Archive for July 2012
For a California building seeking LEED, the forest was greener in Iowa
Des Moines-based Meidh Corp. led the owner of a California building to a farm in southwest Iowa in an effort to obtain a sustainability certification for existing buildings.
In order to meet the U.S. Green …
Read MoreMore than one way to fund reduced-rate housing
Principal Real Estate Investors will pay the city of San Francisco $15.1 million rather than include below-market-rate apartments in a 52-story residential tower it is developing at the top of the city’s Rincon Hill. The …
Read MoreForeclosures increased in May
Lenders picked up the pace of foreclosures in May in Greater Des Moines compared with a year ago, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said today. The rate of foreclosures among outstanding loans increased 0.04 …
Read MoreTom DeWaay joins NAI Ruhl & Ruhl Commecial Co.
Thomas DeWaay, who helped launch a Greater Des Moines office for Marcus & Millichap Investment Services, has joined NAI Ruhl & Ruhl Commercial Co. in West Des Moines as a broker. “He’s a great guy …
Read MoreAnne Carothers-Kay
About me:
I’m looking forward to growing small at the Business Record.
This will be my first journalism job with a small company, and it feels like a perfect fit.
I’d like to say this …
Read MoreConsumers have considered switching banks
About 20 percent of people said they had …
Read MoreSurvey shows physicians may leave over health-care law
Jackson …
Read MoreOrganizations to discuss attracting workers
The Greater Des Moines Partnership and the World Food Prize Foundation are hosting an event to discuss whether Greater Des Moines can attract the next generation of workers.
The organizations invite young professionals and interns …
Read MoreCenturyLink receives broadband grant
CenturyLink Inc. has received $35 million from the Federal Communications Commission’s Connect America Fund to expand broadband access in rural communities.
The company believes it will be able to bring broadband service into about 60,000 …
Read MoreIowa’s Premier announces first two featured chefs
Marc DeCarlo and Ray Lampe, known as “Dr. BBQ,” have been announced as the first two chefs for Iowa’s Premier Beer, Wine and Food Expo, held in November.
The event is sponsored by Hy Vee …
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