spoke with a couple of the execu-tives who have been Dolphins as well as a couple of participants to get their take on the experience. Besides providing feedback to Dolphin Tank participants, each executive shared a story about the biggest challenge he or she had faced in his or her career.

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Larry ZimpLemanretired chairman and CEO,

Principal Financial Group

His DolpHin panel incluDeD Julie WHite, founDer anD presiDent of tapestry solutions llc anD retireD global executive vice presiDent of Human resources for Wells fargo; anD pat meyer, presiDent anD ceo of

innovative ligHting anD former ceo of pella corp.

What were your key takeaways from the Dolphin Tank experience?

From my perspective, I got to meet some interest-ing people from companies around Des Moines that I know, but I don’t know them that well — Kemin and Pioneer, for instance. By definition, most of these peo-ple who attend are up-and-coming leaders, so it was a good opportunity to meet them and hear about what some of their opportunities and challenges are. The second thing I was struck by is how common the challenges are across companies. There’s a whole range of industries involved, but the challenges group around three or four. The first is always finding great talent; the second is, how do I grow my business on a sustainable basis? For virtually every company in Central Iowa, it means starting to think more globally in my business. Or it might be finding new suppliers in a global market.

What challenge did you share with participants? When I came into the top position at Principal, I knew the company very well, so it was all about ex-ecution. I generally spoke on managing teams and managing people, and the uniqueness that each per-son brings to the workplace. So to get maximum effort from everyone, your approach has to be adjusted to each member of the team; there isn’t a formulaic ap-proach to managing teams and managing people.

So i understand you and other Dolphins followed up with the students during a “revisit day” in march. I think that represents one of the unique differ-ences of this kind of program; they’re all Central Iowa people, so you can have that kind of experience. And people who go through this program really become close colleagues, and they find a lot of value in being able to pick up the phone and talk to six or eight peo-ple in other companies. So I think they like the ability to stick together and remain connected. Back 25 years ago, there wasn’t anything like this in Central Iowa. We’d go off to a program (in major Midwest cities) but not get any personal connections. Bill Knapp always said, “You can’t have a great city without a great uni-versity.” Fortunately, the connections between Des Moines and Drake have been very strong.

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Tiffany Tauscheckchief communications officer,

Greater Des Moines Partnership

What was your Dolphin Tank pitch experience like? It’s very similar to “Shark Tank.” In the team

we had discussed who would be willing to make the presentation to the Dolphins. I volun-

teered immediately. … It’s not often that you have three strong leaders of that caliber in one room. I

viewed it as a challenge and an opportunity. It was a very quick turn — we made a decision on a business plan, and the next day had to be ready to present on it. Much like in our careers, things change quickly, and we have to be fluid and flexible. The opportunity I spoke about was maximizing our position as a region, that we have to keep pushing forward. My team provided input and feedback for my presentation to build consensus around what I was trying to accomplish. That’s how the whole class is set up — multiple levels of dis-cussion and ways to intersect on topics.

Ben Brunsbusiness development director, The Weitz Co.

What were the most challenging aspects of the Dolphin Tank pitch? Just the process itself of getting all that information prepared was an extraordinary amount of work. Working through that with my leadership team at Weitz was invaluable. I went into it thinking if there were one or two key things that I could take away that would move the needle, it would be worth it. It was a fabu-lous experience. I had outlined a lot of things that we as a company had been through in the marketplace, and one of the Dolphins said, “Say, I want to buy what you have; this is a compel-ling story.” (He also told me), “You don’t have an operations prob-lem; you have a sales problem.” But to get that comment that pierced through all the data we had presented helped me recali-brate where my focus should be and where resources should be directed. Even though I’m the sales guy, I can have that conversa-tion with the rest of my sales team, and we could all find ways to act on that piece of feedback.

What benefits has the program provided to you? We’ve had exceptional results in the last year and a half to two years on the sales side. Every piece of information helps, but I would say much of the success is from the fundamentals I learned in the class and feedback from peers in the area. There’s a really supportive nature in all of this. There’s follow-up after the class providing peer mentoring, and the Dolphins are avail-able as well to have continuing conversations, and that’s really cool. It’s a real testament to Drake and to everyone involved. n

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The downTown reTail challenge

Real estate and development

Publisher’s Note: Earlier this year, the Busi-ness Record hosted a series of roundtable dis-cussions about the four main segments of the commercial real estate market: Land, office, industrial and retail. Edited transcripts of those discussions can be found in our annual real estate magazine, which was inserted into the April 28 edition of the Business Record. In addition, videos of the full discussions can be found at businessrecord.com/AREM. During our conversation about retail, we spent a fair amount of time talking about the movement of retail across Greater Des Moines from west to east after the opening of Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines. The recent announcement that West Elm, a tony furnishings operation with an online and brick-and-mortar presence, would open in the East Village, makes the following ex-cerpt from the retail roundtable especially pertinent. With the East Village expected to attract more national attention, what is needed to draw retailers to the west side of the Des Moines River? You might also be interested in the com-ments of Richard Hurd, the 2017 Great Western Bank Commercial Real Estate Professional of the Year. Hurd is considered something of a retail guru, and though he stays clear of down-town — venturing as far as Ingersoll Avenue — he provided some interesting observations that you can find in the April 14 issue of the Business Record. Our retail panel for the video roundtable was made up of Colleen Johnson, a retail spe-cialist with CBRE|Hubbell Commercial, Rich Eychaner, the founder of Eychaner Proper-ties who is finding success west of the river, and Christopher Stafford, who has marketed several Greater Des Moines retail properties as a director and senior vice president with NAI Optimum. Here’s the transcript:

what makes retail work on the west side of the river so tough?

colleen Johnson: I think if you look at the cen-tral business district, for a lot of years despite the fact that we had a really strong down-town office market — we’ve always talked about 75,000 to 100,000 people working in downtown Des Moines — that never attract-ed or kept or made retailers successful, ever. We saw them try and leave. Hubbell had the Kaleidoscope at the Hub. It was a real struggle to keep that occupied by retailers because people did not have time to shop and they went home at the end of the day. They got in their cars and they went back out to the suburbs and they did not stay to shop. What’s changing that now is the tremen-dous, significant development of housing in downtown Des Moines. That’s going to change that retail component. I think we’re going to see a lot more of the kind of retail that (would include) bowl-ing alleys, climbing walls. We’re talking about theaters, all of those kinds of things. People want experiences. They want things to do, but we’ll also see more fun retail. Things to shop and things to buy. We’re not going to see national retail. It’s not going to be a mall like the Kaleidoscope at the Hub was designed to be and started out to be in 1985 or 1986, whenever it was built, but I think we’ll see more of a mix.

rich eychaner: How long did the good years last for Kaleidoscope? Remember, the Walnut Street transit mall was a new concept that was going to revitalize retail in downtown Des Moines, and all these people would be pouring off the buses and into the stores and at the end of the day they’d be shopping and they’d bustle onto the buses with all their packages to go back home.

Funky shops and national brands are missing west of the Des Moines River. whaT gives?BY kEnt dARR

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Johnson: I think that never happened.

Eychaner: It never happened. It was a faulty design, but it sounded good on paper and a lot of people got together with it because they thought maybe it would work. And now we’ve got another concept, which is the indoor farmers market, which I hope works fabulously for them, but you’ve got to have the same kind of caution in your mind. Is that really what people are looking for? The reality is people want to go home, get with their families, whoever that is, and then they want to go do something, whether it’s have supper or go shopping or go to a mov-ie. One spouse works downtown, the other works in West Des Moines. One of them’s go-ing to have to travel, and they tend to travel west rather than come back downtown and spend an evening downtown.

Chris Stafford: I think a year to 18 months is go-ing to be very pivotal for downtown. The Hy-Vee on Court Avenue is an amenity that resi-dents haven’t had. How do they interact with the residents, how do they interact with the (downtown) employees? Is that just residents, or do employees use it as a part of their daily routine? I think it’ll be interesting. Hy-Vee is one of our most creative retailers based in Des Moines, and they’ve done some creative things with that and I’ll be interested to see how it works. I would agree with Colleen that the na-tional retail in downtown Des Moines’ street level is probably not going to happen in the next five years. I just don’t think we have the support, the draw for that. I do think we’re probably able to take a step further than just these new pop-up restaurants. We love the non-national chains; those are very popular and doing good, but at some point our down-town has to take a step beyond those from a retail standpoint. I don’t know if the two of you would agree, but we’ve got to get more things downtown that keep people down-town outside of bars and restaurants.

Johnson: We have to remember what that daily demographic is like, versus what comes in on the weekend as well. Families will come down for events, and then they will shop and eat down here, but by and large, people who live in the suburbs are not going to go home at the end of the day regardless of where they go home from, load the kids in the car and come downtown. That’s just not going to happen. They’ll come down for farmers mar-ket on the weekend or a sporting event or something like that. They’re probably not going to come down to theaters, because they already have theaters. They’ll come down for those different experiences or for a day and then they’ll take advantage of some of those things.

Does that change with empty-nesters moving into downtown?

Eychaner: If you have 10,000 people living downtown, and you took them 40 miles northwest of (downtown) somewhere, and put 10,000 people in, what kind of retail would you have in that town?

Johnson: Same as what you have now.

Eychaner: You’ve got some restaurants, you have a bank, you’re going to have a gas sta-tion. You’re not going have Younkers. You might have Hy-Vee, because Hy-Vee is the dominant grocery store, but you’re not go-ing to have retail like people think down-town Des Moines should have. I think Des Moines is doing a terrific job. I’ve lived in Des Moines since 1975, and dur-ing much of that period of time, Des Moines did not grow. We’re growing now. Des Moines has a tremendous problem because we’re sur-rounded by suburbs who are sucking the vital-ity and the growth out of the core of the city and now Des Moines is, by forcing builders to go up, Des Moines is bringing density back to the market. That’s what they have to do for the tax base and for people to buy things, so I think Des Moines is doing the right kinds of things in that sense, and a year from now we’ll know, did 2,900 apartments get filled in the last year? Or did 1,500 apartments get filled? That’s where I see some caution flags. How much more resi-dential do you put downtown? A year from now you might say, “Everything’s full, people are still knocking on the doors. Build more.” Or we say, “Hey, the economy’s changed, rates are up, it’ll be a while.” I look at the breakthrough projects, the Plaza in 1985. The first high-rise residential building in downtown Des Moines didn’t sell out. Bill Knapp had to buy the last 40 or 60 apartments to get the developer out of town. You’ve gone from 1985 to 2017, … before you have another high-rise (proposed) in down-town Des Moines. That wasn’t a real market affirmation that that product was a great product. What’s in-teresting about the Plaza is, if you get some-body from out of town, they come in and they get it immediately. Somebody from Iowa says, “Where would my garden be? I want green grass.” Iowans are slow adopters, and no mat-ter how great the project is, people put their toe in, they’ll think about it, but it’s not a jump in and embrace it really fast. That’s the challenge. It’ll be interesting. We’ll get these next two high-rises downtown. If they both do well, then I think we’ll see more, but it has taken all this time to get a second one.

Stafford: I’d shift areas a little bit, but I think the Ingersoll corridor plays a part in the downtown due to its proximities. You can do some street-level parking, you can do some

parking behind, but you start to see some of that retail that I think downtown so much desires, that has shifted to Ingersoll, which is really not that far away, but you start talk-ing about a rip in the retail corridor, I would argue that the Ingersoll corridor has got a pretty high-level attraction even from the national side. I would say it really has all three ingredi-ents. The regional, the local and then the na-tional. Ingersoll’s getting it. that’s not talking about west or north or even the Altoona area. That’s kind of functioning as downtown in a bit piece that there’s been some developers that have been very successful in that Ingersoll corridor. Do you look at that as downtown, or is downtown our little 10 by 10 block (area)?

Johnson: It’s almost becoming a downtown neighborhood or a downtown suburb like the Gateway and East Village and that kind of thing, but it’s also a less riskier choice for retailers. They’re still in a new neighborhood. A growing, vibrant neighborhood with new people coming in to live there, but they also still have access to long-established, south of Grand neighborhood and a built-in clien-tele there that they know how that clientele shops and what they do and what they have to spend, so it’s a safer situation for the re-tailer to make that choice, to be in that area. It’s less risky to be in East Village if you know who you are and you know who your customer is. I think retailers are still very hesitant about the core of the central busi-ness district. We’ve got a lot of residential going on. I don’t think we know yet who all is going to occupy those. We don’t know, is it all millennials, with the kind of dollars they spend, or is empty-nesters with a different kind of dollar and a different kind of product that they’ll spend that on? So I think the CBD core is going to be the slowest to redevelop in the sense of retail.

Stafford: To your point, the way that these retailers — regional or national retailers — work is, they’ve got real estate committees that have to sign off (as part of) their job on these locations, and the question is, “OK, I can be a pioneer, go downtown, or I could do an Ingersoll, a West Des Moines, a more es-tablished retail area and I’m going to keep my job.” That’s an easier sell for them.

Eychaner: No tenant rep ever got fired for lo-cating near Jordan Creek.

