Archive for September 2020
Reynolds announces 10 additional counties to receive FEMA individual assistance
Ten additional counties counties affected by the Aug. 10 derecho have been approved for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Individual Assistance Program, Gov. Kim Reynold’s office announced Tuesday. Individuals and business owners in Benton, Boone, …
Read MoreNOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Waukee storage facility sold
LDR Iowa IV LLC paid Des Moines Storage LC $1.65 million for property at 790 Frontier Road in Waukee, Dallas County…Read More
PROJECT UPDATE: PAWS & PINTS
Paws & Pints, an indoor and outdoor dog park and bar, is proposed to be located in a two-story, 29,800-square-foot facility on 31 acres at 6128 Willowmere Drive in Des Moines. Architectural rendering by Slingshot Architecture…
Read MoreHayes: Former scrap processing site will be used as parking area for construction workers in Market District
Click on the photo above to hear Paul Hayes, president of JSC Properties, talk about plans for a nearly 2-acre tract at 306 S.E. Fifth St.
The nearly 2-acre site owned by a former scrap …
Read MoreNew exterior design for Hy-Vee grocery stores revealed; new Grimes store will include nail salon
A proposed Hy-Vee grocery store in Grimes will include a new exterior design and new features inside including a nail salon. The rendering above shows a portion of the proposed 92,989-square-foot building. Rendering included in Grimes …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Some nuggets about coronavirus realities from Dan Houston
I always leave an interview with Dan Houston, Principal’s president, CEO and chairman, feeling a bit smarter than when I walked in, and that’s true even when it’s someone else conducting the interview. In this …
Read MoreDes Moines photographer launches Black Lives of DSM
You can read about the day Renee Hardman was sworn in as an elected city official for West Des Moines. You can also read about a little green electrical box that marked the neighborhood meeting …
Read MoreIf Not Now, When?
Have you heard people saying how tired they are of Covid, and all the restrictions it brings to their lives? We have been fighting this since March. We are in our seventh month. It has …
Read MoreDrake University to launch two-year college named for famed Black football star
Drake University officials announced today the founding of a new two-year college — the John Dee Bright College at Drake University. It’s the first new college to launch at Drake in 60 years, with an …
Read MoreKnoup recognized by National Association of Home Builders
Dan Knoup, executive director of the Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines, has received the Gary Komarow Executive Officer of the Year Award from the Executive Officers Council of the National Association of Home …
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