Archive for June 2021
Polk County launches cash prize, scholarship lottery for COVID-19 vaccinations
The board approved about $375,000 to support the lottery out of $94 million provided to the county through the American Rescue Plan Act. The program will award 10 $1,000 prizes weekly until Aug. 20. Biweekly, …
Scott Avenue portion of Central Iowa Water Trails project gets final nod from city design board
A digital rendering of the features of the Scott Avenue portion of the Central Iowa Water Trails project. The design for this section of the project was approved by the city of Des Moines’ Urban …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Joe Riley
Joe Riley joined Rantizo early this year as chief operations officer, bringing a wealth of experience in the energy and agricultural implements sector to the Iowa City startup.
Drone services provided by Rantizo are …
Read MoreNOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Apartment complex in Des Moines sold for $7.3 million
Hickman Partners LLC, an Omaha-based group, paid Royal Oaks DSM LLC $8.7 million for property at 2400 Hickman Road in Des Moines, Polk County real estate records show. The 11-acre parcel includes the Royal Oaks apartment …
Read MoreSite plan approved for building in new West Des Moines office development
The site plan for a two-story, 48,000-square-foot office building planned at 5745 Raccoon River Drive in West Des Moines was approved this week by the city’s Plan and Zoning Commission. The building is part of …
Read MoreRenovation underway on building with unique ‘sawtooth’ roof
Renovation of the building at 217 E. Second St. in Des Moines will include a new air filtration system. The interior will be lit in part from sunlight that will come through glass in the …
Read More‘People are ready to party’
Construction of Willow on Grand, a 6,029-square-foot event venue at 6011 Grand Ave., is expected to be completed by the end of 2021. The rendering above shows a courtyard with seating that will be …
Read MoreRansomware attack prompted DMACC’s shutdown of online network; return of online-only classes delayed
A ransomware attack prompted Des Moines Area Community College to take its entire campus system offline for two weeks, according to a statement provided by DMACC officials to the Business Record today.
While in-person classes …
Rep. Jennifer Konfrst elected as Iowa House minority leader
Iowa Capital Dispatch: Iowa House Democrats on Monday elected Rep. Jennifer Konfrst, D-Windsor Heights, as the new minority leader. Konfrst, a public relations professor at Drake University, her alma mater, is the first woman to lead …
Read MoreBig Grove Brewery expanding to D.M., in Sherman Hill area
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Big Grove, the eastern Iowa brewery with locations in Iowa City and Solon, will be expanding to Des Moines. Big Grove Brewery will be part of a development by Krause+, the real estate …
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