Stafford: There’s a lot of different pieces to lur-ing retailers. It’s not just as good a story as we can tell about downtown. There’s other people who aren’t from downtown who have to understand that story. Des Moines is a vibrant place, there’s developers that are ag-gressive, creative, doing projects that will get there. It’s just a matter of time. n

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Achieving a positive work/life balance is a top priority for today’s employees.Responding to that need, area employers offer everything from flex hours to fitness centers. According to UnityPoint Health President & CEO Eric Crowell, safe and affordable housing is also a key component to a person’s well-being. “Having housing that accounts for a reasonable portion of total income allows individuals and families to balance work and free time, while helping them achieve a sense of financial freedom.”

Consider the situation of a local service worker. Finding safe and affordable housing near work could easily compromise their ability to afford groceries, transportation, health care and other basic needs. With few affordable housing options, that employee could spend well over the recommended 30 percent of their income on housing. What type of work/life balance would that employee have and how might that affect a company’s ability to recruit and retain a productive and motivated workforce?

Affordable housing helps attract and retain employees.With further service sector job growth projected for our region, planners, developers and policy makers agree that balancing new job creation with ample housing options is crucial. “Service sector companies must find reliable lower-income workers,” notes Matt Anderson, assistant city manager, City of Des Moines.“You are doing a disservice to those employees by not also adding adequate housing options,“ he adds. You can’t have a productive workforce without a housing option for everyone from a CEO to a recent college graduate to a barista.

What does the future hold? What happens in five to 10 years after more affordable housing initiatives begin to take hold? “We will be a more vibrant

and engaged community with an increase in overall health and wellness because of safe, stable and affordable housing,” concludes Crowell.

It all starts with the realization that affordable housing is an important element in the work/life balance that many work hard to achieve.

PUTTING IN THE WORK/LIFE BALANCE EQUATION

HOUSING MATTERS TO EVERYONE

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RESEARCHER SAYS LOOK TO THE FUTURE WHEN PLANNING HOUSING

So says Maya Brennan, a researcher

for the Urban Institute and editor of the How Housing Matters website, who spoke at a recent Housing Matters for Iowa’s Economy symposium.

“Without a supportive policy landscape, the decision of millennials and others

to stay in or come to Des Moines can have unexpected consequences — boosting property values only for those already bought in, while closing the door on other essential members of the workforce,” Brennan warns. “Choosing to focus on planning for the right mix of housing, before the market is too hot, is a discussion the region's leaders and municipalities will want to have sooner rather than later to ensure the region

continues to be economically strong and a place all people can thrive.”

This is an especially timely discussion for the Des Moines metro, which the U.S. Census Bureau says is the fastest growing region in the Midwest. One barrier in meeting these housing needs is the current environment for developers. Another barrier to development was highlighted in a panel discussion that focused on neighborhood resistance to new affordable housing, often driven by misconceptions about the people who live there.

Brennan’s presentation was the first 2017 event of the Tomorrow Plan Speaker Series and a part of Polk County Housing Trust Fund’s Affordable Housing Week.

STUDENTS HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF

Later this year, construction will begin on a three-bedroom, one-story home in Des Moines’ Birdland neighborhood. That home was designed by Austin Rognes, a junior at Ankeny High School. Austin’s design took top honors at the Polk County Housing Trust Fund’s annual Can I Be Your Neighbor Design Challenge.

“We challenge students to design an affordable home with quality components,” explains Dan Knoup, executive officer of the Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines. ASK Studio, a local architecture firm, provided students with plan specifications, including the lot, square footage and cost

limitations. They also assisted students throughout the design process.

“Many of the entrants in the Design Challenge grew up with two- or three-

car garages, multiple bathrooms and big backyards. The concept of a home with less square footage, cost-conscious floor plans and laminate countertops is foreign to them,” commented Polk County Housing Trust Fund Executive Director Eric Burmeister.

For the Home Builders Association, ASK Studio and Polk County Housing Trust Fund, the Design Challenge is an opportunity to teach students about the industry and make them more aware of affordable housing issues. For students like Austin, it became a real-world opportunity as he will watch his house go from paper to reality.

Dan Knoup (right) congratulates Austin Rognes on his winning design.

“Greater Des Moines’ low unemployment rate and reasonable cost of living make it an attractive place to live, but this balance can be precarious and not without future risks, especially when it comes to housing.“

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Many strategic regional plans, such as the Tomorrow Plan, Capital Crossroads and PlanDSM include specific actions to promote more affordable housing options throughout the community. The underlying message is simple — as Central Iowa plans for its next explosion of growth, the character and supply of its affordable housing will be critical to continued regional success.

We encourage you to join the conversation about the need for affordable housing at facebook.com/pchtf or Twitter @PCHTF.

ABOUT POLK COUNTY HOUSING TRUST FUNDPolk County Housing Trust Fund is the comprehensive planning, advocacy and funding organization for Affordable Housing in Polk County, Iowa. Focused around these three core activities, the Housing Trust Fund is responsible for crafting the community strategic plan for affordable housing and leading its implementation. It is also tasked with helping the community understand the need for and benefits of adequate affordable housing. Additionally, the organization is responsible for allocating community funds aimed at increasing and preserving the inventory of affordable units in the county and improving the lives of the people who live in them.

Stay current with issues relating to affordable housing. Sign up for

the electronic newsletter at www.pchtf.org.

DART 2035

“The essential connections between affordable housing, transportation and health care are important to every member of our community. If any of those three elements missing, it has a ripple effect on families and our community.”

Elizabeth Presutti, CEO DART

Plan DSM

“All residents of Des Moines deserve a diversity of housing styles and affordability that meets their needs throughout their lives.”

Erin Olson-Douglas, Economic Development Director, City of Des Moines

CAPITAL CROSSROADS 2.0

“Providing quality, diverse housing options for residents at all income levels boosts our overall community well-being.”

Bethany Wilcoxon, Director

TOMORROW PLAN

“If we can provide enough affordable housing in our region for people of all income levels, then it will leave more income available to let families support themselves.”

Angela Connolly, Polk County Supervisor

HOUSING TOMORROW

“If Greater Des Moines is going to achieve social equity for citizens of all ages, ethnicities, and income levels, it will need to provide a full array of housing options that are connected by a robust multi-modal transportation system.”

Todd Ashby, Executive Director Des Moines Metropolitan Planning Organization

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TOP PROJECTS TO WATCH FOR INFrom single-family homes to full neighborhoods, area developers are currently involved in a variety of projects to meet the growing need for affordable housing in our community.

BRICKSTONES AT RIVER BEND Location: Sixth Avenue & Forest Avenue, Des MoinesDeveloper: Anawim HousingDescription: This urban-style building in the River Bend Neighborhood designed for people ages 55 and older will have a total of 30 units, including 27 affordable apartments designated for affordable housing.Estimated Date of Completion: Spring 2018

BIRDLAND REDEVELOPMENT Location: Oxford Street & East Holcomb Avenue, Des MoinesDeveloper: Greater Des Moines Habitat for HumanityDescription: This pocket neighborhood will include 23 affordable single-family homes with a focus on connectivity and community, including such amenities as front porches facing a shared open space and trail.Estimated Date of Completion: 2018

BRYN MAWR APARTMENTS Location: 511 29th Street, Des MoinesDeveloper: Newbury LivingDescription: The renovations of this classic brick apartment building in the Ingersoll/Grand Avenue area will provide a total of 29 units for people of various incomes, including 11 affordable units.Estimated Date of Completion: Spring 2018

PHENIX APARTMENTS Location: 415 Seventh Street, West Des MoinesDeveloper: Community Housing InitiativesDescription: Building on the neighborhood’s existing arts scene, the rehabilitation of a closed school built in 1939 will provide area artists with affordable living and work space. In addition to 17 apartments, ranging from one to three bedrooms, the project features studio space and a gymnasium.Date of Completion: 2018

BIRDLAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN Location: Watson Avenue and Holcomb Avenue, Des MoinesDeveloper: HOME Inc.Description: Celebrating 50 years of service to Central Iowa, one of HOME Inc.’s newest projects is the construction of 10 affordable housing units in the Birdland area of the Union Park neighborhood. The project includes six three-bedroom single-family homes and two three-bedroom duplexes.Date of Completion: Fall 2018

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Family- and locally owned businesses continue to create jobs, pay taxes and help build communities in Iowa and across the country.

Family businesses create a culture of commitment and purpose, avoiding layoffs during downturns, promoting from within and investing in people.

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Triplett Companies is a leader in the distribution of office supplies, printing, promotional products, office furniture and other interior solutions. They provide products and services to make offices better.

“For 42 years, Triplett Companies has offered products and services office suppliers need to complement their office,” says Tom Triplett, vice president at Triplett Companies.

It is through four divisions that Triplett Companies provides solutions and products to make offices better: office essentials, printing and promotional products, interior solutions, and Office Furniture USA.

“We opened because my father, Richard Triplett, thought there was a better way and need to distribute office products and printing in a faster time frame,” says Triplett.

Triplett Companies grew into its current location in Urbandale, which serves as the corporate office and distribution facility. It has full sales offices in Dubuque and Coralville, which serve eastern Iowa.

The company offers free daily deliveries of its extensive selection of office supplies, which are also available as special orders. From binders and briefcases to labels and pens, Triplett offers an extensive selection of premium-brand products at competitive pricing. Special order? No problem. One of their sales professionals will be happy to assist you in finding just the right product for your needs. They can also ship your purchase via UPS to the delivery point of your choice.

Triplett also offers several corporate printing programs, including product fulfillment, warehousing and budget pricing. “We can inventory your printed material and deliver required items in a timely fashion, reducing your storage needs,” Tom says. “We can also provide usage reports and notify you when inventory is running low and needs to be replaced.”

Their in-house printing department specializes in business cards, letterheads, envelopes, business forms and color presentation materials. In addition, their ad specialty division offers customized gifts, employee rewards, seasonal items and imprinted apparel items.

Triplett Companies continues to add products and services that people value, including technology. It’s also part of several industry groups to keep abreast of trends.

Now, Triplett Companies is working on a lab for customers to view this summer, featuring height-adjustable desks, an open-concept work environment, open ceilings, technical advances for mobile devices for sharing information, lighting solutions that adjusts with daylight, and more.

“It’s the atmosphere people are looking for,” Triplett says.

Triplett says it’s important to shop local to make communities strong to add jobs and develop neighbors.

“Des Moines is unique,” he says. “We’re committed to each other.”

“For 42 years, TripleTT Companies has oFFered produCTs and serviCes oFFiCe suppliers need To ComplemenT Their oFFiCe”Tom TripleTT Triplett Companies

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CliftonLarsonAllen is a professional services firm that seamlessly delivers wealth advisory, outsourcing and audit, tax, and consulting capabilities to help clients succeed professionally and personally.

More than 60 years ago, CliftonLarsonAllen started by filling a need for additional CPA firms, and it has been in the community ever since.

“The inspiration, pretty typical for most new business startups, revolved around a perceived opportunity, entrepreneurial spirit to strike out on your own, and a plan to be successful,” says Mark Wyzgowski, managing principal at CliftonLarsonAllen. “Our Iowa practice has evolved over many years of additional practice and talent acquisitions, growth of our people and clients, and an understanding of when and where the marketplace needed additional consultative resources.”

Over the last five years, its mission has crystalized as “Impactful Interactions for Success,” whether those interactions are internal, external, with clients or in its communities.

“We believe that professional relationships can be personal and that those connections can last for generations,” says Wyzgowski. “While we advance our clients’ success, we also help create uncommon careers for our people, and do what is right for the public, our clients and each other.”

Its roots trace back as a traditional CPA firm, and it’s expanded its service capabilities and offerings to be a resource for its clients in a complex and ever-changing global economy. The joint firm is unique in the industry due to its deep industry specialization, seamless integrated capabilities, primary focus on privately held businesses and their owners as well as governmental and nonprofit organizations, and career-building strategy.

It continues to hold true to the values and culture that have made the individual practices successful in the past.

Its more than 150,000 clients include those from several industries, including agribusiness, construction and real estate, commercial services, cooperatives, dealerships, employee benefit plans, federal government, financial institutions, government contractors, health care, higher education, manufacturing and distribution, nonprofit, professional services, and state and local government.

Originally, as with many traditional CPA firms, its focus was on assurance services — audits, reviews and compilations — and tax services and consulting. Over time, it’s continued to adapt to the demands of the evolving marketplace.

“In the last 10 years, we’ve proactively accelerated our depth of resources to aid our clients from an industry, service and technology perspective,” says Wyzgowski. “We saw a significant need that was not being addressed: to be a partner that can walk hand-in-hand with a business or organizational leader and help them every step of their journey from startup, through normal operations, all the way to a leadership/ownership transition.”

In addition, CliftonLarsonAllen has adapted its philosophy as it relates to its people.

“We believe that our team members should be able to choose their career path, and our organization embraces their choice,” says Wyzgowski. “We expose our talent to the areas they want to explore, in any of our three business lines, thereby enhancing the personal market value of each team member. We believe this is critical to our ability to hit our aggressive mid- and long-term organizational goals.”CliftonLarsonAllen employs more than 5,000 professionals, including more than

700 principals. It has more than 1,800 CPAs on staff.

CliftonLarsonAllen has adapted to change in its more than 60-year history. Wyzgowski says change brings opportunity for those willing to be deliberate, unafraid and bold. As an organization, it has a culture based on leadership, ownership and entrepreneurship, so it’s fully engaged in being a dynamic change agent that is a leader for its clients, people and profession.

