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Unprecedented Times For Des Moines Real Estate

“No Recession Predicted For 2020”—That was the first paragraph in my January article for BUILD Des Moines. The key word was “predicted”. Nobody could have anticipated that the United States and over 140 countries around [READ MORE]
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Use This Time to Build Better Systems

Plenty has changed, and it doesn’t look like it is getting better any time soon. The news is…well, interesting to say the least, downright scary to many. We can’t predict what’s coming next in this [READ MORE]
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Don’t Let Fears Drive Your Investment Choices

First, the coronavirus rocked the financial markets. Then, oil prices dropped more than 20 percent after a breakdown in OPEC production discussions. Not surprisingly, the markets took another nosedive. Yet, despite these events, this recent [READ MORE]
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Writing A New Story

Two Des Moines-area organizations work together for a common cause. First, there was the Ronald McDonald House, a home away from home for families with children being treated for life-threatening conditions at Des Moines-area hospitals. [READ MORE]
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Top Five Landscape Trends of 2020

The National Association of Landscape Professionals announces its annual list of top trends anticipated to influence landscape design and maintenance. The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) announces its official list of the top lawn [READ MORE]