Archive for February 2022
NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Indiana auto dealership buys land in Prairie Crossing in Altoona
The business would be Altoona’s first new-car dealership.
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Chase Bank eyeing new bank facility on Mills Civic Parkway in WDM
Chase Bank is considering constructing a bank building on the north side of Mills Civic Parkway adjacent to Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brew, West Des Moines elected officials learned recently. (See map.) The site will not …
Read MoreRDG honored as bicycle-friendly business
RDG Planning and Design, with offices in Des Moines, Iowa City, Dubuque and four other cities, was recently named a Platinum Bicycle Friendly Business by the League of American Bicyclists, according to a release. RDG previously …
Read MoreReport: Metro-area industrial vacancy rate at 3.6%
Just 3.6% of the Des Moines area’s industrial and warehouse space is vacant as more than 1.4 million square feet was absorbed in 2021, according to CBRE|Hubbell Commercial’s 2021 fourth-quarter industrial market report.
A year …
INSIDER NOTEBOOK: USL official: Soccer attracts young people to metro areas
A rendering of the planned Pro Iowa Stadium and Global Plaza that will be located at 200 S.W. 16th St. in Des Moines. Architectural rendering special to the Business Record
Much fanfare occurred last week around …
Read MoreDes Moines wins $175,000 grant to continue Polk County Produce Prescription Program
The U.S. Conference of Mayors and the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America recently announced that the city of Des Moines was one of nine recipients of the 2022 Childhood Obesity Prevention and Environmental Health …
Read MoreFirst Interstate BancSystem, Great Western Bancorp complete merger
First Interstate BancSystem Inc., the parent company of First Interstate Bank, announced that effective today, it has completed its previously announced merger with Great Western Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Great Western Bank. The combined holding company will …
Read MoreSagging growth in employment and job orders, slumping confidence slow Iowa’s economy in January
Iowa’s economy slowed in January behind slumping employment and job orders, according to a monthly survey of supply chain managers released today.
According to Creighton University’s Mid-American Business Conditions Index, Iowa’s index declined to 56.7 …
NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: This startup is turning nonrecyclable plastic into building blocks fit for construction
Although sustainability has entered the minds of more consumers, the end of single-use plastics in the U.S. is still likely years away. This article from Fast Company reports that only 9% of the 42 million tons of …
Read MoreSummit Carbon files for permit to build carbon capture pipeline
Des Moines Register: Summit Carbon Solutions has taken the next step in building a 680-mile pipeline across 29 counties in Iowa, filing with the Iowa Utilities Board for a permit. The underground pipeline would carry liquefied …
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