Archive for May 2020
Public input sought on 2021-2025 Transportation Improvement Program ahead of June 9 commission meeting
Improvements to Interstate Highway 35 in Polk and Story counties are among the projects included in the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Transportation Improvement Program for 2021-2025, presented to the Iowa Transportation Commission on Tuesday.
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PROJECT UPDATE: Argonne Apartment Building
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New deadlines proposed for $200 million downtown project; city officials mulling next steps
Construction of the Fifth, a $200 million project planned at Fifth Avenue and Walnut Street, includes a 40-story residential and hotel tower and movie theaters and restaurant. Construction of a parking garage is underway but …
Read More90 ideas in 90 minutes – 2019
The Business Record brought back one of our most popular and informative events ever – 90 Ideas in 90 Minutes.
Nine leaders from nine of Central Iowa’s most successful businesses shared 10 of their company’s …
Read MoreTeamsters Union plans to strike after American Bottling plant announces insurance cuts
Teamsters Union officials say workers at the American Bottling plant in Ottumwa are planning to strike at 5 p.m. on Wednesday if the company continues with a proposal to terminate employees’ current health care plan …
Read MoreDependence on cars is focus of MPO speaker series program on Thursday
The nation’s dependence on cars and how state and federal laws drive that dependence will be the focus of this week’s Tomorrow Plan Speaker Series, hosted by the Metropolitan Planning Organization. The speaker for Thursday’s …
Read MoreWater Works board to begin CEO candidate interviews
The Des Moines Water Works board of trustees is scheduled to interview candidates for its CEO and general manager position this week, but it’s not clear how many candidates are in the running for the …
Read MoreInsurance commissioner provides insights on business interruption claims
The applicability of business interruption coverage has been an open question from very early on as Iowa and other states began shutting down businesses to slow the spread of COVID-19, said Doug Ommen, Iowa’s insurance …
Read MoreDeveloper Jeff Young pleads guilty in fraud case, will pay $28,400 in restitution
Des Moines Register: Prominent Des Moines Developer Jeff Young is scheduled to plead guilty to fraud charges after dramatically underreporting the value of five cars he bought, and will pay a penalty that is more than …
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