With more than 100 locations across the United States, the firm has no plans of leaving Iowa, and believes shopping local is the best way to make a significant impact every day.

“As with anything, local support creates strong communities, and that opens exciting and challenging job opportunities to aid in retaining our young talent,” says Wyzgowski. “As with the change we see professionally, our communities are always changing and we need to always build an infrastructure of amenities to take advantage of change.”

CliftonLarsonAllen plans to continue its success with perseverance, patience and passion. While not guaranteeing success, these traits can play a large role in the desired outcome. Blend in a good plan, disciplined business model and the right talent, and the sky is the limit, says Wyzgowski.

What’s next for CliftonLarsonAllen? Wyzgowski says he sees the firm continuing its prominent role in the success of the organizations in which it’s honored to serve, the success of its talented team members it calls CliftonLarsonAllen family, and the success of those communities it calls home.

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With 80 years in the same Central Iowa community, MMIT Business Solutions Group is proud to be locally owned and a one-stop source for business automation.

“We provide a complete array of products and services designed to make businesses more productive and efficient,” says Tom Minor, president of MMIT Business Solutions Group.

Minor’s grandfather, Gilbert, started the business in 1937 and it now involves three generations of family-owned business leaders. In the early days, Gilbert Minor had a simple goal: to sell quality products at fair prices. It didn’t take long for him to realize his customers needed effective, dependable service for their equipment, too. This combination has allowed MMIT to thrive over the years.

“Even back then, the products he offered for businesses always reflected state-of-the-art technology, although at the time it was typewriters, adding machines and carbon paper,” Minor says. “The idea at the time was the same as today — provide products and services designed to make companies more productive and efficient.”

MMIT has always been on the cutting edge of technology and services. One big change was the invention of the office copier, so businesses gravitated to this amazing solution to an age-old problem of providing information efficiently and cost-effectively. Its stock of office equipment has evolved to keep pace with changes in the business world.

“Of course, everything changed with the invention of mainstream computing,” Minor says. “Through this new form of office automation, information distribution and business efficiencies have grown exponentially. Since the Digital Age arrived, we’ve provided our customers with IT expertise, along

with printing, scanning and complete document management solutions.”

Printer and copier technology is a big part of MMIT Business Solutions’ history. Back in the 1950s, it was the very first company to sell photocopiers to customers in Central Iowa. It continues that tradition today by offering the finest hardware from such leading manufacturers as Sharp and Konica Minolta.

From multifunction printers to digital whiteboards, MMIT offers multiple options for any office — big or small. And it only offers sustainable products, thereby reducing its environmental impact throughout the product lifecycle.

Because it wants customers to succeed with products purchased from MMIT, its services don’t stop once the sale is made. It offers repair services for the printers it sells to ensure your business doesn’t suffer from equipment downtime.

In addition to printers and other business equipment, MMIT has a suite of document management products. With its software, clients can fine-tune processes and workflows, create electronic forms, get more work finished both in the office and on the go, cut down on printing waste and expenses, and improve information security.

With MMIT Business Solutions’ Managed IT services, clients can construct a secure, reliable foundation for an IT network; protect important information; increase efficiency; and lower operating costs. Remote monitoring, cloud services, network design, and backup and disaster recovery programs make sure your organization stays on track. It even offers a help desk to keep key employees focused on their primary responsibilities.

MMIT’s dedication to serving the people of Iowa goes beyond just selling goods and services. It cares about the community and does what it can to support local businesses and resources. It’s a proud participant in the Buy Into the Circle/Look Local First campaign, which aims to improve the economic and social well-being of the Greater Des Moines community. In addition, it regularly takes part in local recycling programs, charitable organizations and community events.

“As a locally owned business, we live in this community and go to the same schools and grocery stores,” Minor says. “Iowa has a national reputation for the quality of its labor force, and our employees embrace that in the workplace and in the neighborhoods where we live.”

Minor says the key to its success has been in empowering both its employees and its customers to be successful. “Business moves at the speed of light” was an ad campaign within the industry, and it speaks to the ever-changing challenges and demands that businesses face.

“We’ve made sure to never lose sight of the humanity within the office workspace,” Minor says. “Focusing on empowerment has been a truly rewarding experience for me personally as the third- generation owner of MMIT.

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The Greater Des Moines Partnership is pleased to share a new regional identifier: DSM USA. DSM USA is a bold statement to the world: This is a welcoming, diverse and vibrant community with affordable and accessible amenities for residents and businesses. This regional identifier is the result of significant quantitative and qualitative research, and its launch coincides with the launch of a new website to market Greater Des Moines (DSM). The Partnership will champion the DSM USA message, and encourages its Investors, its more than 6,000 Regional Business Members and DSM USA Ambassadors to help share the region’s story with one voice.

Learn more at DSMpartnership.com/about, and share the region’s continuing momentum using #DSMUSA.

SIGN UP FOR NEWSLETTERS, AMBASSADOR EMAILSLearn about the latest news from The Partnership. Sign up for OneVoice Weekly and other Partnership newsletters at DSMpartnership.com/newsletters. Sign up to share the latest regional news with the world by becoming a DSM USA Ambassador at DSMpartnership.com/DSMUSAambassadors.

INVESTOR VIDEOSDiscover how the Greater Des Moines Partnership has helped local businesses, Affiliate Chambers of Commerce and the regional community grow in this video series at DSMpartnership.com/investors.

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TUESDAY, MAY 9 Multicultural Reception and Roundtable Discussion

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 – FRIDAY, MAY 12 DMDC 2017

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 Accelerate DSM 2017

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31 Seize the City Intern Series

TUESDAY, JUNE 6 Export Certificate Program

SATURDAY, SEPT. 16 – MONDAY, SEPT. 25 Explore Australia Registration deadline is June 9.

DOWNTOWN FARMERS’ MARKET: OPENING DAY IS MAY 6The Downtown Farmers’ Market presented by UnityPoint Health – Des Moines will open for its 42nd season from 7 a.m. to Noon on Saturday, May 6. The Market is produced by the Downtown Community Alliance, part of the Greater Des Moines Partnership. The Market will welcome 288 vendors, presenting producers from 50 counties across Iowa offering locally produced food. Learn more at desmoinesfarmersmarket.com.

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RECYCLE DSM: DOWNTOWN RECYCLING PROGRAM MAKES AREA CLEANER, GREENER, MORE VIBRANTRecycle DSM, a partnership between the City of Des Moines and Operation Downtown, has expanded to include 50 recycling receptacles in the Historic East Village and Western Gateway Park in Downtown Des Moines. The program aims to help create a cleaner and greener Downtown Des Moines. The expansion was aided by the Coca-Cola/Keep America Beautiful Public Space Recycling Bin Grant Program, which awarded Operation Downtown a grant to add recycling bins to the city. The City of Des Moines Public Works Department has provided additional investment to expand Recycle DSM. Learn more at operationdowntown.com/recycling.

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The startup and entrepreneurial scene in Greater Des Moines (DSM) is thriving. The Greater Des Moines Partnership sees startup activity as an important component to growing the local economy. Startup companies create jobs and a vibrancy that attracts and retains talent to Des Moines. They also create innovation that helps established companies and entire industries be successful.

The Partnership and its Square One DSM initiative have put a strong focus on the startup ecosystem. Just last year, The Partnership partnered with the Cultivation Corridor to launch the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator. The Accelerator is a mentor-led startup

accelerator focused on early-stage agtech innovators. Applications for the first class are open. Startups will be provided $40,000 in seed funding for a 6 percent equity position in the startup. They will go through a 100-day program with access to countless mentors in the industry. The Iowa AgriTech Accelerator has received a high level of support from established businesses, as DuPont Pioneer, Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company, Grinnell Mutual, John Deere, Kent Corporation, Peoples Company and Sukup Manufacturing have all signed on as investing companies. The concept of the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator builds off of the successful model of the Global Insurance Accelerator, which is currently hosting its third class of six startups.

Recently, Square One DSM partnered with BrownWinick Law Firm to host the third bi-annual Raising Capital Seminar. The seminar allowed startup founders to learn from other entrepreneurs who have gone through the process of raising equity along with angel investors who have made significant investments in startups. Attendees from startups around the region were able to learn more about how to secure significant equity capital to get their startup business to the next level.

Coming up on May 17 is Accelerate DSM and is presented by Iowa Economic Development Authority, a daylong event for entrepreneurs. This event is produced by Square One DSM in collaboration with 1 Million Cups and the Technology Association of Iowa. Accelerate DSM is a great opportunity for entrepreneurs from throughout the region to learn from each other and from experts from all parts of the startup ecosystem. Keynote speakers will include Torey Maerz, Founder of Rocket Referrals, Cayla Weisberg, Partner at InvestHER Ventures and Ben Milne, Founder and CEO of Dwolla.

These are a few of the many initiatives underway to support entrepreneurs. If you are an entrepreneur or aspiring entrepreneur, I encourage you to reach out to Mike Colwell, Executive Director of Entrepreneurial Initiatives at The Partnership. Colwell can provide expert guidance to help your emerging business succeed. Colwell can be reached at mike@squareoneDSM.com.

I also encourage established businesses in our community to continue to support startup activity. Area startups benefit from connections to mentors in their field, and the connection you make may lead to mutually beneficial outcomes down the road. Again, I encourage you to reach out to Colwell for help in connecting to area startups.

For more information on The Partnership’s startup initiates, go to squareoneDSM.com.

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CHAIR’S COLUMN DON PEARSON, 2017 CHAIR DSM USA CHAMBER SPOTLIGHT

Pella Area Community & Economic Alliance

President: Mark Putnam Executive Director: Karen EischenMembers: 276 pella.org

What is your Chamber’s biggest accomplishment in the past 12 months? One of our biggest accomplishments was merging our Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Corporation to create one organization (Pella Area Community & Economic Alliance) to lead with a unified business voice. Our main goal in creating one organization was to utilize the collective expertise of our members and their employees to creatively solve the biggest challenges facing Pella today and in the future. We went from four boards of 40 representatives to six working Councils representing over 140 individuals.

Bondurant Area Chamber of Commerce

President: Tara Cox Members: 85 bondurantchamber.comfacebook.com/bondurantchamber

Any initiative or project that you are looking forward to in 2017?The City of Bondurant recently became a Home Base Iowa Community. The Bondurant Chamber continues to work to integrate businesses and the community, promote member businesses and enhance the business climate in the Bondurant area.

Windsor Heights Area Chamber of Commerce

President: Jonathan Koester Members: 50 windsorheightschamber.comfacebook.com/windsorheightschamber

Any initiative or project that you are looking forward to in 2017? We’ve recently launched our Lunch & Learn events and bring to the meetings interesting guests that offer valuable insights for our members. We are also considering two new projects, “Nights in the Heights” as a community event, and a Small Business Seminar which would be a four-hour event that targets key issues our members have asked about.

Learn more about the Affiliate Chambers featured here at DSMpartnership.com/blog.

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HUMAN CAPITAL SURVEY: GIVE INPUT TO ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE IN DSMThe key to maintaining positive momentum in Greater Des Moines is assuring our local talent is also thriving. The Greater Des Moines Partnership, in collaboration with The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University and the Institute for Excellence & Ethics, is again conducting a survey to determine how embedded the workforce is in the community and workplace. The survey results will provide direction to community and business leaders in Greater Des Moines (DSM) on what more needs to be done to enhance quality of life.

Give your input at research.net/r/hcs-ci.

Seize the City is a series of free events for interns spending their summer in Greater Des Moines (DSM). Participants can meet business and community leaders, young professionals and fellow interns and learn more about opportunities in Des Moines. The first event is scheduled for Wednesday, May 31.

Register and see the full schedule at DSMpartnership.com/seizethecity.

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Des Moines International Airport reported a single-month record of 226,534 passengers coming through the airport in March. That was a 7.7 percent increase from the same month year-over-year.

The Global Insurance Accelerator received the DuPont Pioneer innovationLEADER of the Year Award from Business Publications Corp.

Principal became the first Iowa employer to win the Extraordinary Employer Support Award from the Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve for its support of National Guard and Reserve service employees.

Des Moines will again host first- and second-round games in the 2019 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Drake University will host the games at Wells Fargo Arena.

Eric Crowell, President and CEO of UnityPoint Health – Des Moines, will serve on the board for the Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers, which assists members in achieving the highest standards of patient care through the integration of medical education and research into their clinical missions.

Athene Holding has had its financial strength rating to “A,” or excellent, from A.M. Best.

The I Have a Dream Foundation’s Des Moines Chapter has won the 2017 National Partnership for Educational Access and Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Award for Excellence in Educational Access. The award recognizes excellence in supporting underrepresented students on the path to college.

Drake University’s College of Business and Public Administration has named Daniel Connolly as its new Dean, effective June 30. Connolly has more than 20 years of higher education experience.

DMDC: PARTNERSHIP LEADS TRIP TO ADVOCATE WITH ONE VOICE Nearly 200 Greater Des Moines business and community leaders will participate in DMDC from May 10 through 12. Participants will have the opportunity to present a federal agenda and promote regional priorities and economic development plans to federally-elected officials in Washington, D.C. They will also attend a reception at the Embassy of Canada.

Register at DSMpartnership.com/dmdc.

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DSM BUZZ • The Canopy at Brenton Skating Plaza has again

been installed to host outdoor events this spring, summer and fall. Learn more at brentonplaza.com.

