Archive for January 2020
Des Moines-area home sales expected to drop in 2020
Home sales in the Des Moines-West Des Moines market are predicted to decline 10.5% in 2020, according to anational forecast issued by Realtor.com. The expected drop in the Des Moines-West Des Moines market is the largest …
Read MoreAIA Iowa elects 2020 leaders
The American Institute of Architects, Iowa Chapter (AIA Iowa), has elected new leaders to serve on the 2020 AIA Iowa board of directors. They include:
President – Tonia Householder, a managing architect at Invision Architecture.
First …
Confluence expands presence in Midwest
Confluence, a Des Moines-based landscape architecture, urban design and planning firm, has acquired two firms: Land Elements in Fargo, N.D., and Wolff Landscape Architecture in Chicago. “Increasing our office locations and capabilities is a natural …
Read MoreNew digital tool tracks neighborhood revitalization in Des Moines
Blitz on Blight, a Des Moines neighborhood revitalization tracking tool, is now online with a new interactive map and digital dashboard. The map and dashboard are funded by revenue from the local option sales tax and …
Read MoreDesign of proposed condo project on Grand Avenue approved
A revised architectural rendering of the proposed condominium project at 3860 Grand Ave. in Des Moines. Rendering by Hartman Trapp Architecture Studio
A revised design plan for a proposed eight-story condominium building on Grand Avenue was …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: In Michigan, company proposing solar project sues township trying to block it
A company proposing an 850-acre solar array in rural Eaton County, Mich., has filed a lawsuit against a local township that has moved to block it, the Lansing State Journal reported in December. Benton Township’s interim zoning …
Read MoreProposed improvement to Highway 30 in Story County to be discussed
The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Jan. 14 to discuss proposed improvements on U.S. Highway 30 in Nevada, from east of West 18th Street/610th Avenue to just east of 650th …
Read MoreAE Ventures leads $1.75 million funding round for healthtech company
American Enterprise Ventures LLC announced it is leading a $1.75 million seed round of funding for Repisodic, a Philadelphia-based health care technology company that has developed a new technology platform to help patients, families and caregivers manage …
Read MoreBergez named Ankeny president for Northwest Bank
Don Nickerson, regional bank president of Northwest Bank in West Des Moines and Ankeny, announced that Richard Bergez has accepted the position of bank president in Ankeny. Before joining Northwest Bank, he was employed at First American …
Read MoreNeighborhood leader: Des Moines’ proposed short-term rental rules not ‘a one-size fits all’ solution
A board member of the Sherman Hill Neighborhood Association on Monday urged Des Moines city officials to allow local groups to decide how short-term rentals are regulated in their individual neighborhoods.
“We’re not against Airbnbs,” …