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Blackacre buys more ground in area where stadium is proposed

Blackacre Development LLC has bought another parcel in an area south of downtown Des Moines where an outdoor sports and entertainment venue is proposed to be built, Polk County real estate records show.

Blackacre Development, …

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Two communities set records in number of building permits issued

A house under construction in Altoona near 13th Avenue Southeast and 30th Street Southeast. Altoona issued 152 residential building permits in 2019. Photo by Kathy A. Bolten

 

More than 3,270 residential building permits were issued…
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1460 KXNO hit with massive layoffs, two key daily shows already canceled

Des Moines Register: The local sports radio scene changed dramatically this morning. 1460 KXNO laid off a number of prominent personalities and the station’s morning and afternoon drive shows were canceled due to staff losses. The …

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Allegiant Air adds Chicago, Memphis, Austin as direct flights for DSM

Allegiant Air today announced it has added three new nonstop destinations from Des Moines — Austin, Texas; Chicago; and Memphis, Tenn. — as part of a 44-city expansion that the airline said is the largest network expansion in …

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Request to rezone land in Valley Junction turned down by zoning commission

The West Des Moines Plan and Zoning Commission on Monday turned down a request to rezone property at Fourth Street and Railroad Avenue that would allow a proposal to construct a $2.7 million mixed-use building to move …

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Development group unveils proposal for casino-hotel complex at D.M. airport

Des Moines International Airport could transform itself into a destination in its own right and create a mechanism to fund its planned $500 million terminal by building a world-class, on-site casino-hotel complex, says a development …

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Key business takeaways from Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State

Gov. Kim Reynolds addressed her stance on several key issues on the minds of business leaders in her Condition of the State address this morning. Here are some of the key excerpts from her speech …

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Living History Farms to host Caucus for Cookies

Living History Farms will host a Caucus for Cookies from 1 to 3 p.m. on Feb. 1. The event is meant to help families learn about the history and participate in the process of Iowa’s …

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Wells Fargo quarterly profit slumps as legal costs mount

Wells Fargo & Co. today posted a 55% slump in fourth-quarter profit, Reuters reported, as the fallout from a sales scandal that erupted in 2016 drove the bank to set aside another $1.5 billion toward legal expenses. …

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Meals from the Heartland selects DeHaai to be next executive director

Greg DeHaai will lead Meals from the Heartland as the new executive director, the organization announced this week. DeHaai replaces Susan Bunz, who resigned last month after five years to accept a new job in …