• Meg Schneider, Senior Vice President of Business Resources and Community Development at The Partnership, has been invited to join the Forbes Nonprofit Council, an invitation-only organization for senior-level executives in successful nonprofit organizations.

• Christina Moffatt, Director of Small Business Development at The Partnership, has won the Des Moines Area Community College Outstanding Alumni Award.

• The Partnership will host a Multicultural Reception and roundtable discussion on May 9 at the West Des Moines Marriott. The roundtable will take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and the reception will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

• The Silicon Valley Globe published an article written by Mike Colwell, Executive Director of Entrepreneurial Initiatives for The Partnership.

Colwell explains what makes Greater Des Moines, the “Silicon Prairie,” a top-tier region for entrepreneurs.

• The 80/35 Music Festival has announced the lineup for its 2017 festival on July 7 and 8 at Western Gateway Park. The lineup includes The Shins, MGMT and Action Bronson.

• Commons Off The Clock will come to Downtown Des Moines this summer, bringing bands, brews and bites to Cowles Commons on select Fridays, starting May 19.

ENTREPRENEURS: ACCELERATE DSM IS MAY 17Square One DSM will hold its second annual Accelerate DSM event for entrepreneurs on May 17 at the Iowa Events Center. The event is presented by Iowa Economic Development Authority and is produced in collaboration with 1 Million Cups and the Technology Association of Iowa. Keynote speakers will include Torey Maerz, founder of Rocket Referrals; Cayla Weisberg, partner at InvestHER Ventures; and Ben Milne, founder and CEO of Dwolla. Programming throughout the day will be focused on how to accelerate business growth.

Register at accelerateDSM.com.

BRAGGING RIGHTS

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WHAT’S A MILLENNIPRENEUR?Small Business AdministrationMillennipreneurs are business owners born between 1982 and 2000. Like their predecessors, the “Baby Boomers” and the “Gen X-ers,” they have their reasons for wanting to start their own small businesses, including wanting to be their own boss, desiring flexibility and wanting to follow their passions.

But Millennials have some challenges facing them that are having a bigger impact on them compared to previous generations. When comparing percentages of Millennials who are self-employed by age 30, they lag behind, with only 4 percent of millennials being self-employed by 30 vs. 5.3 percent of Gen-Xers and 6.5 percent of Baby Boomers. One of the biggest reasons for this lag is debt. Over 42 percent of Millennials say they don’t have the financial means to start a business.

Despite these challenges, Millennials admire entrepreneurship and data shows they may be better prepared for long-term success than their predecessors. A total of 35 percent have a formal business plan, vs. only 27 percent of older small business owners.

The U.S. Small Business Administration and its resource partners have a number of programs and services for entrepreneurs of all ages. To learn more, go to sba.gov.

Learn compelling statistics for Millennial entrepreneurs and find more small business-related topics at DSMpartnership.com/blog.

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ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIPThe Greater Des Moines Partnership is the economic and community development organization that serves Greater Des Moines (DSM), Iowa. Together with 23 Affiliate Chambers of Commerce and more than 6,000 Regional Business Members, The Partnership drives economic growth with one voice, one mission and as one region. Through innovation, strategic planning and global collaboration, The Partnership grows opportunity, creates jobs and promotes Des Moines as the best place to build a business, a career and a future.

Send us your news! To be featured in “Bragging Rights,” send us news items such as business expansions, awards, industry recognition, etc. You must be a Greater Des Moines Partnership Investor or an Affiliate Member to be featured. Contact Kyle Oppenhuizen at (515) 286-4972 or at koppenhuizen@DSMpartnership.com.

PUBLICATION INFORMATIONOne Voice is the monthly Affiliate Member and Investor newsletter of the Greater Des Moines Partnership. For editorial comments or questions, contact Tiffany Tauscheck, Chief Communications Officer, at (515) 286-4954. For circulation changes, contact (515) 286-4950 or email info@DSMpartnership.com.

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Ruby CuregBroadlawns Medical CenterHired as pediatricianrcureg@broadlawns.org

Leah BethelBroadlawns Medical CenterHired as emergency department physicianlabethel@broadlawns.org

Lance VanGundyBroadlawns Medical CenterHired as emergency department physicianlvangundy@broadlawns.org

Elisabeth JacksonArthur J Gallagher & Co.Promoted to client service executiveelisabeth_jackson@ajg.com

Lance SchmittBroadlawns Medical CenterPromoted to acute care operations directorlschmitt@broadlawns.org

Lynn TorrenceKaplan UniversityPromoted to career services adviserlynn.torrence@kaplan.edu

Gautam KakadeBroadlawns Medical CenterHired as orthopedic surgeongkakade@broadlawns.org

Jim HostConfluence Inc.Promoted to associatejhost@thinkconfluence.com

Emily StumpfWright Service Corp.Hired as training and development specialistestumpf@wrightservicecorp.com

Chris KnightWolin Mechanical ElectricalPromoted to field superintendentcknight@wolin.com

Kelly WhitingRASHired as vice president, business developmentkelly.whiting@rascompanies.com

Katie PeckEaster Seals IowaPromoted to director of case managementkpeck@eastersealsia.org

Daniel Connolly has been named dean of Drake University’s College of Business and Public Administration, effective June 30. He succeeds Terri Vaughan, who will leave that position in June after three years.

David Noble, founder and chairman of American Equity Investment Life Holdings Co., passed away on April 16 at the age of 85.

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Jose Olvera-PerezWright Service Corp.Hired as risk administratorjolvera-perez@wrightservicecorp.com

Virginia KleinWright Service Corp.Hired as database administratorvklein@ wrightservicecorp.com

Jessica PotrzebaWright Tree ServiceHired as payroll and billing specialistjpotrzeba@wrighttree.com

Trey NelsonBrokers InternationalPromoted to manager of business intelligencetnelson@biltd.com

Patrick DohenyNext Generation RealtyHired as sales associatepatrickd@nextgenerationrealty.com

Jen AndersonNext Generation RealtyHired as sales associatejena@ nextgenerationrealty.com

Robert HaegeNext Generation RealtyHired as sales associateroberth@nextgenerationrealty.com

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LIVE UNITED LUNchEoNHost: United Way of Central Iowa

About: The luncheon will celebrate our community’s collective impact in the fight for the health, education and financial stability of all Central Iowans. Guests will be the first to receive our annual Community Impact Report, which tracks progress toward the Community Goals for 2020 in Education, Income and Health.

When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: The Meadows Events & Conference Center

Learn more: bit.ly/2oFFvd6

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TUESDAY

Iowa healthiest State Annual conferenceHost: Healthiest State Initiative

About: Professionals will gather for a one day conference featuring two keynote speakers and several breakout tracks on making Iowa the healthiest state in the nation.

When: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Iowa State Center, Scheman Building, Ames

Learn more: bit.ly/2pZ28NJ

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YESS Duck DerbyHost: Youth Emergency Services & Shelter (YESS)

About: The YESS Duck Derby is celebrating 10 years of spec-quack-ular fun, and we need you to “join the flock” and help kids in crisis. Every duck adopted through the YESS Duck Derby helps children find safety and care at YESS.

When: Noon to 3 p.m.

Where: Jordan Creek Town Center

Learn more: yessduckderby.org/

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Jockeys and JulepsHost: Junior League of Des Moines

About: This Kentucky Derby-themed party features jockey duos racing to win the coveted blanket of roses. The jockey duo that brings in the most money wins the race. Enjoy horse racing, big hats, hors d’oeuvres and cocktails for this third annual fundraiser.

When: 3 to 6 p.m.

Where: Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino

Learn more: jldesmoines.org/

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Wednesday, may 317 AM registration, networking and continental breakfast

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Purchase your ticket today at www.businessrecord.com/events$35 registration required. Seating is limited.

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When it comes to health care, the only certainty is uncertainty.

After seven years of learning and gradually understanding where they stood with the complexities of the Affordable Care Act, Iowa businesses, health providers and the insurance industry are again facing major uncertainty.

Though the most recent attempt to repeal Obamacare failed, a Republican majority in Congress means the potential for sweeping changes or significant tweaks remains. At the state level, insurance exchanges risk implosion as major carriers discontinue coverage — with the latest move made by Wellmark to discontinue individual coverage in Iowa beginning next year. In addition, companies in Iowa’s privatized Medicaid system have been bleeding red ink and are seeking additional state funding to provide care to the state’s neediest populations.

Meanwhile, health care providers and insurers are grappling with accelerating health care costs that show little signs of slowing down. That leads to a variety of key questions for you and your business that our panelists will help answer.

Join uS for a diScuSSion aS we conSider• What can employers expect for insurance rates in the future?

• How will potential changes to the law affect your business?

• How can your company have control and influence over rising costs?

• What steps are health care providers taking to reduce costs?

• How is the state positioned to deal with health care challenges moving forward?

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dave elbert• Business Record columnist• Email: daveelbert@bpcdm.com• Phone: (515) 988-3787© 2017 Business Record

Gov. Terry Branstad is leaving state government to become ambassador to China at what may be the best moment possible for him. Iowa’s Republican-controlled Legislature this year delivered a smorgasbord of social legislation, the likes of which was unseen during any of Branstad’s 32 previous years of public service, which included six years as a state representative, four years as lieutenant governor, and 22 years as governor. About the only thing Republicans didn’t do this year was reinstate the death penalty, a cause that Branstad championed early in his career, but which he has not pressed since returning to Terrace Hill six year ago. Republicans were, however, able to gain ground on many other social issues that had stalled under Democratic control of the Iowa Senate. Democrats, of course, lost the Senate last year, allowing Republicans to steamroll passage of a long list of con-servative measures.

Among other things, they tightened the screws on abortion laws and placed new limits on women’s health choices, while trimming workers’ compensation benefits and stripping public employees of bargaining rights. They also unlocked a list of restrictions on firearms, while placing new restric-tions on voting. New limits were placed on medical malpractice lawsuits, and law-makers made it more difficult to pursue other types of legal actions involving asbes-tos, home defects and livestock feedlots. Branstad’s role in most of the above was to act as head cheerleader. The governor would be the first to say that, while he supported all of the above and signed the measures into law, it was the Republicans in the Iowa House and Sen-ate who did the heavy lifting. They’re the ones who deserve the credit — or blame, depending on your point of view — for this year’s hyperactivity on social issues. Besides, most Iowans know Branstad has always been more interested in cam-paigning than governing. The one area where our Republican governor has from time to time flexed his political muscles is on spending. He’s mostly against it. He pledged when he returned to the governor’s office in 2011, after an absence of 12 years, that he would reduce the state budget by 15 percent. He hasn’t done that. Nor did he add 200,000 jobs or increase family incomes by 25 percent, as he promised in 2010. But there is no denying that he has reshaped state government by denying mon-ey to growing lists of social service and educational programs, while at the same time supporting tax breaks aimed at bringing new industry to Iowa. Much of Branstad’s success as a political leader can be attributed to his rustic charm. Years ago, political experts said his inability to give inspirational speeches would even-tually do him in. They were wrong. Most Iowans genuinely appreciate his ability to con-nect one-on-one, and the fact that he never forgets a face or name has served him well. Plus, his political agility has been nothing short of amazing. He has an uncanny ability to turn opponents’ strengths into weaknesses, and he’s always been more than willing to fight dirty when needed. During his first run for governor in 1982, he campaigned viciously against raising taxes, but then turned around and approved a much-needed sales tax increase that helped stabilize state government’s income during the farm crisis. By the mid-1990s, Gov. Branstad had boggled the state’s finances so badly that a fellow Republican, state Auditor Richard Johnson, repeatedly took him to task. As he leaves office now, though, Branstad’s star is shinning. Much, if not all, of the conservative agenda he had pushed in 1982 was enacted this year. Many might argue that it is no longer relevant or needed, but it’s an argument they’ll have without Terry Branstad. n

Branstad’s conservative legacy

About the only thing Republicans didn’t do this year was reinstate the death penalty.

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For the past 18 years the Business Record has been honoring women who are recognized community-wide for the impact they have made in Central Iowa with the Women of Influence Awards. In an effort to recognize the next generation of women who have been and will continue to make an impact on our community, the Business Record is proud to be presenting the 2017 Meredith Emerging Woman of Influence Award.

This award is designed to recognize an up-and-coming female leader who has not only already achieved career success and recognition within her peer group for her community involvement and is poised to take on an even larger community-wide role in the years to come. Nominations are due no later than noon on May 26th, 2017. The winner will be honored at the Women of Influence event on August 10th, 2017.

The ideal candidate will be a woman who:• Is successful in her chosen field

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Start with mobile

This week’s QR code will take you to Google’s explanation of its mobile-first indexing.

In today’s marketing world, it is a very rare business that doesn’t need a workhorse of a website. For most of us, our prospective buyers are shopping the web, looking for someone like us long before we know that they’re there. De-pending on which research you look at, people are between 50 and 75 percent done with their buying decision by the time we even know they’re out there. One of the biggest mistakes a business can make when designing a new website is to think about it from the desktop perspective. Accord-ing to Google, more than 60 percent of search queries come from mobile. That number is only going to rise. It’s much easier to design your site for mobile usage and then tweak it for the desktop experi-ence than the other way around. The limitations of mobile websites have forced marketers, design-ers and developers to consider the implications of specific functionality on smaller screen sizes. When you take the environment into account and actually design to it, your site can quickly be head and shoulders above the majority of sites. Mobile-first design is the practice of ensur-ing that web pages look great and function well for users on mobile (small screens) as a first step. It is the landscape you design for, not the afterthought like it used to be.

