Archive for August 2020
Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission has stepped up pursuit of discrimination cases
When Joshua Barr was first offered the position of director of the Des Moines Civil Rights Commission in 2015, he initially turned it down because he didn’t want to be a “figurehead” for a city …
Read MoreClass-action lawsuit: Is Wellmark implicity biased against its Black employees?
As a Black woman, Janice Lintz said she became accustomed to navigating racial bias and microaggression on a regular basis in her nearly four decades working at Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Des …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Kathy Kay
Like many people, Kathy Kay, the new senior vice president and chief information officer at Principal Financial Group, started her new job in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. But for this admitted tech geek …
Read MoreLocal developer plans to buy dilapidated building, considered a nuisance property by Des Moines officials
A building that has sat vacant for several years at 515 28th St. in Des Moines could be renovated if a local developer completes plans to purchase the property. The photo below shows the …
Read MoreHy-Vee Fast & Fresh, coffee shop planned for Grimes
A Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh and Smokey Row coffee shop are planned at 3605 S.E. Gateway Drive in Grimes. Architectural renderings part of city of Grimes council packet.
A Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh store and …
Read MoreScholarships award to ISU architect students
Scholarships were awarded recently to students in the Iowa State University College of Design by the American Institute of Architects, Iowa. The 2020 AIA Iowa/AIA National Diversity Scholarship was awarded to James Arnold and Henry …
Read MorePROJECT UPDATE: FLEET FARM
The Fleet Farm retail store at 1300 S.E. Kettlestone Blvd. in Waukee is scheduled to open Friday. Photo by Kathy A. Bolten
Fleet Farm slated to open Friday in WaukeeWhat: Fleet Farm
Where: 1300 S.E. Kettlestone Blvd.,…Read More
NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Fortune 500 company buys land in Altoona
The following real estate transactions were recorded in Polk and Dallas counties Aug. 13-20.
Cummins Inc., a Fortune 500 company whose headquarters is in Columbus, Ind., paid Franzen Altoona I 80 Partnership $1.35 million for property …
Read MorePro Iowa, Kick it Forward, Musco Lighting announce $1M project to build soccer pitches
Three Iowa organizations are partnering to provide $1 million in development to 10 public mini-soccer pitches in communities across the state, representatives for Kick It Forward announced last week. Kick It Forward, Musco Lighting and …
Read MoreCasey’s providing help to areas hit hard by derecho
Casey’s General Stores is helping areas of the state that were hit hardest by the Aug. 10 derecho, delivering bottles of water, making donations to two local food banks and providing pizza to relief workers. According …
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