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Q1 office market reports show office consolidation keeping vacancy rates stable or higher

No new office construction was brought to market in the first quarter of 2025, with vacancy rates remaining high in the central business district as tenants either consolidated locations or moved but did not expand.…

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Downtown Des Moines lofts sold for $2.95 million

Sote Dooriors I LLC, based in Des Moines, paid  Hubbell Realty Co., operating as the 12th Street Lofts LLC, $2.95 million for property at 121 12th St. in downtown Des Moines, Polk County real estate …

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Iowa FFA Foundation announces leadership transition

The Iowa FFA Foundation, a nonprofit promoting youth agriculture education, announced that Joshua Remington will resign as executive director after almost 14 years. Remington has accepted a new professional opportunity that aligns with his passion …

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2 apartment projects receive final design approval from DM board

A three-story mixed-use mass timber building is planned for 3404-3422 Ingersoll Ave. in Des Moines. Goldfinch Lofts will include commercial space on the street level and 28 residential units on the second and third floors. …
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United Way unveils 2025 community report, Live United award winners

The United Way of Central Iowa today released its 2025 annual report about the health of the community. At its annual Live United celebration luncheon at Prairie Meadows, United Way leaders discussed the report results …

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ChildServe’s Bubble Ball raises over $1 million

ChildServe announced the organization raised $1,029,253 at its 15th annual Bubble Ball event on April 12. The event hosted more than 1,700 attendees, a record number for the event. “Each year, we are deeply humbled …

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Sukup announces expansion within ISU Research Park

Sukup Manufacturing Co. has expanded its Ames presence.

The manufacturer of grain storage equipment has invested in its operations at 2600 S. Loop Drive at the Iowa State University Research Park and moved into bigger …

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Polk, Dallas counties see increase in residential valuations

The valuation of residential property grew by an average of 9.9% in Polk County and 4.5% in Dallas County in this year’s reassessment of property values, officials with the counties said.

The increases are substantially …

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Mary Greeley CEO receives leadership award

Brian Dieter, president and CEO of Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, has received the Harry S. Hertz Leadership Award for 2025 from the Baldrige Foundation. The award was presented to Dieter at the Baldrige …

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Record number of Iowa fuel stations receive infrastructure grants

The Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program board recently approved 114 project applications from Iowa gas stations, totaling more than $2.88 million, for new and expanded ethanol and biodiesel infrastructure projects.

This sets a new quarterly …