Court Center Adds to Downtown Des Moines
There has been a great deal of media and social buzz surrounding the redevelopment and growth of downtown Des Moines. Did you know that Community Business Lenders (CBL) has had a hand in bringing downtown Des Moines back to life? A three-story brick building located at 216 Court Avenue, now known ...

Community CPA & Associates
Community CPA & Associates, which is owned by founder Ying Sa, a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Iowa, is a firm dedicated to establishing long term business relationships with their clients by providing various accounting and tax services. Community CPA & Associates focuses on understanding the needs and challenges that ...

LaBounty Family Chiropractic
When Dr. Mike LaBounty graduated as a licensed Chiropractor this past October, he was anxious to open his own practice close to home in Ankeny. But in order to get started, he needed a loan in order to pay for the building and equipment. Dr. LaBounty looked at getting a ...

Makar LLLC Real Estate
Makar LLLC, a real estate company in Des Moines, owns two houses in Des Moines that it rents to 180 Degrees Inc., an LLC that helps veterans turn their lives around by providing safe housing while tenants participate in job training and skill development classes. Makar is owned by the ...

Auntie Anne’s Pretzel Store
Earleen Dingeman utilized the help of Community Business Lenders (CBL) and an SBA loan to become the new owner of “Auntie Anne’s” in Valley West Mall.When the owner of Auntie Anne’s pretzel store in Valley West Mall decided he’d like to sell the store in October 2005, Earleen Dingeman was ...

Street Smarts, LLC
Paving the Way for Driver Education--Des Moines, Iowa. Summer is a busy season with weddings, family reunions, vacations and children’s activities. Summer has also become a popular time for teenagers to earn their coveted drivers licenses. Through driver education courses, an instructor teaches students how to drive on busy streets, ...

Sceanic, LLC
There’s No Place Like Home--Des Moines, Iowa.  Owning property can be burdensome enough without having to deal with the headache of loans, especially when you have multiple mortgages with several different financial institutions. This was the case for Sceanic, LLC, a small real estate business based in Des Moines. Carl ...

Novascan
Even the Tiniest Things Matter--Ames, Iowa. Students and professors of natural sciences at college campuses around the world are constantly pushing the envelopeto uncover new scientific breakthroughs. Novascan, started and located in Ames, uses its industry leading atomic force microscopes to give scientists a never-before-seen look into our world on ...