Archive for February 2020
Registration opens for 2020 Iowa Rural Summit
Registration is open for the Iowa Rural Summit, to be held April 29 to May 1 at the Hotel Kirkwood at Kirkwood Community College. The summit is sponsored by the Iowa Rural Development Council, a …
Read MoreVIP tickets available for DSM Book Festival
VIP tickets are now on sale for the DSM Book Festival on March 28. The festival, which is produced by the Greater Des Moines Partnership, is free to attend. The VIP tickets provide a value-added …
Read MoreDMPA commissions Air Play Symphony for family concert experience
Des Moines Performing Arts is premiering Air Play Symphony by Acrobuffos, part of the 2019-2020 Wellmark Family Series. Air Play Symphony will take the Civic Center stage with Joseph Giunta conducting the Des Moines Symphony …
Read MoreSBA backs $2.1M Central Iowa loans in January
The U.S. Small Business Administration in January backed $2,179,500 in Central Iowa loans.
Those eight loans are expected to create 78 new jobs and retain 35. Two of the top loans went to:
NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS
PROJECT UPDATE: INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE
Where: 4707 S.E. Rio Court, Ankeny
Project value: $3.4 million
Background and update: Last fall, …
Read MoreHome, remodeling show at fairgrounds Feb. 21-23
The Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines’ annual Home & Remodeling Show will be held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds’ Jacobson Exhibition Center Feb. 21-23. The event, which is free and open to the …
Read MoreR&R Realty’s Anderson honored
Luke Anderson, president of R&R Realty Group’s technology subsidiary, was named a top commercial real estate tech influencer by Globe Street, a national publication focusing on the commercial real estate industry. According to Globe Street, …
Read MoreArea communities issue record value of commercial building permits in 2019
The value of commercial building permits for new construction …
Read MoreDes Moines fast-tracking its move of public works out of Market District
Des Moines city officials are fast-tracking moving the city’s public works facilities out of the Market District, an area that is drawing increased interest in redevelopment.
The public works facilities are spread over about six…Read More