Archive for February 2022
Average new home building permit soared to $277,064 in 2021
The average value of a Des Moines-area residential building permit grew by more than $43,000, or 17%, between January and December 2021, illustrating the effect soaring material prices and demand for new housing are having …
Read MoreBusiness Record 2-4-22
On The Move: Week ending January 30
Anjela Suri
F&G
Hired as senior identity and access management analyst
anjela.suri@fglife.com
Anna Zhu
F&G
Hired as investment analyst
anna.zhu@fglife.com
Tony Caquelin
F&G
Hired as lead desktop support analyst
tony.caquelin@fglife.com
Bill Belch…
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Calls to volunteer fire departments are at a high but they have few first responders
Volunteer firefighters have been key in stopping fires in many communities across the U.S. and in Iowa. This NPR story details how calls to volunteer departments have gone up, but there have been fewer volunteers and those …
Read MoreDowntown Marshalltown hospital property sold to developer
Marshalltown Times-Republican: After more than a century as a hospital in downtown Marshalltown, UnityPoint Health has sold the property to a developer with plans for “office, retail, residential and live/work space” use. UnityPoint is currently in …
Read More1,800 Iowa bridges in ‘basically intolerable’ condition
Des Moines Register: The structural condition of nearly 1,800 Iowa bridges is “basically intolerable,” including more than 140 in the Des Moines metro area, according to data from federal highway officials. Among Iowa’s many bridges in …
Read MoreKum & Go reimagines itself as a ‘restaurant that sells gas’
Axios Des Moines: There’s Panera, Chipotle … and then there’s Kum & Go. The Des Moines company is reimagining itself as a “restaurant that serves gas,” instead of a “gas station that serves food.” As the …
Read MoreIowa Department of Education seeks summer meal sponsors
In an effort to head off hunger, the Iowa Department of Education is seeking sponsors for a federally funded program that provides nutritious meals or snacks to children in low-income areas of the state during …
Read MorePartnership names new VP of economic development
The Greater Des Moines Partnership has named a new executive vice president of economic development. Mike Swesey was named Thursday to fill the position previously held by Brian Crowe. According to a news release, Swesey …
Read MoreThis week in the Iowa Legislature
Here’s a rundown of what happened this week at the Iowa Legislature as lawmakers wrap up the fourth week of the 2022 session.