Mobile first isn’t just about making things fit on a smaller screen. It’s about understanding the significant differences between the desktop environment and the mobile world. Let’s look at all the nuances of the two environments.

Desktop users typically have:• A large screen with plenty of space.• A stable, trouble-free internet connection.• A computer with a lot of computing power.• A stable power supply. • A comfortable chair to sit in while online.• Lighting that does not affect visibility.• Plenty of time for their search.

Mobile users typically have:• Small screens of differing sizes.• A less stable internet connection with vary-

ing degrees of strength and power.• Less computing power available.• Less electrical power that is constantly be-

ing used up.• To combine screen time with being on the

move or doing other things.• Varying lighting that affects the visibility of

a page.• Some urgency to the search.

If you’re reading this and thinking that shifting to a mobile-first mentality is a nice idea

but probably not something you need to wor-ry about today, factor this in: Google recently launched its mobile-first index, which grades all websites first and foremost on how they function on a mobile device. These are also some of the elements that Google uses to decide if your site is worthy of being displayed during a search query. If it’s hard to use, Google will simply push your site down farther in the search results. Avoid plug-ins: Many mobile devices do not support plugins, and plug-ins that are not mobile-friendly are a leading cause of hangs, crashes and security incidents in browsers. Use legible font sizes: There are many screen sizes now, so we must make the text of our pages legible for the smallest possible screen. Size the tap targets appropriately: Tap targets are the spots on web pages that a user touches to make something happen (links, but-tons, forms, ads, etc.). They should be big enough to touch easily, with enough room for a fingertip without mistakenly hitting another tap target. Mobile used to be an option. Today it has to be your priority. If this isn’t in your 2017 mar-keting budget, it needs to be. n

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POLK COUNTY PUBLICATION BILL LIST TO BE PAID 4-18-2017

VENDOR AMOUNT REASON: CAPITAL OUTLAYS BALL TEAM LLC $111,587.95 1BOLTON & HAY, INC. $296.96 1CARPENTER UNIFORM AND $13,200.00 18CLIVE POWER EQUIPMENT $21,488.00 1CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC $3,618.54 1GRAINGER $5,558.00 1HAMMER MEDICAL SUPPLY $85.85 1NETWORKS, INC. $2,500.00 1NEUMANN BROTHERS, INC. $279,485.40 1RAPIDS FOODSERVICE

CONTRACT DESIGN $1,541.00 1SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO $35.18 1REASON: CHGS FOR SVCS: NON-STAT.FEES GOLDEN RULE $50.00 2GREVE, MICHAEL $253.50 1LEACH, JOSHUA $5.00 1MORGAN, JOHN $23.00 1UNITEDHEALTHCARE $116.30 2REASON: HUMAN SRVS PROV CHGS 701 HARTFORD LLC $430.00 1AB HOME IMPROVEMENT LLC $325.00 1ACADIAN/INGERSOLL LLC $550.00 1ACKERMAN, TOM $451.00 1ADAIR, MONICA R. $1,502.94 1ADAMS, BARBARA $1,494.25 1AJE PROPERTIES LLC $225.00 1ALAS, MARIA $211.05 1ALL CITY SERVICES $1,932.32 5AMAN, MELINDA $394.52 1AMERICAN HOME FINDING ASSOC. $93.30 1AMMANN, LAURA $294.01 1AMODEO, SHELLEY L. $1,066.27 1ANAWIM HOUSING $350.00 1ANAYA, JESSICA $1,033.91 1ANDERSON, BETH $538.48 1APARTMENTS BY ELLINGSON LLC $1,190.50 3APEX INSULATION AND

CONSTRUCTION $9,551.00 1ASHBROOKE IOWA PARTNERS LLC $1,510.36 3AYRES, VIOLET $529.30 1BAILEY, ALISSA $1,069.86 1BAILEY, KIMBERLY K. $403.85 1BAILEY, MICHELE R. $455.55 1BAKER CREEK SENIOR LIVING LLLP $660.00 2BAKER, LYNSI $1,418.19 1BALLENTINE, BRENDA $676.76 1BARNES, MICHAEL $150.00 1BARTON, TAMMY J. $1,197.72 1BATES, MATTIELOU $2,833.53 1BATES, MELANIE $1,364.95 1BBT RENTALS LLC $450.00 1BEACON OF LIFE $420.00 1BEAVERS, SARAH $150.78 1BELL, JULIE $733.02 1BELLO, ROSA $362.95 1BENEDICT HOME $430.00 1BENKUFSKY, ROBIN $250.22 1BERRY, VALERIE $1,135.14 1BEST HEATING COOLING

ELECTRIC INC $13,083.00 6BLAKEMAN, DENISE $1,600.42 1BLAYLOCK, TERESA A. $478.40 1BLEPO, CYNTHIA $514.31 1BLUNCK, DAN $430.00 1BOLIO, MENDY $628.75 1BOUGHER, RACHEL L. $156.36 1BRAGG, SHANTEL $1,358.18 1BROADWAY HEIGHTS APTS I,LLLP $390.00 1BROOKS, AMBER $675.87 1BROOKS, PAIGE $344.49 1BROWN, WILLIAM $300.00 1BRUCE, MELISSA $594.00 1BRUGIONI, BETTY A. $437.70 1BRUXVOORT, KATHY $628.00 1BULLS & BEARS LLC $1,030.00 3BURLINGTON TRAILWAYS $159.00 1BURNS, JERRY $804.19 1BUSCH, RHONDA $429.77 1BUSHBAUM, MODUSTI $198.47 1BYRD, SHELLY $1,406.08 1CALHOUN, WANDA $675.93 1CALLAHAN, MARY $419.64 1CANTERBURY HEIGHTS LP $368.49 1CANTERBURY PARK III LLC $273.98 1CARDER, BENTURA $820.98 1CARRIERE, KATHRYN $247.23 1CASTILLO, GUADALUPE $2,515.00 1CASTRO, ITXIA $368.16 1CENICEROS, MARIA $742.69 1CHAPEL RIDGE WEST I LTD PARTNERSHIP $482.00 2CHAPEL RIDGE WEST II LTD PARTNERSHIP $158.00 1CHILDREN & FAMILIES OF IOWA $35,233.33 1CHILDS, MICHELLE $162.13 1CHRISTIAN CHURCH HOMES

OF IOWA INC $651.00 2CISNEROS, LORENA $1,232.18 1CITY OF ANKENY MUNICIPAL

WATER DEPT $57.49 1

CITY OF DSM MUNICIPAL HOUSING AGENCY $327.00 1

CLARK, SHANNON $267.69 1CLEMENT, KATHLEEN D. $327.36 1CLIME, MICHELLE J (FOOD SUBSIDY) $791.26 1COBB, JESSICA $556.11 1COLEMAN, MATTIE $959.20 1COLEMAN, WILETTA $721.70 1CONLIN PROPERTIES $784.00 2CONSTABLE, KIMBERLY $488.42 1CONTRERAS, ROSA $1,047.88 1COOK,MICHELLE $463.88 1CORE CORP. $225.50 1CORIGLIANO, HEATHER $635.92 1CORINTHIAN MIDWEST VENTURES II LLC $775.00 1COTTON, SHERRY $555.47 1COWDEN, TERESA M $231.99 1CRAWFORD, ANNETTE $266.50 1CREES, BRIAN $628.00 1CRISTALES, MARTHA $616.50 1CRITTENTON CENTER $746.40 1CRUSAN, TRACEE $97.05 1CW CONSTRUCTION $20,000.60 3D&D REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS $690.00 2DALLAS COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH $186.69 1DANIELS, THERESA $156.42 1DAVIDSON, ROBERT $400.00 2DAVIS, WENDY $344.45 1DEAVILA, EVA $297.20 1DEJOODE, DENNIS $430.00 1DES MOINES WATER WORKS $2,061.24 12DIAZ, CYNTHIA $100.76 1DILKS, JACQUE $319.21 1DILLING, SARAH $95.48 1DIRKX, JILL M $172.69 1DM HOUSES LLC $533.00 1DOBBERTIN TWIN PINE LLC $533.00 1DONNA JEANNE’S HOUSE $860.00 2DRAKE PARK APARTMENTS $100.00 1DROTTZ, RENEE $108.52 1DUKE PROPERTIES INC $533.00 1DUNCAN-BURRELL, SATIRA $879.69 1DUNKERSON, CINDY $466.08 1EASTVIEW CIRCLE APTS $451.00 1EDVENSON, LINDA K. $1,144.08 1ENDERTON, DINA $917.84 1EPC LLC $451.00 1ESHUIS, COLLEEN D. $116.56 1FAMILY DISCOUNT $2,480.00 13FAREWAY GROCERY STORE #106 $156.46 3FAREWAY GROCERY STORES INC #138 $447.39 3FAREWAY GROCERY STORES INC #900 $100.00 2FERGUSON, DEANNA L. $406.31 1FISCUS, SHARON $289.98 1FOLSOM, SIERRA $390.19 1FORGET PROPERTIES LLC $795.00 1FOSTER, NICOLE $710.19 1FOUR OAKS FAMILY AND

CHILDREN’S SERVICES $3,172.20 1FOWLES, AMANDA $218.39 1FRAZIER, TANYA V $690.87 1FREEMAN, JALAYNE $675.00 1GATHERCOLE, JESSICA $772.38 1GOMEZ, ADELA $1,136.58 1GRAND VENTURES $430.00 1GRANNAN, CORA L. $176.81 1GREENE-JEWETT, STEPHANIE $621.05 1GRIMES, ASHLEY $2,047.74 1GUTHRIE COUNTY HOSPITAL $1,449.28 4GWYIN, JENNIFER L. $2,184.80 1HAGER, KATHERINE $672.62 1HAIRSTON, KIMBERLY A. $562.97 1HAMILTON’S FUNERAL HOME INC. $2,325.00 3HAMILTON, JANNETTE $85.01 1HARBOR OF HOPE MISSION $430.00 1HARRIS, JAMIE A $1,100.98 1HARRIS, STACEY $1,284.61 1HARRISON, STEPHANY $996.85 1HARRYMAN, MELANIE $533.81 1HARVEY, MARANDA $749.21 1HAVLIK, DANA $274.04 1HAWTHORN HILL $450.00 1HEDGECOCK, ALICIA $578.46 1HENDERSON, ANGELA $307.52 1HENDERSON-HIGHLAND PARK

FUNERAL SVC LLC $775.00 1HERITAGE MECHANICAL COMPANY $5,235.00 3HIGDAY, JEFF $500.00 1HIGHPOINT INVESTORS LLC $177.00 1HILL, ASHLEY D $837.90 1HILL, DINESHA $997.18 1HILLCREST FAMILY SERVICES $233.25 1HILLTOP HOUSING LLC $1,078.00 2HILLTOP SENIOR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $860.00 2HODGES, RUBY A. $668.69 1HODGSON, EILEEN M. $129.72 1HOLMES, KAREN A. $556.93 1HOWARD, NICOLE $1,193.78 1HUDSON, ALICE $368.93 1HUISMAN, REBECCA $517.07 1HUISMAN, SUNSHINE $188.70 1HY-VEE FOOD STORE #1887 $50.00 1

HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01138 $2,292.77 7HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01148 $307.35 3HY-VEE FOOD STORE #1022 $200.00 1HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01142 $150.00 1HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01155 $50.00 1HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01890 $162.70 3HYGIENIC LABORATORY, ACCTS REC $106.00 1ILES FUNERAL HOMES, INC. $1,550.00 2IOWA G21 LLC $430.00 1JAK PROPERTIES LC $451.00 1JAN MATEJSKI FAMILY TRUST $100.00 1JEFFREY, IRENE $1,348.12 1JIMENEZ, JESSICA $1,625.44 1JOHNSON, BRANDI $619.69 1JOHNSON, GARNET L. $300.58 1JOHNSON, LATASHA $256.28 1JUNCTION HOLDINGS OF IOWA INC $430.00 1KADING PROPERTIES LLC $628.00 1KALVIK, LORI L $439.69 1KENKEL, KAY M. $235.73 1KENNEDY, MEGAN $1,709.69 1KERN, MARGARET $538.73 1KERRIE, DIAZ $211.80 1KINCAID, CHRISTY $295.57 1KINDA, AZZA $723.87 1KINNEY, KENIELLE $318.81 1KISSELL-ERICKSON, TINA $216.29 1KLAPPROTH, AMY $863.30 1KOEPPLIN, ELIZABETH $315.41 1LA RUE-DAVIS, DAWN $670.59 1LAKE, STEPHANIE $279.81 1LAKEVIEW LTD PARTNERSHIP $243.00 1LAMOREE, SARA $594.00 1LANDERS, BRIDGET E $1,441.50 1LAPPE, ESKALEINA $164.09 1LARICK, AMY $292.95 1LATIMORE, APRIL $375.77 1LATTING, STEPHANIE $182.08 1LEANOS, MARCELA $371.50 1LEANOS, NORMA $786.06 1LEHS, KENT $1,295.00 3LEIBOW, LAVONNE $826.84 1LEMON, JENNIFER $897.52 1LETZE, GARY $225.50 1LEWIS, GINA $611.91 1LIMING, JOAN $238.42 1LOHEED, LYNN $400.00 1LUCKETT, TANYA $603.82 1LUSH, GEOVANA $2,401.67 1LYNCH, SHERRY S $235.93 1MARINER, JANAE $69.04 1MARQUEZ, ALBA $620.16 1MARQUEZ, IMELDA $176.57 1MARTINEZ, MARIA $995.45 1MARTONE, BETH $1,309.23 1MAUK, KRISTINA $988.02 1MC BROOM, MARY KAY $185.96 1MC CLISH, MIKE $266.50 1MEADOWS MOBILE HOME

