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Wells Fargo employees begin working, meeting in remodeled space at Jordan Creek campus in West Des Moines
Wells Fargo employees have begun working in the 360,000 square feet of office space that has been remodeled at the financial institution’s 160-acre Jordan Creek campus in West Des Moines, a company spokesperson said.
The …
Q3 reports forecast optimism for Central Iowa industrial market
Construction of speculative space in the Central Iowa industrial market slowed in the third quarter of 2024, allowing for greater absorption of new and existing space, quarterly reports from commercial real estate brokerage firms showed.…
Read MoreNOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Hubbell Realty sells Hamlet Apartments for $17.6 million
A Denver, Colo.-based real estate investment firm has acquired the Hamlet Apartments in West Des Moines from Hubbell Realty Co., Polk County real estate records show.
True Parkway IA LLC, managed by Halaby Capital Partners …
Read MorePower Breakfast: Battle of the Generations
On October 24, panelists joined us to discuss how to thrive with a multigenerational workforce.
Earlier this year, the number of Gen Z employees surpassed baby boomer employees in the U.S. workforce, according to Glassdoor. …
Read MoreMeet 5 inspiring Iowa women in this year’s Fearless publication
The Elbert Files: Homeless conundrum
Ai Weiwei’s “Iron Tree Trunk” in the Pappajohn Sculpture Park.
I was passing the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park when I saw my friend K.C. standing under artist Ai Weiwei’s “Iron Tree Trunk.”
The …
Read MoreOn Leadership: Stop the meeting madness: 12 ways to improve your meetings and enhance your company culture
Recently, a friend of mine called me with so much excitement in her voice that I thought she’d won the lottery. But no, it turned out that a morning meeting had been canceled. She was …
Read MoreVideo: Jobs Outlook
As Iowa enters the fourth quarter of 2024, the state’s unemployment rate remains near a record low and more than a point below that national average, but the size of Iowa’s workforce has experienced a …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: The other DMU
Nearly 100 years ago in the spring of 1929, when today’s medically oriented Des Moines University went by the name Still College, students at the original Des Moines University rioted.
Upset by new owners who …
Read MoreIowa water utilities $1 billion dilemma
Des Moines Water Works and other water utilities are stepping up efforts to find funds to help cover the $1 billion-plus estimated cost to replace more than 100,000 lead water service lines in Iowa.
Utility …
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