Archive for September 2020
Athene partners with W.D.M. chamber to buy $26,000 in restaurant gift cards for workers
The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce and Athene USA, a provider of retirement savings products, have partnered to support local businesses within the community to help spur the economy. Together, they randomly selected 10 …
Read MoreFellowship offers professional development, community engagement, diversity
As the Greater Des Moines Partnership announces the second cohort of its Fellowship Program, two graduates of the first class are touting the program’s benefits, saying it has helped them advance in their jobs and …
Read MoreMarket District Update: Map
In 1999, the 325 properties located in the 260-acre Market District area had an assessed valuation of $66.7 million, adjusted for inflation, according to Polk County assessor records. In 2019, the value had grown …
Read MoreVirtual Youth Volunteer Fair planned next week
Volunteer Iowa is hosting a virtual event Sept. 10 at 4 p.m. for youths looking to help in their community across the state of Iowa. The goal of this virtual event is to empower youths …
Read MoreFormer Iowa public health spokeswoman claims wrongful firing
Des Moines Register: The former spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Public Health is filing a wrongful termination lawsuit, alleging violations of the state’s whistleblower law, she announced Wednesday. Polly Carver-Kimm, a longtime spokesperson for IDPH, …
Read MoreAmerican Lung Association announces plan to end youth vaping
The American Lung Association is launching a new four-part plan to end youth vaping. In Iowa, 20% of high school students used e-cigarettes in 2019, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The …
Read MoreMidwest Family Lending donates $2,020 to Iowa Able Foundation
Ames-based Midwest Family Lending has donated $2,020 through its MFLCares program to the Iowa Able Foundation. Through MFLCares, Midwest Family Lending employees nominate and select one cause a month to support; funds this month will …
Read MoreMarket District Update: In 20 years, valuation of Market District land has grown 55%
In 2006, at the foot of the Iowa state Capitol, an adult bookstore operated at 200 S.E. Sixth St.
The 2,400-square-foot, one-story brick building with a stencil of a phoenix in its front window was …
Read MoreMarket District Update: Copying a Denver success story
JSC Properties, as it develops the Market District, likely will request that the city of Des Moines vacate a portion of Third Street to create a private pedestrian alley, similar to what has been created …
Read MoreMarket District Update: What’s the future of Market District’s single-family housing?
In the past two decades, 28% of the single-family houses that had been in a 260-acre area known as the Market District have disappeared, a review of Polk County assessor records shows.
Some of the …
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