COMMUNITY LLC $300.65 1MEEKS, JOLENE $751.30 1MELARA, MARIA $216.93 1MELBOURNE APARTMENTS I LLP $451.00 1MERICAL, KAREN (FOOD SUBSIDY ONLY) $703.14 1MFR PARTNERS V LLC $430.00 1MIDAMERICAN ENERGY (GA’S ONLY) $868.57 4MILEWSKI, PAMELA $184.23 1MILLER, BRITTNEY $296.22 1MILLER, JENNIFER $797.04 1MIRON-CORTEZ, ASHLEY $550.14 1MITCHELLVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH $628.00 1MONROE, SUELLEN $460.13 1MOORE, LISA $1,561.85 1MR FREEZE HTG & A/C $6,025.00 5MUELLER, KRISTA $757.55 1MUMINOVIC, VESNA $233.61 1MURRAY, LARRAINE $556.24 1MURUETA, ANNA $482.14 1MUSIC, KIRBY $575.00 1NEGRON-BENCON, YOLANDA $1,399.75 1NEWTON-WEBER, VASHARA $417.85 1NFM BUILDER SALES $534.00 1NGUYEN, TRUNG $838.00 1NOBLE, DEBRA L $309.50 1NOTCH, HERBERT $430.00 1OAK CREEK RESIDENTIAL

HOUSING COOP $100.00 1ORTIZ, GRISEL $273.01 1OWENS, JENNIFER N $935.44 1PARSONS, LORI (FOOD SUBSIDY) $297.72 1PATINO, MARIA $1,089.08 1PATRICK, CHERYL A $505.47 1PATTERSON, MARY $690.54 1PENICK, AMY $346.50 1PEREZ, MARIA $458.11 1PEREZ, MERARY $533.00 1PERRY, LEESA $1,382.19 1PITTMAN, BRENDA $850.71 1PLAZA MANOR APTS $430.00 1PLYMOUTH PLACE ASSOCIATES LP $430.00 1POGYO, ROSA $611.35 1POHLMAN, LISA $446.83 1

POPENHAGEN, SAMANTHA $1,124.78 1PRATHER, LATOSHA $1,953.28 1QUALITY CARPENTRY $9,548.89 1QUINN, KARAN $1,578.15 1RAHIC-SKOPLJAKO, ELVIDA $356.83 1RAYL, DAWN $434.71 1REBIK, CHAUNCY $580.34 1REHAN, TONY G $430.00 1REYNOLDS, PAULA M. $431.12 1RICHEY, JENNIFER $1,322.51 1RIVAS DE PENA, GLORIA $803.58 1RIVERHILLS APARTMENT #2, L.P. $633.00 2RIVERHILLS APARTMENTS 1 $430.00 1ROBERTS, JUDY $239.39 1ROBINSON, HATTIE D. $1,478.25 1ROBINSON, PEGGY $735.11 1RODRIGUES, MARIANNE $282.04 1RODRIGUEZ, DORIS $979.21 1RODRIGUEZ, ISABEL $577.21 1RODRIGUEZ-MARTINEZ, JUANA $78.45 1ROMERO, MARITZA $452.05 1ROYAL OAKS APTS, L.L.P. $266.50 1RUGE, JACKIE $471.33 1RUPERTO PROPERTIES $628.00 1RUSSELL, RHASHIDA J $363.58 1SA METRO LOFTS LP $451.00 1SABA, ALLISON $194.23 1SALDANA, MARIA $289.51 1SANDERS, MARY $379.84 1SAPP, AMANDA $757.10 1SCHOLL, GARY $430.00 1SCHWARZ, CHRISTINE $214.80 1SCOTT, KIM $507.01 1SCOTT, STACY J. $756.00 1SENECAUT, MELISSA A $592.49 1SEREG, CHARLES $525.00 1SEVENTH LLC $247.00 1SHEPHERD, DEBRA $451.00 1SHIMER, NAOMI F $979.22 1SHIPLEY, SANDY L. $291.22 1SHOOTMAN, JUANITA $497.02 1SHORT, ROBERT $976.50 1SILBERHORN, HEATHER $140.43 1SIMMONS, JENNIFER $179.55 1SINCLAIR-HALEY, ANGELA $323.21 1SMITH, CRYSTAL $882.69 1SMITH, TANYA R. $312.39 1SOUTHBROOK GREEN APTS II LP $533.00 1SOUTHWINDS APARTMENTS $533.00 1SOWDER, NELA I. $305.26 1STALKUP, J LYNNE $557.65 1STANTON, ELIZABETH $134.54 1STEENSMA, MARY $149.50 1STOKES, SARAH $651.02 1STONER, TABATHA $377.06 1STRAHORN, KAY $202.93 1SUMMER WOODS APARTMENTS LLC $100.00 1SUNBURST APARTMENT LTD $428.00 2TAHER, INC. $36,258.44 2TALBERT, DEBORAH S $878.52 1TAYLOR, JAMIE $290.75 1THOMPSON, TAMEKA $958.62 1TIBBLES, KATIE $219.44 1TLP XIII ADAM RIDGE LLC $838.00 1TRACEY, JAMICHA $503.83 1TRANS IOWA, L.C. $22.00 1TRIMBLE, KIMBERLY $789.88 1TRIPLE CROWN ALTOONA COOP $533.00 1TRM PROPERTY LLC $762.00 1TULLER, JESSICA $332.28 1UNIVERSITY TERRACE COOP $365.00 1URBANDALE WATER DEPT. $63.29 1VALDEZ, VANESA $698.47 1VALVISTA/HILLOCK LLC $900.00 2VAN BUI, CHAP $500.00 2VENBURY TRAIL APARTMENTS LP $342.50 1VILLAGE AT WESTCHESTER $994.00 2VILLAGE GREEN COOP $880.00 2WAGNER, RHONDA $1,238.28 1WAHLERT, LYNN $950.00 1WAKONDA WEST APARTMENTS $533.00 1WALLS, JANICE $1,389.55 1WARREN COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES $2,185.95 1WARREN, DEANNA L. $716.08 1WASHINGTON, TAMMIE $194.00 1WDM HUMAN SERVICES $3,783.73 1WE CAN BUILD IT LLC $225.50 1WEIFENBACH, JEANNE N. $670.27 1WELLS, KESIA $97.53 1WESLEY AT HOME $36,694.61 1WIESE-UGLUM, SHANNON $152.48 1WILLIAMS, STACY R. $285.60 1WILLIAMSON, PENNY $159.02 1WISECUP, MICHELLE L $198.28 1WITH, SHAWN $573.18 1WOODS, KIMBERLY $251.40 1WOXELL, HEATHER $456.58 1WRIGHT, SHEENA $1,536.79 1YAUK-FINKEN, KATIE $299.37 1YOUNG, VERA $913.01 1YOUTH & SHELTER SERVICES INC. $5,504.70 2YRK INVESTMENTS $633.00 2

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ZENTENO, VIRGINIA $574.70 1ZK INVESTORS IOWA CHAPTER $383.00 1ZUNIGA, BEATRIZ $284.40 1REASON: LICENSES AND PERMITS HUSS, MICHAEL $35.00 1LEACH, JOSHUA $50.00 1REASON: MENTAL HEALTH SVCS ALLIANCE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES $247.94 1BOGACZYK LAW FIRM, PLLC $470.00 1CHATHAM OAKS INC $3,285.69 1CHILDREN & FAMILIES OF IOWA $7,053.55 3COMFORT KEEPERS $408.50 1COMMUNITY OPTIONS $149,958.16 2COMMUNITY SUPPORT

ADVOCATES $202,981.29 10COOPER, GOEDICKE, REIMER,

& REESE P.C. $307.00 2CREATIVE COMMUNITY OPTIONS $10,814.82 7DES MOINES CHILD & ADOLESCENT $14,240.95 3EASTER SEAL SOCIETY OF IOWA $208,525.44 3EINWALTER, NICHOLAS $1,285.00 2EMPLOYEE & FAMILY RESOURCES $15,154.03 1ESLICK, CAMI $900.00 2EYERLY-BALL COMMUNITY MENTAL $24,858.20 11FAMILY DISCOUNT $200.00 1FAREWAY GROCERY STORES INC #900 $40.00 2GENESIS DEVELOPMENT $20.93 1HERTING LAW PLLC $1,157.46 1HOLLIS, RICHARD R. $42.09 1HOMESTEAD LIVING &

LEARNING CENTER $14,966.32 2HY-VEE FOOD STORE #1759 $20.00 1HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01148 $39.10 2HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01895 $20.00 1HY-VEE FOOD STORE #1011 $20.00 1HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01142 $55.68 3HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01155 $20.00 1KEHRWALD, ADAM $570.00 2LINK ASSOCIATES $208,391.66 14LUTHERAN SERVICES IN IOWA $6,184.50 1ON WITH LIFE AT ANKENY $1,177.44 1PASSAGEWAY $5,343.80 1PROGRESS INDUSTRIES $6,883.31 2PURFOODS LLC $121.50 1RESCARE, INC. $140.02 1STRAWHACKER & ASSOCIATES LLC $22,999.89 3VITA HEALTH SVCS RCF $630.00 1WESLEY AT HOME $24,848.22 2WESLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES $15,905.70 3WILLOW HEIGHTS INC $3,720.00 1REASON: MISCELLANEOUS BLOOD SWEAT & BEERS IOWA $3,000.00 1DES MOINES “I HAVE A DREAM”

FOUNDATION $2,500.00 1DES MOINES AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCIL $5,000.00 1DES MOINES SYMPHONY $15,000.00 1DRAKE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION $3,000.00 1EAST HIGH GOLF CLASSIC $2,500.00 1FREESTORE $2,500.00 1HERBERT HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL $2,400.00 1INGERSOLL GRAND SELF-SUPPORTING $4,000.00 1ITALIAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL

CENTER OF IOWA $25,000.00 2JOHN R GRUBB COMMUNITY YMCA $5,000.00 1JOPPA OUTREACH SERVICES INC. $5,000.00 1KING IRVING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOC $2,575.00 2OAKRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES $5,000.00 1ORCHARD PLACE $10,000.00 1POLK COUNTY CHILD ABUSE

AND NEGLECT $2,500.00 1PRELUDE BEHAVIORAL SERVICES $2,000.00 1PREVENT BLINDNESS IOWA $3,000.00 1PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC $75,000.00 1RIVER BEND ASSOCIATION $5,000.00 1SIXTH AVENUE CORRIDOR INC. $4,000.00 1SOUTHWESTERN HILLS

NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOC $3,000.00 1TREASURER-STATE OF IOWA $3,117.00 1YMCA OF GREATER DES MOINES $5,000.00 1YOUTH SPORTS FOUNDATION $2,500.00 1REASON: OTH SVCS & CHGS 4 PAWS UNLEASHED INC $624.00 1ADAMS COUNTY SHERIFF $210.00 1AERIALINK $319.60 1ALLIANT ENERGY $87.23 1AMERICAN AWARDS, INC $165.00 1ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES, INC. $67.48 1AT CONFERENCE INC $93.37 3B.M.S PEST SERVICES $1,106.00 1BAKER ELECTRIC, INC. $1,144.00 1BASS, CARLA $175.00 1BEELINE & BLUE $127.79 4BELLERJEAU, LINDSAY N. $182.97 1BEST, ALISON J. $56.71 1BOLLMAN, CASS LEE $426.90 1BRIGHTMAN, JOANNA L. $964.18 1BROWN, DAIYNNA (SENIOR SERVICES) $151.59 1BURESH, NIKKI $152.00 1BUSINESS PUBLICATIONS $508.41 2CARVER COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE $79.00 1CENTER FOR DISEASE DETECTION LLC $657.00 1CENTURY LINK $684.43 5

