Archive for November 2016
Nov. 16: Breakfast B4 Business
Host: West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
About: Join for an hour of networking prior to the start of your business day. Food, prizes and conversation create an ideal setting for getting deals done and…Read More
Iowa’s business conditions improve slightly
Iowa’s Business Conditions Index from Creighton University rose slightly in October, to 48.9 from 48 in September.
Reception for Bill Anderson art exhibit is Thursday
Architect Bill Anderson has led the design teams that brought the distinctive EMC Insurance Cos. headquarters to Walnut Street, not to mention the Western Gateway Park. He is semi-retired and his architectural skills mostly reserved…Read More
West Des Moines moves forward on Phenix school redevelopment
The West Des Moines City Council voted Monday to use a $625,000 Iowa Finance Authority loan to further the redevelopment of the former Phenix Elementary School into affordable housing.
The city is partners…Read MoreWarehouse space is adding up
R&R Realty Group has started work on a 250,000-square-foot warehouse in Grimes that will bring its industrial developments within about a three-minute drive of each other in the city and Urbandale to 2 million…Read More
NOTEBOOK: Hubbell owns the Riverfront Y site; now what to do with it?
Hubbell Realty Co.’s $4.7 million purchase of the former Riverfront YMCA at 101 Locust St. completed a complicated land swap that started four years ago and has resulted in redevelopment of an unappreciated convention hall…Read More
University of Iowa grad students demand more pay, no tuition or fees
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The graduate student union representing 2,200 University of Iowa teaching and research assistants is asking the Board of Regents to raise their pay and eliminate their tuition and mandatory fees.…
Read MoreNov. 10: Top 10 Things to Expect in 2017
Host: Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce
About: Top 10 Things to Expect in 2017 for Downtown Des Moines. Panel speakers include: Matt Anderson, Tim Leach, and Justin Doyle.
When: 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Where:…Read More
Nov. 4: LEAP Series – Giving Back & Being Present in the Community
Host: Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce
About: Defining success is different for everyone, but we can all agree that being philanthropic is part of maturing as a community leader. Philanthropy comes in all shapes…Read More
Pella Corp. acquires Duratherm Windows
Pella Corp. today announced it has acquired Duratherm Windows Corp., a leading manufacturer of hardwood doors and windows based in Maine. The two privately owned companies did not disclose the financial terms of the deal. …
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