Archive for September 2021
Site plan approved for Microsoft data center building
The West Des Moines City Council this week approved the site plan for the first building planned at Ginger East, a new Microsoft Corp. data center being developed on nearly 149 acres east of Veterans …
Read MorePrincipal Charity Classic raises $7.3 million for children’s charities
The 2021 Principal Charity Classic raised a record $7.3 million for children’s charities in Iowa, surpassing the previous record of $6.7 million set in 2020. The annual PGA Tour Champions event in Des Moines has …
Read MoreThird annual Flourish event raises $3,500 for ‘plant-based, allergy-friendly, lesbian-owned’ bakery
Marti Payseur, owner of Thistle’s Summit Bakery & Catering, pitches her business idea at the Flourish Fund event at Jasper Winery on Tuesday. Photo by Emily Blobaum
Much like the rest of the world, Marti Payseur …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Amazon inching closer to opening department stores with high-tech features
Retail giant Amazon Inc. is moving closer to opening its own line of department stores as a way to boost its apparel sales, report Sebastian Herrera and Khadeeja Safdar for the Wall Street Journal. The stores likely …
Read MoreIowa applies for $120M more in COVID rental aid as evictions soar
Des Moines Register: Reversing a previous decision to not seek millions more in federal aid for Iowans struggling to pay rent during the pandemic, the head of the Iowa Finance Authority decided this month to apply …
Read MorePolk County to build new mountain bike park for Des Moines area
Axios Des Moines: Around 50 acres of undeveloped land connecting Des Moines and Pleasant Hill will be turned into a new mountain bike park, Polk County Conservation director Rich Leopold said Tuesday. Recreational advocates say the …
Read MoreNCMIC fundraiser raises $57,570 for nonprofit groups
NCMIC’s 2021 Battle of the ‘Burbs run held Aug. 7 raised $57,570 for nonprofit and community betterment efforts in Clive, Johnston, Urbandale, Waukee and West Des Moines. “We could not be more pleased with the …
Read MoreDevs Do Good hosting charity hackathon
Devs Do Good, a nonprofit founded by Valley High School student Connor Fogarty, will host a charity hackathon in West Des Moines on Nov. 6. Students interested in technology and computer science are invited to …
Read MoreBroadlawns board to vote Thursday on new president/CEO
The Broadlawns Medical Center board of trustees is scheduled to vote on who will be the hospital’s next president and CEO during a special meeting on Thursday.
Hospital officials confirmed the meeting following the board’s …
Houses in Des Moines area ‘still selling in less than a month’
In August, 1,678 residences were sold in the Des Moines area, the third straight month home sales have fallen, data from the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors shows.
However, the number of houses sold …