Archive for April 2011
Wells Fargo to test microchip-embedded credit cards
Wells Fargo & Co., the U.S. bank with the most branches, is testing microchip-embedded credit cards with frequent travelers to address complaints of customers who have trouble using their cards abroad, Bloomberg reported. The pilot …
Read MoreGrubb & Ellis may be delisted from NYSE
Grubb & Ellis Co. said it has been notified that the commercial real estate brokerage is out of compliance with the New York Stock Exchange’s listing standards, the Dallas Business Journal reported. The stock exchange …
Read MoreSix DMACC alumni honored
The Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Alumni Association recently presented awards to six Central Iowans:
David Hade of Ames, co-owner of Iowa Home Crafters of Ames, DMACC Outstanding Alumni Award, Industry and…Read MoreA Closer Look: JoAnn Johnson, superintendent, Iowa Division of Credit Unions
JoAnn Johnson is a former state senator and chair of the National Credit Union Administration who was appointed superintendent of Credit Unions in February by Gov. Terry Branstad.…
Read MoreCity approves industrial site for residential construction
Vacant land that was slated for the development of industrial buildings on Des Moines’ East Side could become the site of 210 homes following a property owner’s request to amend a planned unit development.
Mike …
Read MoreMinnesota manufacturer buys former Maytag facility
A Minnesota-based manufacturer of folding cartons has purchased the building that formerly housed a Maytag Corp. regional distribution center in Newton.
Chris Pendroy and Kermit Marsh, both of Terrus Real Estate Group LLC, represented Los …
Read MoreFirestone proposes Urbandale location
Firestone Complete Auto Care plans to construct an 8,473-square-foot automotive repair and tire sales facility at 4850-4858 N.W. Urbandale Drive in Urbandale. On April 11, the Urbandale Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City …
Read MoreCOSC lunch to focus repurposing urban spaces
Repurposing urban spaces will be the focus of the Center on Sustainable Communities (COSC) and the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s second “Sustainable Commercial Development Luncheon Learn.” The event, which costs $15 for COSC and Partnership …
Read MoreBondurant sets Developers Conference
Bondurant Development Inc., a nonprofit organization that works to improve and expand the business climate of that community, will host its annual Developers Conference on May 5. Following an update on the latest development activity …
Read MoreReport: Principal is platinum
Principal Real Estate Investors is one of the “greenest” commercial real estate companies in the United States, according to Commercial Property Executive magazine. Principal Real Estate, the fourth-largest institutional real estate manager in the United …
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