Archive for April 2008

Two new stores are opening in Jordan Creek Town Center mall. Aerie, an extension of American Eagle that sells women’s lingerie and beauty products, will open on the upper level next to Journeys Shoes. Teavana, …

It may be only 3,500 feet of sewer lines, but Waukee’s new connection with the Wastewater Reclamation Authority’s (WRA) system secures the future growth of the city.

Last month, the WRA approved a project that …

The old Science Center of Iowa building will receive $1 million of renovations to bring it up to state school building standards by August.

Last month the city of Des Moines approved a 20-year lease …

The Urbandale Planning and Zoning Commission approved two site plans at its meeting April 14.

Three 5,800-square-foot buildings could be added at 3197 and 3051 99th St. pending approval from the City Council.

Each building …

A site plan for major modifications of the Walnut Creek YMCA will be presented to the West Des Moines Plan and Zoning Commission tonight.

The plan shows a 4,200-square-foot addition to the existing Y that …

CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. was ranked the No. 1 U.S.-based commercial real estate brokerage firm for the fifth year in a row by National Real Estate Investor, a magazine for professional real estate investors. …

West Des Moines-based Newsham Choice Genetics, the second-largest supplier of swine genetics in North America, has formed a long-term strategic alliance with France-based Groupe Grimaud. The alliance is expected to accelerate Newsham’s business development outside …

Though executives at multinational companies see China, India and Southeast Asia as the most attractive locations for mergers and acquisitions, a survey commissioned by Marsh, Mercer and Kroll suggests that these regions are almost as …

Standard & Poor’s Rating Service recently revised its outlook on the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines from negative to stable. At the same time, S&P analysts affirmed FHLB-Des Moines’ credit rating of AAA/A-1+.…

Retail sales in the United States rose in March, reflecting increases in receipts at service stations as gasoline prices jumped, Bloomberg reported.

Purchases rose 0.2 percent last month after a 0.4 percent decline in February, …