Kavi Ventures LLC, located in West Des Moines, paid Lifespace Communities Inc. $3.79 million for property at 4201 Corporate Drive in West Des Moines, Polk County records show. The 3-acre parcel includes two, one-story buildings connected by an enclosed walkway. The combined space in the buildings totals over 30,000 square feet. The property is valued at…

The city of Ankeny is launching a plan to revitalize South Ankeny Boulevard from First Street to Oralabor Road to create a commercial district that will be sustainable and complement those vibrant shopping areas on Delaware Avenue and the District at Prairie Trail. The city is working on a vision for the corridor, a process…

The groundbreaking of a new Tru by Hilton hotel this week marked the next phase of development of Grimes’ Hope District, a multiuse development that includes the GrimesPlex sports facility. The hotel is only the second in Grimes and is needed to meet the increasing demand in the city of nearly 17,000 people, city leaders and developers…

The Beacon, a Des Moines nonprofit that helps women who have experienced trauma and systemic inequity, is starting the search for a new leader. Current executive director, Melissa Vine, will remain at the Beacon until her replacement is found, according to a social media update signed jointly by Vine and the Beacon’s board president, Shannon Sobek, on Monday….

Food Bank of Iowa CEO Michelle Book announced she will retire Dec. 31 after leading the organization for nearly nine years. Since Book became CEO in 2016, some of the food bank’s progress includes increasing food distribution by 230%, acquiring then-Food Bank of Southern Iowa in 2018, and opening 162 school pantries, a news release…

The Stanley family of Muscatine and Coralville-based Hawkeye Hotels are the 2024 recipients of the Community Enhancement Awards from the Iowa Architectural Foundation, according to a news release. The foundation each year honors people and organizations outside the architectural profession who have made notable contributions by supporting the field or showing leadership in historic preservation. Hawkeye Hotels…