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Des Moines board unimpressed with proposed mixed-use building in Drake area

A mixed-use building proposed at 26th Street and University Avenue was received tepidly today by members of the Urban Design Review Board.

“It appears [the building] could go anywhere,” board member Michelle Huggins told the …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Mar 3, 2020
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State surveying Iowa manufacturers; results in October

Radio Iowa: State officials have commissioned a survey of Iowa manufacturers to evaluate industry trends. Iowa Economic Development Authority Director Debi Durham says the results will likely help reconfigure state incentives and retraining programs. Durham expects …
By BPC Staff | Mar 3, 2020
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Goodwill seeks business partners for warehouse, packing, logistics training program

Due to rapid growth, Goodwill of Central Iowa is seeking outsourced work from local businesses for its Warehouse, Packing and Logistics Skills Training Program, which provides paid training opportunities for the program participants. Assembly services …
By BPC Staff | Mar 3, 2020
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NPR Tiny Desk contest entries from Iowa to play Iowa Public Radio’s 80/35 Stage

One Iowa-based entrant to NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest will be offered a slot on IPR’s 80/35 stage during the music festival on July 10-11, Iowa Public Radio announced last week. The Tiny Desk Contest is …
By BPC Staff | Mar 3, 2020
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Variety raises $4 million during annual telethon

Variety — the Children’s Charity raised $4,084,646 during the 46th annual Variety Telethon over the weekend, the organization announced. The telethon was aired live Saturday evening through Sunday, and funds support programs serving underprivileged and …
By BPC Staff | Mar 3, 2020
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Athene, Apollo close on strategic transaction

Athene Holding Ltd., the parent company of annuity and insurance company Athene USA in West Des Moines, announced it has closed on its previously announced strategic transaction with Apollo Global Management Inc. Through the transaction, …
By BPC Staff | Mar 3, 2020
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Des Moines officials propose spending ‘historic’ $427.6 million on street improvements

Evergreen Avenue between Southeast 18th Street and Southeast 20th Street.

Motorists who drive on the city of Des Moines’ 2,200-plus miles of streets during the next seven years will likely be frustrated by the myriad “construction ahead” …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Mar 3, 2020
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May 2: Downtown Farmers’ Market Opening Day

Host: Greater Des Moines Partnership
About: The Downtown Farmers’ Market connects urban and rural communities while supporting nearly 300 local entrepreneurs, including farmers, producers, bakers and artists that represent 50 counties across the state of …
By BPC Staff | Mar 2, 2020
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: An experiment in outsourcing to Fiverr

I once listened to a song someone commissioned off of the digital outsourcing platform Fiverr, and it was fine. I don’t know anything about songwriting or playing guitar, but I thought the jingle was good …
By KATE HAYDEN | Mar 2, 2020
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Years later, Iowa Wesleyan returns donor’s gift

Ending a yearslong saga, Iowa Wesleyan University last week mailed a $45,000 check to a Chicago branch of Volunteers of America, effectively returning an endowment its donor asked to be remitted after learning the private …
By BPC Staff | Mar 2, 2020