Archive for December 2017
NOTEBOOK:Without warning, CRE provider shutters operations
When the lights went out last week at Kansas City, Mo.-based commercial real estate listing and research company Xceligent Inc., the darkness spread to Greater Des Moines, where the company was the first to provide …
Read More1000 Friends of Iowa unveils development awards
Three projects in Greater Des Moines and eight more from across the state will receive Best Development awards for 2017 from 1000 Friends of Iowa. The recipients were chosen because they “implement the efficient use …
Read MoreArchitects billing index on the rise
Design services at architecture firms remains in high demand, a good sign for the construction industry, with the American Institute of Architects monthly index of billings activity registering 55 in November, up from a score …
Read MoreConvention center hotel 100 days from grand opening
The Hilton Des Moines Downtown is a formal step closer to its March opening, with the Hilton management team moving into its offices today and Thursday at the $100 million hotel at 435 Park St. …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Without warning, CRE provider shutters operations
When the lights went out last week at Kansas City, Mo.-based commercial real estate listing and research company Xceligent Inc., the darkness spread to Greater Des Moines, where the company was the first to provide …
Read MoreNonprofit developer starts a second project in Drake area
Neighborhood Development Corp. is doing what it does best — which sounds boring until you consider that the nonprofit attempts to expand the borders of neighborhoods often ignored by the private sector.
In this case, …
General Mills 2nd-quarter profits dip despite sales gain
Corridor Business Journal: General Mills today reported second-quarter earnings of 74 cents per share, a decline of 8 percent, despite signs of reviving sales. Net sales were up 2 percent to $4.2 billion. North America retail …
Read MoreUnitedHealthcare gives ‘exergaming’ kits to Boys & Girls Club members
As part of a national initiative to encourage more physical activity through “exergaming,” health insurance company UnitedHealthcare today distributed free Nerf Energy Game Kits to 200 members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central …
Read MoreWellmark Foundation awards 30 Iowa organizations MATCH grants
The Wellmark Foundation awarded 30 Iowa organizations Small Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH) grants, cumulatively granting more than $560,000. Among local projects receiving grants is the Birdland Neighborhood Pocket Trail being led by Greater …
Read MoreWinnebago easily tops predictions in first quarter
Winnebago Industries Inc. reported today that it easily topped its fiscal first-quarter forecasts, partly on the strength of its acquisition of Grand Design, Investor’s Business Daily reported. For example, earnings per share came in at 57 …
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