Archive for August 2023
What they’re checking out: Week of August 4
As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des …
Read MoreIEDA pitch competition awards funding to five Iowa businesses
Five Iowa businesses this week received awards from the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s ninth annual Open 4 Business pitch contest, which is open to businesses in the 54 Main Street Iowa districts across the state. …
Read MoreBVU, developmental achievement center enter strategic partnership
Buena Vista University and the Hubbard County Developmental Achievement Center have entered a partnership that will allow employees at the center to receive grant funding to lower the overall cost of education while enrolled in …
Read MoreWest Des Moines Leadership Academy announces 2023-24 class
The West Des Moines Leadership Academy, a West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce program, announced the 37 members of the 2023-24 class. They will take part in a nine-month program that is intended to guide …
Read MoreIowa Leading Indicators Index improves in June after months of larger drops
The Iowa Leading Indicators Index decreased 0.1% to 106.7 in June from 106.7 in May. The figures appear unchanged from month to month because they are rounded to one decimal point.
During the six-month span …
City of Pleasant Hill hires planning manager
Rose Schroder has been hired as a planning manager for the city of Pleasant Hill, officials announced. Schroder will be responsible for implementing urban planning and community development activities and programs as well …
Read MoreDenovo named official construction sponsor of Norwalk project
Denovo Construction Solutions has been named the official construction sponsor for the Gregg Young Auto Sports Campus at Norwalk Central, the city announced. Denovo has been involved with the Norwalk Central development from the project’s …
Read MoreCreighton Business Conditions Index falls to lowest level since 2020
The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index snapped a five-month streak of climbing above the growth-neutral threshold, with the overall index covering a nine-state region from Minnesota to Arkansas slumping to 46.1 in July from …
Read MoreHyperion Field Club sells undeveloped Johnston land for $1.5 million
Denton Homes and Carmel Development, doing business as Carmel Hyperion SS Development LLC, paid $1.5 million for a 30-acre tract north of Northwest Beaver Drive in Johnston, Polk County real estate records show.
The companies, …
Read MoreCBRE, JLL release second-quarter industrial market reports
Construction was completed on over 1.17 million square feet of new industrial space in the Greater Des Moines market in the second quarter, with 18% of the space preleased, CBRE Inc. reported in its latest …
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