Archive for November 2022
ChangeX launches third Community Challenge fund in DM
ChangeX, an international nonprofit with teams based across Europe and the Americas, announced Tuesday it has launched a $55,000 fund to help community groups, schools or organizations start or expand community projects in the Greater …
Read MoreRaygun partners with the Onion for holiday pop-up shop
Satirical newspaper the Onion will for the first time sell Onion products in brick-and-mortar stores by partnering with Raygun. The retailer, which started in downtown Des Moines, is a clothing and home goods store that …
Read MoreABI’s Connecting Statewide Leaders series comes to Ames Dec. 1
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry, Leadership Iowa alumni and the current Leadership Iowa class will join community leaders on Dec. 1 in Ames to discuss innovation and technology.
The meeting is part of …
Laying groundwork for greater collaboration
Rail Explorers, a company that takes customers on a 12-mile round- trip ride from the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad to the Bass Creek High Trestle and the Des Moines River Bridge to the west …
Read MoreNOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Local entities acquire interest in Urbandale office park
Two West Des Moines-based entities have acquired an interest in an office park located in Urbandale, Polk County real estate records show.
The entities – NPJTC LLC and Lainson Properties 10301 LLC – paid a total of …
Read MoreLogistics company signs lease for Altoona industrial center
JT Logistics, a third-party logistics firm with operations in Iowa and Nevada, has signed a lease for all of Building A of the Altus Commerce Center, a three-building industrial complex at 2600 20th Ave. S.W. in …
Read MorePorsche dealership planned in West Des Moines
Woodhouse Auto Family, an Omaha-based auto group, is making plans to open a Porsche dealership in West Des Moines. Earlier this month, the Board of Adjustment approved a Permitted Conditional Use request to locate the dealership at 7301 …
Read MorePermits valued at $86.5M issued for new commercial projects
A building permit valued at $24.7 million was issued in October for the construction of a three-story, 120-unit assisted living and memory care facility in Ankeny. The project at 2855 S.W. Vintage Drive is being …
Read MoreGrundy Center mother-daughter duo, businesses, receive Business of the Month Award.
Two Grundy Center businesses have been named the winners of the America’s Small Business Development Center Iowa’s Small Business of the Month Award. The Landmark Bistro and 319 Decor & Design are the winners of …
Read MoreFinancial assistance approved for proposed downtown high-rise
The Des Moines City Council on Monday approved providing up to $6.2 million in financial assistance to a proposed 33-story high-rise apartment development that would be built downtown. Specifically, the council approved providing up to $5.7 million in …
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