Archive for January 2022
Polk County Supervisors approve $10M for airport terminal expansion
KCCI-TV: The Polk County Board of Supervisors voted to approve $10 million in funding over the next few years to help build an expansion of the Des Moines Airport terminal. The terminal expansion is estimated to …
Read MoreSurvey: Small business owners driven to the brink by Omicron
Small business owners are being pushed to the brink with an unprecedented set of challenges hurting their bottom line, according to new national survey data released Monday by Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices, the Corridor …
Read MoreMeta to buy energy from Central Iowa wind project to power Altoona data center
Virginia-based Apex Clean Energy has entered into an agreement with Meta to buy power from its Great Pathfinder Wind project in Boone and Hamilton counties to provide energy to Meta’s operations in the region, including …
Read MoreDEI scholarship challenge response ‘exceeded our expectations,’ says Iowa College Foundation president
A new scholarship initiative by one of Central Iowa’s oldest foundations is spurring increased donations by employers to help low- to moderate-income students of color and those who are first-generation college enrollees in private colleges …
Read MoreNOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Hope K Farms buys 300-plus acres in northwest Ankeny
Hope K Farms has purchased 306 acres of mostly farm ground in the rapidly growing northwest section of Ankeny, Polk County real estate records show.
Hope K Farms is managed by Reza Kargarzadeh, who owns …
Read MoreHubbell Commercial promotes three brokers
CBRE|Hubbell Commercial recently announced the promotion of three brokers who work in the West Des Moines office. They include:
Max Colby, who has been promoted to first vice president with CBRE|Hubbell Commerical. Colby, who joined the …
Read MoreMankins honored by American Institute of Architects
Paul Mankins recently received the American Institute of Architect’s 2022 Award for Excellence in Public Architecture. The program, in place since 1991, honors individuals who design distinguished public facilities and advocate for design excellence.
Mankins is …
Autumn Crest Plaza construction nearing completion
Autumn Crest Plaza construction nearing completion
Construction of Autumn Crest Plaza at 260 N.W. 36th St. in Ankeny is nearing completion, according to a release from Kimberley Construction which is building the nearly 12,000-square-foot office …
West Bank pays $4 million for property for its new headquarters
A newly released architectural rendering of West Bank’s planned new headquarters at 3330 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines. Architectural rendering by HGA
West Bank, a long-time West Des Moines business, paid $4 million for about …
Read MoreNew projects proposed for long-vacant northeast DM retail site
A 7,500-sqiare-foot medical office building is proposed on a portion of the former Eastgate Plaza shopping center site in northeast Des Moines. Conceptual rendering by GallowayUS
For more than two decades, a large portion of the …
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