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Business Record 11-15-24
Partnership announces 2024 Inclusion Award winners
The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced the honorees for its 2024 Inclusion Awards, which highlight companies and organizations championing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in business and the community.
The five award winners were …
Read MoreDate announced for WDM Chamber 2025 Annual Dinner
The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 Annual Dinner will be held March 5 at the Val Air Ballroom. The 2025 Citizen of the Year and Emerging Citizen of the Year will be recognized …
‘An important part of my origin story’
Harry Smith’s 40-year career in journalism, the majority serving as an anchor and reporter for NBC News and CBS News, took him around the world.
He’s interviewed U.S. presidents, global political figures and celebrities and …
Read MoreBusiness Record 11-8-24
Cover Story: 8 takeaways from our Power Breakfast on a multigenerational workforce
Focus: Diversity and Inclusion
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Read MoreISU Research Park introduces ‘living’ as part of mixed-use development
A new mixed-use development is planned for the Iowa State University Research Park, a move that leaders say isn’t so much a shift in vision for the park but rather an expansion of the road …
Read More2-block span of East Court undergoing $28.9 million redevelopment
Architect and developer Doug Wells quickly realized that if his newly vacant downtown office building was going to attract tenants, parking needed to be nearby.
“Our competition is the big office parks in West Des …
Read MoreOffice quarterly reports: Vacancy rates on the rise
Office vacancy rates increased across the metro in the third quarter of 2024, with vacancy rates in the Central Business District climbing to as high as 22.3%, in part because of Wells Fargo moving out …
Read MoreHD Sports opening in Norwalk’s Dunn Industrial Park
HD Sports, an indoor training facility for athletes involved with baseball and softball, will occupy 5,000 square feet of space in Dunn Industrial Park, located at 250 Delaware St. in Norwalk.
HD Sports is owned …
Read MoreNOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Omaha-based firm buys building in downtown Des Moines
An Omaha-based company has acquired a building at 204 12th St. in downtown Des Moines for $2.4 million, Polk County real estate records show.
Cordoba Holdings DSM LLC, managed by Elevator, paid Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. …
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