Archive for April 2012
Botanical Center to hold fund-raising events
The Friends of the Des Moines Botanical Center will sponsor a trio of fund-raising events May 10-12. The events will kick off May 10 with the Patron Party to be held at the World Food …
Read MoreAAF and AMA to host networking happy hour
The local chapters of the American Advertising Federation and American Marketing Association will host a happy-hour networking event at Schade Creek Winery, 1233 Warrior Lane in Waukee, on April 26. The free event begins at …
Read MoreBipartisan agreement near on commercial property taxes
Jeff Boeyink, chief of staff to Gov. Terry Branstad, arrived at a commercial real estate forum today without notes. He didn’t need them. “I dream commercial property taxes,” he said.
That dream, reducing property taxes …
Read MoreShort sales surpassed foreclosure deals in January
The number of U.S. home short sales surpassed foreclosure deals for the first time as banks became more agreeable to selling houses for less than the amount owed on their mortgages, according to Lender Processing …
Read MorePrincipal Real Estate Investors a partner in Houston project
Principal Real Estate Investors has partnered with Trammell Crow Co. for a 19-acre office development in Houston’s Energy Corridor, FuelFix.com reported. A $150 million, 20-story tower and nine-level parking garage are expected to break ground …
Read MoreCownie will retire from Macerich board
The Macerich Co., a real estate investment trust with roots in Iowa, announced that Des Moines businessman Jim Cownie will retire from its board of directors at the company’s annual stockholders meeting. Cownie has been …
Read MoreCommercial Property Tax Reform: Where is it at?
Commercial Property Tax Reform: Where is it at? What does it mean?
• April 18, 2012
No matter how it plays out in the legislature, one thing is for sure; with an issue as complex …
Read MoreWage gap between highest- and lowest-paid widens
The gap between America’s highest- and lowest-paid workers is widening, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Labor Department figures released Tuesday show that between the end of the recession in mid-2009 and the first quarter of …
Read MoreP&C insurers’ earnings down nearly 50 percent in 2011
Net income for U.S. property/casualty insurers fell to $19.1 billion in 2011 from $35.2 billion the previous year, according to a new report by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America and Insurance Services Office …
Read MoreTwin Peaks franchise to open in West Des Moines
Twin Peaks, a restaurant-sports bar franchise known for its mountain lodge motif and its “Twin Peaks Girls” waitresses wearing “lumber-Jill” costumes, announced it will open its first Iowa location next month in West Des Moines. …
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