CFI TIRE SERVICE $340.50 1CHIHAK, MICHAEL J. $14.12 1CHILDREN & FAMILIES OF IOWA $607.28 1CIOX HEALTH $113.05 2CITY OF CLIVE $132.98 1COMMUNITY STATE BANK $135.40 1CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGIES INC $195.00 1CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC $2,730.70 1CONSUMERS ENERGY $620.04 1COOPER, JENNIFER $72.00 1CORRECT CARE SOLUTIONS LLC $27,913.43 1CTS LANGUAGELINK $822.31 2DAVES DOZING $10,393.00 1DES MOINES FIRE DEPARTMENT $145.00 1DES MOINES REGISTER $480.00 1DES MOINES STAMP MFG COMPANY $18.20 1DES MOINES WATER WORKS $27,659.89 16DITTMER, SARAH $269.50 2DUNNING, TARA $44.00 1EDWARDS ENTERPRISES INC $1,700.00 1EVANS, ALEXANDRIA M. $59.92 1EVANS, CHRISTY (FEC) $136.43 1FEXSTEVE LIMITED COMPANY $27,624.50 1FIELD PAPER COMPANY $49.13 1FIX, MYRNA $9.63 1FORENSIC CONSULTING LLC $542.00 1G & K SERVICES $516.44 14G & S SERVICE INC $45.00 1GARRITY, FRANCIS L., M.D. $12,400.00 1GATSO USA INC $7,552.00 1GERK, RUTH M $27.29 1HAMMER PHARMACY $748.83 1HAYES INTERPRETING SERVICES $756.25 1HERC-U-LIFT INC $840.00 1HY-VEE FOOD STORE #1888 $483.86 3HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01136 $21.49 1HYGIENIC LABORATORY, ACCTS REC $419.08 1ICIT $225.00 1IHLE, JOY M. $102.19 1INTERNATIONAL MARKETING

COMMUNICATIONS $450.00 3INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC MGMT

ASSOCIATION HR $898.50 1IOWA DEPT OF ADMINISTRATIVE

SERVICES $1,128.00 1IOWA EVENTS CENTER $230.00 1IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER $10.50 1IOWA SAFE SCHOOLS $150.00 1IOWA TITLE COMPANY $465.00 1JEBRO INC $50.00 1JIM’S JOHNS INC $439.00 2JOHNSON, JOSIE $4.50 1KARL CHEVROLET, INC. $214.87 1KELTEK INC $158.08 2KOCH BROTHERS $838.35 4LA RIATA RANCH $875.00 2LAPPE, KRISTY $214.00 1LEXISNEXIS $918.32 1LITTLE, STEVE (SHERIFF) $265.50 1LIVE 2 B HEALTHY $1,400.00 1MAI, THUAN T $23.01 1MAIL SERVICES, LLC $4,500.00 1MAINSTAY SYSTEMS INC $237.00 1MASON, LINDA L. $73.83 1MDS RECORDS MANAGEMENT $5,580.83 1MEDIACOM $160.06 1MENNEN, NICHOLAS $75.44 1METHODIST OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE $1,188.00 1MIDAMERICAN ENERGY $258.04 3MIDWEST AMBUCARE $463.40 13MIDWEST COURT REPORTING $90.80 1MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGY, INC $423.47 1MORANO, LORNA $128.40 1MORRIS AUTOMOTIVE INC $794.32 3NEWMAN, SIGNE $152.00 1NGUYEN, DONG $80.25 1NORRIS, DANIEL M. $50.00 1NORTHWAY, LINDA $250.00 1O’DONNELL, JORDAN M $95.00 2OLD CREAMERY THEATRE

COMPANY THE $1,296.00 1OLSON, TREVA R $214.54 1ORACLE USA INC $29,634.27 1PEDDY, KAY E. $999.97 1PIONEER COMMUNICATIONS $2,945.00 1POLK COUNTY FIRE CHIEFS ASSOC. $25.00 1PROFESSIONAL COURT REPORTERS

OF IOWA $1,943.20 6RAMIREZ, ARTHUR SR $700.00 1REASONER, MICHAEL J. $101.65 1RHOADS, TONY (YOUTH SERVICES) $35.31 1RIVERS, KERRI (C&F-FEC) $191.00 1RUTH, RICHARD R $437.20 1SARCONE, JAMES V $153.76 2SECRETARY OF STATE $30.00 1SHRED-IT USA, LLC $1,877.50 2SHREDDER (THE) $575.00 1SHUCK-BRITSON, INC. $22,154.00 2SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY HOLDING $5,307.87 2SKOLD DOOR COMPANY $839.45 3SOUTHWEST POLK WATER SERVICE $21.00 1ST LOUIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE $100.00 1

SWEENEY COURT REPORTING $215.50 1TOTAL TRAFFIC NETWORK $1,995.00 1TOWNEPLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT $3,824.80 3TREAT AMERICA $23,812.58 17TRILIX MARKETING GROUP INC $3,225.00 2UNITED PARCEL SERVICE $154.82 1UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MED.

FOUNDATION $1,250.00 1VERIZON WIRELESS $1,059.22 1VISITING NURSE SERVICES $237.50 1VON GILLERN LAW FIRM, PLC $1,846.20 3WASKER, DORR, WIMMER &

MARCOUILLER PC $257.12 1WEST DES MOINES WATERWORKS $24.84 1WHYTE, SHEILA $4,375.65 1WILLIAMS, CORY F. $265.50 1WILLIAMS, DANA $72.00 1XENIA RURAL WATER DISTRICT $2,579.80 1XEROX CORP $19,403.49 10ZIEGLER INC $9,762.69 1ZIMMERMAN, JOANN $647.50 1REASON: PERSONAL SERVICES ATHLETIC AND REHABILITATION

CENTER $423.00 1BONDURANT PHYSICAL THERAPY LLC $154.93 1BROCKMAN, NICHOLAS (SHERIFF) $430.50 1BURKETT, HERKISHA R. $39.42 1DES MOINES RIVER PHYSICIANS LLC $617.68 6DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING ASSOC $12.81 1EASTERN IOWA THERAPEUTICS PC $761.34 1FOSTER, JEFFREY G. $999.72 1IA DIAGNOSTIC & PROCEDURE CENTER $20.00 1INTEGRATED PHYSICAL THERAPY

& SPORTS MED $2,148.51 7INTEGRATED PRESCRIPTION

SOLUTIONS INC $113.00 2IOWA CLINIC $358.45 3IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER $75.90 1IOWA ORTHOPEDIC CENTER,PC $358.45 3KING, WILLIAM R. $809.71 1KNIGHT, MARTIN A. $789.74 1LOZANO, BRENT (SHERIFF) $793.78 1LTR, LLC $288.00 1MERCY MEDICAL CENTER $670.15 1METHODIST OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE $2,646.47 8MONTHEI, RYAN A. $672.06 1NEMMERS, PATSY $618.53 1PARKS, JOHN R $932.09 1PATHOLOGY LABORATORY $16.50 1PIKE, BOBBIE J. $770.31 1SCHNEIDER, KEVIN (SHERIFF’S OFFICE) $1,303.49 1SCIONE, RAY ANN $586.61 1SCOTT GRATIAS $1,361.66 1SORENSEN, DENNIS (PUBLIC WORKS) $1,076.01 1SURGERY CENTER OF

DES MOINES-WEST $4,377.72 1UPCHURCH, BRETT K. $771.67 1REASON: SUPPLIES A-D DISTRIBUTING CO INC $1,008.00 1ADVENTURE LIGHTING $54.62 2AIR FILTER SALES SERVICES INC $711.36 1AIRGAS USA LLC $381.66 1AMERICAN MARKING, INC. (PO) $138.60 1ANDERSON ERICKSON DAIRY CO $34,795.18 2ARDICK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. $340.00 1B.M.S PEST SERVICES $64.00 1BOB BARKER COMPANY INC $1,562.03 4BOB BROWN CHEVROLET $166.16 1BOLTON & HAY, INC. $172.74 4BOMGAARS SUPPLY INC $13.99 1BONNIE’S BARRICADES $2,022.40 1BOTTOM LINE TECHNOLOGIES $1,483.32 1BREWER WHOLESALE MEATS INC. $3,306.25 1BULBGUY LIGHTING LLC $240.00 1CAPITAL CITY EQUIPMENT CO., INC. $156.35 1CAPITAL SANITARY SUPPLY CO.INC $1,141.50 3CARPENTER UNIFORM AND $21,593.29 1CARQUEST AUTO PARTS $302.22 10CASEY’S GENERAL STORES $562.37 1CASS, INC $229.00 1CASSIDY TECHNOLOGIES $337.00 1CHARLES GABUS FORD $106.36 1CINTAS CORPORATION $255.44 4COMMERCIAL BAG & SUPPLY CO. INC. $1,692.00 1CONTECH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS INC $282.00 2DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION $77.00 2DOORS, INC. $367.60 4EARLS TIRES WEST $246.12 1ECHO ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO $72.35 1ECOLAB $2,302.56 3ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING CO. $1,632.00 1EVISON, REX K. $3.56 1FASTENAL COMPANY $48.56 3FIELD PAPER COMPANY $2,280.00 2FIRST CHOICE DISTRIBUTING $666.20 2FLOORS DIRECT $1,898.06 1FORESTRY SUPPLIERS, INC. $645.75 1GALL’S INC. $38.15 1GARLAND’S INC $809.82 1GENERAL FIRE & SAFETY EQUIP. $60.00 1GILCREST/JEWETT LUMBER CO $480.12 1GLAXOSMITH KLINE $595.23 1

GRAINGER $343.00 7GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. $28.48 1GREAT CATERERS OF IOWA $350.00 1GUARANTEE OIL CO, INC $883.30 1H. B. LEISEROWITZ COMPANY $242.48 1HD SUPPLY WHITE CAP

CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY $26.48 1HOBBY LOBBY CREATIVE CENTERS $595.86 1HOME DEPOT CRC/GECF $59.99 1HOTSY CLEANING SYSTEM INC $728.00 1HY-VEE FOOD STORE #1888 $71.67 1HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01136 $40.93 1HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01138 $332.09 2IOWA DES MOINES SUPPLY INC. $750.38 2JOHNSTON AUTOSTORES $931.92 1KECK OIL, INC. $17,575.43 2KIESLER POLICE SUPPLY INC $45.00 1LA CROSSE SEED LLC $2,200.00 1LOFFREDO FRESH PRODUCE CO INC $741.00 1MARTIN BROTHERS DIST. CO., INC $10,210.95 3MARTIN MARIETTA $25,610.41 2MCKESSON GENERAL MEDICAL CORP. $2,482.22 11MENARDS-ALTOONA $149.33 2MENARDS-ANKENY $243.59 9MENARDS-CLIVE $74.93 2MENARDS-DES MOINES $393.08 3MERCK & CO $5,696.38 1MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGY, INC $161.57 2MILLER HARDWARE, INC. $34.47 2MTI DISTRIBUTING, INC $847.62 1NAPA AUTO PARTS $220.07 6NEAL, LAEL D. $46.00 1NICHOLS CONTROLS & SUPPLY, INC $124.69 1OMARK CORPORATION $302.47 1P & P SMALL ENGINES INC. $39.99 1PDS PACKAGING $256.00 1QUAIL HOLLOW FARM $1,919.00 2QUICK SUPPLY CO $4,175.00 1ROCK RIDGE RANCH LLC $1,276.00 1SANOFI PASTEUR INC $13,029.06 2SAYLORCREEK SAND COMPANY LLC $7,616.06 5SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO $84.56 3SINK PAPER COMPANY $4,207.86 3SIRCHIE FINGER PRINT LAB. $949.68 1STAPLES ADVANTAGE $288.43 1SUPPLYWORKS $619.00 1TASER INTERNATIONAL

HEADQUARTERS $1,840.69 1THOMSON REUTERS-WEST $4,067.07 1TRANS IOWA EQUIPMENT $182.29 2TRANSIT WORKS $93.48 1UNITED REFRIGERATION, INC $229.05 1US FOODS $2,821.43 2VAN METER INDUSTRIAL INC $417.83 1VAN WALL EQUIPMENT, INC. $179.16 2WAL-MART COMMUNITY BRC $20.45 1WAYNE DENNIS SUPPLY CO. $86.45 2WEST MUSIC COMPANY INC $390.00 1ZIEGLER INC $677.32 2REASON: USE OF MONEY AND PROPERTY GREVE, MICHAEL $225.00 1

IOWA EVENTS CENTER REASON:MISCELLANEOUS HIGHTAIL $83.19 KCCI $4,660.00 OVATIONS $45,395.68 REASON: OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES JOHNSON BROTHERS $516.00 DOLL DISTRIBUTING $5,000.00 DOLL DISTRIBUTING $5,000.00 DOLL DISTRIBUTING $2,542.35 BORDENARO’S $1,411.43 ATLANTIC COCA COLA $885.99 AMERIPRIDE $3,535.10 LGC $481.57 BREWER MEATS $2,042.75 GATEWAY MARKET $119.14 GENERAL PARTS $2,166.51 HOBBY LOBBY $378.01 HY-VEE $498.92 LARUE $1,053.75 LOFFREDO $4,954.49 MADAME MARY $792.00 OLD DUTCH $198.98 PALMER GROUP $12,026.93 ROTELLA’S $870.01 US FOODS $28,087.86 VALLEY WEST UNIFORM $31.75 VOSS DISTRIBUTING $722.00 AIA CORP $348.67 FACEBOOK ADS $7.06 FACEBOOK ADS $7.21 FACEBOOK ADS $88.05 INDEED $269.50 DSM PERFORMING ARTS $700.70 COOKIES BY DESIGN $64.99 SPROUT SOCIAL $89.10 COURT AVE BREWING $79.48 MCDONALD’S $6.28 MCDONALD’S $9.42 HYVEE MARKET GRILL $11.54 LA HACIENDA $47.82

