Archive for March 2011
Hatch Development to deliver 26 homes in Drake area
Twenty-six single-family homes could be added to the Des Moines landscape as Hatch Development Group continues its foray into the affordable-housing market.
The estimated $6 million infill development project is intended to replace a number …
Read MoreIowa State seeks diversity in STEM majors
Karen Zunkel decided to become an engineer for the same reason as many people.
“ I liked science and math,” said Zunkel, the director of the Program for Women in Science and Engineering (PWSE) at …
Read MoreIowa architects hope to diversify their ranks
Substance Architecture is approaching a diversity milestone, and it wasn’t by design.
Paul Mankins, a principal of the 10-year-old Des Moines firm, counted heads recently and confirmed that yes, Substance was on the pinhead of …
Read MoreSeeing is believing that design dreams can come true
In downtown Des Moines – or Kansas City, Mo., or Omaha or Manhattan – what you see is what Architectural Wall Systems Co. (AWS) delivers.
The West Des Moines company has been hanging the skin …
Read MoreVIDEO: A Closer Look – Todd Ashby
Todd Ashby is the executive director of the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization.…
Read MoreTrade deficit widens, jobless claims up
The trade deficit in January widened the most from month-to-month since 1993, and first-time applications for unemployment benefits also went up last week, Reuters reported.
Figures from the U.S. Department of Commerce today showed that …
Read MoreBloomberg index: Consumer confidence down
Consumer confidence fell last week to the lowest level in a month, Bloomberg reported.
The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index dropped to a minus 44.5 in the period ending March 6, from the prior week’s minus …
Read MoreIowa unemployment rate stable in January
Iowa’s unemployment rate for January remained stable at 6.1 percent, according to figures from Iowa Workforce Development, unchanged from the previous month and from the same month a year ago.
The monthly estimate of unemployed …
Read MoreWells Fargo to be presenting sponsor for Principal Charity Classic
Wells Fargo & Co. has extended its agreement to remain the presenting sponsor of the Principal Charity Classic in 2011, which will take place June 1-5 at Glen Oaks Country Club in West Des Moines. …
Read MoreWritten housing contracts up in February
The Des Moines Area Association of Realtors (DMAAR) today reported a 21 percent increase in home-sale contracts written in February, with 639 for the month.
The median sale price of a home in Des Moines …
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