Archive for October 2022
Vallier to chair 2023 Heart of Greater Des Moines Campaign
Des Moines Performing Arts names new development director
Fourth-generation family owners take reins at Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling
Kirk Tyler, longtime leader of Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Co., announced that Rob Feeney and his wife, Jessica Feeney, have become majority owners of the Atlantic-based company. Rob Feeney will become the CEO and Tyler will …
Read MoreMake-A-Wish Iowa appoints new chair, board of director members
JoDee Stensland has been appointed Make-A-Wish Iowa’s board chairperson, the nonprofit group announced. Stensland, vice president senior lead at Wells Fargo Bank in Des Moines, has been a member of the executive committee on the …
Read MoreIowa Women’s Foundation Core Grant recipients announced
The Iowa Women’s Foundation has announced the six recipients of its Core Grant program. The $150,000 grant program funds organizations across the state that address one of the barriers to women’s economic self-sufficiency that the …
Read More6 ideas to make Des Moines’ downtown area more vibrant, economically viable
The renderings, beginning at the top left, show a re-envisioned Ninth Street heading south into downtown; addition of green spaces around downtown’s core; reimagined skywalks that include public art; and reinvestment in neighborhoods that surround downtown. Architectural rendering …
Read MoreAddition planned to Fieldhouse at Ankeny indoor athletic complex; construction of baseball/softball facility also will begin this fall
Construction is expected to begin this fall on the expansion of the Prairie Trail Sports Complex’s Fieldhouse. The expansion, which will be called the West Gym, will include courts that can be used for volleyball …
Read MoreIowa architecture firms honored at awards ceremony
Iowa architecture firms were recognized at the recent American Institute of Architects, Iowa Chapter’s (AIA Iowa) Annual Awards held in Des Moines. The awards recognize excellence in design by members of AIA Iowa and emphasize …
Read MoreHy-Vee plans to build micro-fulfillment center in West Des Moines
Hy-Vee Inc. plans on building a micro-fulfillment center on the east side of its existing grocery store at 1725 Jordan Creek Parkway in West Des Moines.
The 34,300-square-foot center will include two truck loading docks …
Site plans, plats for 2 medical office buildings approved by Waukee council
c both planned near Southeast Tallgrass Lane and Grand Prairie Parkway. The Iowa Clinic plans to build a two-story, 40,000-square-foot medical office building on 8.27 acres north of Southeast Tallgrass Lane and Grand Prairie Parkway. UnityPoint …
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