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Polk County notiCesMOBERG GALLARY $90.37 LATIN KING $66.29 DSM CITY CLERK $350.00 PPL CENTER MARKETING CONFERENCE $90.00 PPL CENTER MARKETING CONFERENCE $90.00 ADVANCE SERVICES, INC. $7,143.90 ALLIED CONSTRUCTION SERVICES $2,077.00 AMERIPRIDE SERVICES, INC. $1,004.45 BAKER ELECTRIC, INC. $505.32 CENTRAL IOWA MECHANICAL $738.00 CINTAS CORPORATION #762 $108.70 CONTEMPORARY SERVICES CORP $1,743.08 DES MOINES SKYWALK ASSOCIATION $6,500.86 ECOLAB PEST ELIM DIV $539.56 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & EQUIP $55.47 FEDEX $104.71 FLACK ADAM L. $300.00 GARRATT-CALLAHAN CO. $1,816.67 GOLF CARS OF IOWA $111.20 INTERNATIONAL PAPER $65.83 IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT $225.00 SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP $1,756.10 KONE, INC. $302.74 GENERAL PARTS LLC $676.44 JESSICA VAN SLOTEN $110.00 MARCO, INC. $1,712.14 MARCO, INC. NW 7128 $160.00 MARKEY’S AUDIO VISUAL, INC. $19,776.75 MARSHALLTOWN BROADCASTING INC. $199.99 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO $30,833.69 NATIONWIDE OFFICE CARE LLC $5,843.75 NATIONAL ELEVATOR INSPECTION $440.00 NETLYNX SPORTS $425.00 ONMEDIA $703.80 PCM PC MALL $706.24 HAROLD PETERSON $58.18 QCI $5,525.36 SIMPLEXGRINNELL $2,181.42 SMITH’S SEWER SERVICE INC. $269.65 STRAUSS SECURITY SOLUTIONS $220.00 SUPERIOR CLEANING INC. $572.00 TENNANT SALES AND SERVICE CO $237.68 THE WALDINGER CORPORATION $2,784.84 WALSH DOOR & HARDWARE CO. $1,527.00 WASTE MANAGEMENT OF IOWA $1,649.74 SPECTRA TICKETING $873.25 REASON: PERSONAL SERVICES IATSE NATIONAL BENEFIT FUNDS $11,761.00 IATSE TRAINING TRUST FUND $470.44 REASON: SUPPLIES GUY BROWN $1,388.85 BULBGUY LIGHTING, LLC $140.95 CAPITAL SANITARY SUPPLY CO. $2,135.25 CED, INC. $1,756.80

CINTAS CORPORATION $62.93 CITY SUPPLY CORP. $2,196.00 COMBINED UTILITIES BOX SYSTEMS $788.75 CRYSTAL CLEAR WATER CO. $126.00 FERRELLGAS $1,969.01 GRAINGER $258.92 GRAYBAR $565.93 MENARDS-ALTOONA $489.42 MITYLITE, INC. $7,719.29 SINK PAPER & PACKAGING $2,483.63 SKARSHAUG TESTING LAB, INC. $85.41 SPECIALTY GRAPHICS, INC. $756.60 STAGERIGHT CORP. $1,217.00

POLK COUNTY EMPLOYEE INSURANCETO BE PAID 4-18-2017

REASON: OTHER SERVICES & CHARGESWELLMARK $294,837.33 PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL $7,886.48 PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL $7,226.89

OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONPROCEEDINGS OF THE POLK COUNTY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORSThe Polk County Board of Supervisors met

in regular session Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 9:30 a.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Steve Van Oort, Robert Brownell, Tom Hockensmith, Angela Connolly, John F. Mauro.

LET THE RECORD SHOW Supervisor Connolly is out of the county and her physical presence was impossible. She will be participating in the meeting by telephone, which is allowed per Iowa Code Chapter 21.8 and her votes will be recorded.

Moved by Hockensmith, Seconded by Brownell to dispense with the reading of the April 4, 2017 minutes and they stand approved as printed.

VOTE YEA: Van Oort, Brownell, Hockensmith, Connolly, Mauro.

The Bills as certified by the County Auditor were allowed or disallowed on each according to the certified list, claim numbers 201704110001 – 201704110853.

VOTE YEA: Van Oort, Brownell, Hockensmith, Connolly, Mauro.

RESOLUTIONS: Resolution approving Iowa Department of Transportation agreement for the Development and funding of the Hwy 141/Hwy 415/NW 121st Street Traffic Study.

Resolution approving agreement with Lamar Companies for billboard advertising for Health Department Outreach.

Resolution approving revised purchase agreement for 2904 & 2906 – 6th Avenue.

Resolution authorizing the Downtown Community Alliance the use of the South Parking lot of the Administration Building, the Wagner lot and the lot located at 120-2nd Avenue for the Farmers’ Market.

Resolution canceling 2014 tax sale and refunding principal amount to buyer (060.06983.007.028).

Resolution authorizing and providing for the issuance of $67,020,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2017A, and levying a tax to pay said bonds (approval of the tax exemption certificate and continuing disclosure certificate).

Resolution authorizing and providing for the issuance of $20,210,000 TaxableGeneral Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2017B, and levying a tax to pay said bonds (approval of the continuing disclosure certificate).

Resolution approving Community Development Grant to the Des Moines Symphony Association.

Resolution approving Community Development Grant to Principal Charity Classic (Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines).

Resolution approving Community Betterment Grant awards.

REC’D & FILED: Polk County Veteran Affairs Third Quarter Report FY 16/17.

APPOINTMENTS: Moved by Brownell, Seconded by Van Oort that the follow-ing Resolution be adopted: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the individuals named on this Memorandum be approved for personnel action:

Dawson Ballard, Util Lab, Pub Wks, $10.84 beginning April 24, 2017

Sarah Bird, Prog Mgr, Co Attorney, $72,540 beginning November 5, 2016

Larry Bistline, Util Crew Ldr, Pub Wks, $14.00 beginning April 17, 2017

John Braswell, Security Officer, BOS, $21.36 beginning April 11, 2017

Christopher Cataldo, Facility Attend, Gen Svcs, $14.94 beginning April 11, 2017

Janna Colvin, Office Supr, Co Attorney, $79,214 beginning April 1, 2017

Yenny Diaz Briceno, Office Gen, Co Attorney, $16.31 beginning April 11, 2017

Alexandria Evans, Legal Sec, Co Attorney, $44,838 beginning April 12, 2017

Paul Fields, Cook on-call, CFYS, $16.31

beginning April 12, 2017Jeremy Halverson, Yth Svc Wkr, CFYS,

$22.35 beginning April 12, 2017Holly Honnold, Secretary, CFYS, $45,873

beginning April 18, 2017Nicholas McCarger, Prog Aide, CFYS,

$37,219 beginning April 11, 2017Andrea Petrovich, Asst Co Attorney,

$123,247 beginning April 20, 2017VOTE YEA: Van Oort, Brownell, Hockensmith,

Connolly, Mauro.LET THE RECORD SHOW all resolutions,

including Public Hearings, were approved unanimously, unless otherwise noted.

Moved by Brownell, Seconded by Hockensmith to adjourn until April 18, 2017 at 9:30 a.m.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING––––––

The Polk County Board of Supervisors will hold a Public Hearing on the 2nd of May, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 120 of the Polk County Administration Building, 111 Court Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa, to consider a proposal to convey real estate of a parcel located at 615 SE 11th Street, Des Moines, Iowa and described as:

LT 7 OP BLK 12 ALLENS SECOND ADDITION

To Tom E. Killen Jr. for a total of $1,600.00. For additional information, contact Polk County Public Works, Real Estate Division at (515)286-3705. Published in the Business Record on April 28, 2017.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING––––––

The Polk County Board of Supervisors will hold a Public Hearing on the 2nd of May, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 120 of the Polk County Administration Building, 111 Court Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa, to consider a proposal to convey real estate of a parcel located between 615 SE 11th Street and 1101 Scott Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa and described as:

VAC ALLEY LYG N & ADJ LT 7 OP BLK 12 ALLENS SECOND ADDITION

To Tom E. Killen Jr. for a total of $400.00. For additional information, contact Polk County Public Works, Real Estate Division at (515)286-3705.Published in the Business Record on April 28, 2017.

PubliC notiCesPUBLIC NOTICES

DEADLINES AND REQUIREMENTS –––––––

The deadline for public notices is 3 p.m. Wednesday, 7 business days prior to publication date. TO ENSURE ACCURACY, NO PUBLIC NOTICES WILL BE ACCEPTED BY FAX OR TELEPHONE.We must be notified of any changes to or can-cellations of previously submitted notices no later than noon Thursday prior to publication.Notices should be typed (including all signa-tures, preferably double-spaced) and accompa-nied by a cover letter stating any publication requirements (such as the number of times the notice is to be published and whether it must be published by a certain date), whom to bill, and a phone number at which you can be reached should any question arise.When submitting by mail, send all public notices to: Business Record Attn: Lauren Hayes The Depot at Fourth 100 Fourth St. Des Moines, Iowa 50309 (515) 288-3338 ext. 401By e-mail, send public notices to:publicnotices@bpcdm.com.E-mails should be sent either in a Microsoft Word or Excel document, Text, or PDF.Please direct all inquiries concerning billing and affidavits of publication to Becky Hotchkiss at (515) 288-3338 ext. 436.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENTOF ADMINISTRATOR

AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS———

The Iowa District CourtPolk County

———Case No. ESPRO71417

———In The Estate OfMeri D. Terry, Deceased.

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Meri D. Terry, Deceased, who died on or about March 4, 2017:You are hereby notified that on April 10, 2017, the undersigned was appointed administrator of the estate.Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors hav-ing claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allow-ance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.Dated this 11th day of April, 2017.

Kendra NewellAdministrator of the Estate206 Rolling Hills RdLiberty Hill, TX 78642

Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN: AT0005939Attorney for the AdministratorOtto Law Office, PLLC123 W. 2nd Street N., PO Box 1356Newton, IA 50208mark@ottolawyers.comDate of second publication: April 28, 2017.

NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR,

AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS———

The Iowa District CourtPolk County

———Case No. ESPRO71292

———In the matter of the Estate ofMargaret E. Chavannes, Deceased.To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Margaret E. Chavannes, Deceased, who died on or about February 25, 2017:

You are hereby notified that on March 15, 2017, the last will and testament of Margaret E. Chavannes, deceased, bearing date of April 28, 1998, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Richard V. Chavannes was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors hav-ing claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allow-ance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.Dated this 13th day of March, 2017.

Richard V. ChavannesExecutor of Estate6423 Carpenter Ave.Windsor Heights, IA 50324

Steven C. Despotovich, #AT0002014Attorney for ExecutorWilson, Deege, Despotovich, Riemenschneider & Rittgers, PLC4200 University Ave, Suite 424West Des Moines, IA 50266Date of second publication: April 28, 2017.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENTOF ADMINISTRATOR

AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS———

The Iowa District CourtPolk County

———Case No. ESPRO71426

———In The Estate OfKathy Ann Wallway, Deceased.To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Kathy Ann Wallway, Deceased, who died on or about February 11, 2017:You are hereby notified that on April 11, 2017, the undersigned was appointed administrator of the estate.Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors hav-ing claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allow-ance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.Dated this 11th day of April, 2017.

Karen S. RankinExecutor of the Estate3119 Leado Ave.Des Moines, IA 50310

Wayne I. WilsonAttorney for the ExecutorRiemenschneider & Rittgers, PLC4200 University Ave, Suite 424West Des Moines, IA 50266Date of second publication: April 28, 2017.

TRUST NOTICE———

IN THE MATTER OF THE:BEULAH I. CURRY IRREVOCABLE TRUSTTo all persons regarding Beulah I. Curry, deceased, who died on or about February 11, 2017. You are hereby notified that Steven R. Curry is the trustee of the Beulah I. Curry Irrevocable Trust, dated on February 17, 2014. Any action to contest the validity of the trust

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PUBLIC NOTICESmust be brought in the District Court of Polk County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and the spouse of the decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred.Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the trust must mailproof of the claim to the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mail-ing this notice if required or the claim shall be forever barred unless paid or otherwise satisfied.Dated this 12th day of April, 2017.

Beulah I. Curry Irrevocable TrustSteven R. Curry, Trustee

11171 SE 48th Ave.Runnells, IA 50237

Randal B. Caldwell, #AT0001375Attorney for TrusteeCaldwell, Brierly, Chalupa & Nuzum, PLLC211 1st Ave. W.Newton, IA 50208Date of second publication: April 28, 2017.

NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR,

AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS———

The Iowa District CourtPolk County

———Probate No. ESPRO71457

———In the matter of the Estate ofAlverda S. Chamberlain, Deceased.To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Alverda

S. Chamberlain, Deceased, who died on or about 27th day of March, 2017.You are hereby notified that on the 13th day of April, 2017, the last will and testament of Alverda S. Chamberlain, deceased, bearing date of the 8th day of August, 2011, was admit-ted to probate in the above named court and that John H. Chamberlain, Jr., was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publica-tion of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors hav-ing claims against the estate shall file them with

the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allow-ance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.Dated this 13th day of April, 2017.

John H. Chamberlain Jr.Executor of Estate25414 West Blue Sky DriveWittmann, AZ 85361

Wayne I. WilsonAttorney for ExecutorWilson, Deege, Despotovich, Riemenschneider & Rittgers, PLC4200 University Avenue, Ste. 424West Des Moines, IA 50266Date of second publication: May 5, 2017.

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