Archive for December 2021
Median sale price of D.M.-area home up 17.2% from year ago
The median sale price of a home in the Des Moines area in November was $252,000, 17.2% higher than in November 2020, data from the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors shows.
In November 2020, …
NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: The Santa Index, 2021
Here’s what I would term a “jolly” good read from the folks at insurance consumer guide Insure.com, who recently delivered their annual Santa Index to their readers. For a few ho-ho-hos, take a two-minute break …
Read MoreOrthopaedic Outpatient recognized for knee and hip replacement excellence
The Orthopaedic Outpatient Surgery Center, a joint venture between DMOS Orthopedic Centers and UnityPoint Health-Des Moines, announced it has been recognized as a Blue Distinction Center of Excellence for Knee and Hip Replacement. Blue Distinction …
Read MoreISU researchers to use 3D technology to design affordable, sustainable homes
Faculty members at Iowa State University are hoping to find solutions for affordable housing in rural areas of the state with 3D technology.
The ISU College of Design’s 3D Affordable Innovative Technologies Housing Project has …
NOTEBOOK: Leaders Survey: Addressing worker shortage
Editor’s note: This is a continuation of our 2021 Leaders Survey coverage, which we began publishing in the Nov. 26 issue. Our annual survey asks business leaders to share what they feel are some of …
Read MoreMicro-retail spaces planned in Drake-area mixed-use project
The mixed-use development planned on the block east of Drake University’s Des Moines campus will feature micro-retail units proving popular with business startups nationwide.
“It’s good entrepreneurial space that supports someone starting out and they …
Read MoreHy-Vee plans expansion outside Midwest
Des Moines Register: West Des Moines-based supermarket chain Hy-Vee intends to expand into four new states and build its third distribution center in Nashville, Tenn., opening more than 20 new stores in the next four years. …
Read MoreFareway donates 3,000 hams to Food Bank of Iowa
Fareway Meat and Grocery delivered 3,000 hams to the Food Bank of Iowa today to be delivered to pantries in the 55 counties the Food Bank serves. The semitrailer full of hams included 612 cases …
Read MoreHy-Vee’s ‘Best of Local Brands’ summit set for February
Hy-Vee Inc. will host its fifth “Best of Local Brands” summit Feb. 16-18, the West Des Moines-based company announced. The summit is one way the grocer expands its product offerings in its more than 280 …
Read MoreMercyOne announces completion of $16M fundraising campaign for Deming Cancer Center
The $16 million fundraising campaign, the public phase of which was launched in…Read More