Archive for January 2020
NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS
Market District building sold for $1.2 million
Stapek Partners LLC of Des Moines paid Grdn LLC $1.2 million on Jan. 15 for a 156-year-old building at 112 S.E. Fourth St. in Des Moines’ Market…Read More
PROJECT UPDATE: 4337 Park Ave.
WHERE: 4337 Park Ave.
Confluence selected to lead University Avenue corridor redevelopment plan
The West Des Moines City Council this month selected the Des Moines-based architecture firm Confluence to spearhead a plan to re-envision the redevelopment of roughly 650 acres between University Avenue and Interstate Highway 235 and 22nd Street/Northwest …
Read More$23.3 million face-lift planned for downtown office building
An architect’s rendering of a planned update of an office building at 611 Fifth Ave. owned by Knapp Properties. Rendering by Substance Architecture
The owner of an aged office building located just south of downtown Des…Read MoreIowa Safe Schools to host LGBTQ Career Expo in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids
Iowa Safe Schools will be hosting two LGBTQ Career Expos designed to introduce high school and college LGBTQ students to potential employers and colleges committed to creating a supportive environment for LGBTQ people, the organization …
Read MoreOptimae receives $40,000 state grant to expand direct worker training
Optimae LifeServices on Friday secured a $40,000 grant from the Iowa Employer Innovation Fund to further develop front-line supervisor training for its statewide workforce. Optimae was one of 14 organizations that received funding for the third round …
Read MoreOptimae receives $40,000 state grant to expand direct worker training
Optimae LifeServices on Friday secured a $40,000 grant from the Iowa Employer Innovation Fund to further develop front-line supervisor training for its statewide workforce. Optimae was one of 14 organizations that received funding for the third round …
Read MoreDART expands service for two West Des Moines routes
The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority has expanded its Local Route 72 – West Des Moines Loop, which operates between the Jordan Creek Town Center area, the University Avenue medical corridor, Valley West Mall …
Read MoreWhich companies ranked as ‘Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality’?
Nearly 700 major U.S. businesses achieved a top score of 100 and the distinction of “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality,” the Human Rights Campaign Foundation announced. Three Iowa-based companies — Principal Financial Group …
Read MoreIowa fell behind most states in job growth after Great Recession, new paper asserts
Des Moines Register: Iowa industries recovered from the Great Recession at a rate less than half that of the national average, according to a new Iowa State University paper. From 2007 to 2018, the state added …
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