Archive for May 2012
CRE development posted first gains last year since 2007
Development and construction of commercial real estate rebounded in 2011, the first year to post gains since the recession began in 2007, according to a report from the NAIOP Research Foundation.
The total economic impact …
Read MoreArtists cooperative planned for Whittier School building
The Whittier Project LLC paid $40,000 to Boys Club of Des Moines Inc. for its former headquarters, once the Whittier School, at 1350 E. Washington Ave., Des Moines. The 112-year-old building will be used to …
Read MoreBabich Goldman moves
Babich Goldman P.C. has opted for industrial chic over timber and brick, having relocated to 501 S.W. Seventh St., Suite J, in the Riverpoint development. The firm, with 12 attorneys plus support staff, had outgrown …
Read MoreHubbell set to build apartments in Waukee
Hubbell Realty Co. is preparing to build out the second phase of a project that initially went bust when the Regency development companies folded in 2008. Hubbell acquired former Regency land and will build 206 …
Read MoreIowa Transportation Commission releases long-term plan
The Iowa Transportation Commission yesterday approved a long-term planning project.
The plan, “Iowa Motion – Planning Ahead 2040,” will provide direction for aviation, bicycle and pedestrian transit, highway transit, public transit, rail and waterways, the …
Read MoreAviva plc CEO resigns
Aviva plc, the United Kingdom’s second-largest insurer, announced yesterday that Andrew Moss has quit as CEO after presiding over an almost 60 percent fall in the company’s share price in the last five years, Bloomberg …
Read MoreWickert named provost at Iowa State
Iowa State University yesterday named Jonathan Wickert as the university’s next senior vice president and provost. Wickert is currently dean of the College of Engineering at Iowa State, a position he has held since 2009. …
Read MoreCDS Global names Janssen as COO
CDS Global Inc. announced today that Debra Janssen has been named chief operating officer.
Janssen has more than 25 years of experience in high-volume transaction processing, and most recently served as group executive of Integrated …
Read MoreMore young people are underemployed
More 18- to 29-year-olds in the U.S. work force were underemployed than a year ago, according to Gallup.
Thirty-two percent of workers in the age range were underemployed in April, up from 30.1 percent in …
Read MoreHome prices rise in March
In March, home prices rose for the first time since last July, due to a tighter housing inventory, Reuters reported.
Data analysis firm CoreLogic Inc.’s home price index gained 0.6 percent from February but was …
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