Speakers for 2021 commercial real estate expo announced Wednesday, May 12, 2021 9:00 AM Keynote speakers for the 2021 Iowa Commercial Real Estate Expo include KC Conway, principal of Red Shoe Economics, Matt Higgins, co-founder and CEO of the private investment firm RSE Ventures, and Elizabeth Holland, CEO of Merle Hay Investors, owners of Merle Hay Mall. The expo will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Ron Pearson Center, 5820 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines. Tickets are $125 through July 31; they will cost $150 beginning Aug. 1. The expo, first held in 1997, is presented by the Iowa Chapter of the Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute and Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association. To register for the event, click here.
Each year, Midwest Real Estate News inducts a new class into its Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame. Last year, despite its challenges, was no exception. Here’s a look at one of our new inductees, Paul Rupprecht, president of R&R Real Estate Advisors in West Des Moines, Iowa.
With nearly 30 years of experience, Paul Rupprecht ranks as one of the most successful and respected commercial real estate professionals in the Des Moines market.
And as president of West Des Moines-based R&R Real Estate Advisors, he also leads one of the busiest commercial real estate companies in the region.
A Closer Look: Grant Wright
Sales associate, CBRE|Hubbell Commercial At A Glance
Education: Buena Vista University, 2018 graduate; bachelor’s degrees in finance and accounting
Activities: Member, Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association; board member, ICREA CRE Expo; member, International Council of Shopping Centers
Contact: Phone: 515-221-6695 Grant Wright didn’t have a career path in mind when he began attending college more than seven years ago. The now-26-year-old took some general business courses at Buena Vista University, where he was captain of the men’s basketball team and was named to the dean’s list each of the eight semesters he attended the Storm Lake school. Wright thought about becoming a lawyer and toyed with financial advising because of his double major in accounting and finance.