Archive for January 2008
Iowa drops to fourth in wind power capacity
Minnesota has overtaken Iowa for third place among states in terms of total installed wind power capacity, with Minnesota having 1,299 megawatts of capacity and Iowa having 1,273, according to the American Wind Energy Association’s …
Read MoreUrbandale City Council approves special assessment, faces lawsuit threat
After property owners threatened to file a lawsuit over an anticipated street-paving assessment, the Urbandale City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a $1.9 million tax and an incentive package to encourage contractors to finish …
Read MoreWells Fargo profits fall
Wells Fargo & Co. said fourth-quarter profits dropped 38 percent as borrowers fell behind on $1.56 billion of loans, Bloomberg reported.
Net income declined to $1.36 billion, or 41 cents a share, from $2.18 billion, …
Stickel Chiropractic Clinic PC requests review of site plan
A new office building could be in the works for Des Moines. Jeff Stickel of Stickel Chiropractic Clinic PC is planning a $1.6 million, three-story building at 2925 Ingersoll Ave.
The building will have an …
Rezoning request for Shottenkirk Chevrolet heads to Waukee council
A rezoning request for Shottenkirk Chevrolet in Waukee will be presented to the city council Monday after months of delays. The rezoning request is tied closely to a site plan that calls for redevelopment of …
Read MoreSpringHill Suites Des Moines West purchased for $11 million
On Jan. 7, SpringHill Suites Des Moines West, 1236 Jordan Creek Parkway became the first of three West Des Moines hotels to change ownership.
Houston-based Moody’s National Cos. bought SpringHills Suites for more than $11 …
Three new warehouses for Guthrie Avenue Business Park
Three new buildings totaling 100,000 square feet will be added to the Guthrie Avenue Business Park on Des Moines’ East Side by this summer.
Owner Jack Houghton of Des Moines is planning to build two …
Site plan submitted for more downtown warehouse apartments
Two site plans have been submitted to the city of Des Moines’ Permit and Development department to renovate two downtown warehouses into apartment complexes.
Under the plans, the Rumely Building, 104 S.W. Fourth St., and …
Culver claims Iowa is ‘strong’
Changing the corporate tax structure, making health care affordable and accessible to all Iowans, increasing the deposit on containers and expanding it to bottled water, juice and energy drinks, and setting a renewable energy standard …
Read MoreABI winning bidder for statewide commercialization contract
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry has been recommended to serve as Iowa’s go-to organization for creating more jobs in the state’s high-tech targeted industries.
The Iowa Economic Development Board will vote Thursday on …