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New 114-unit apartment project will receive up to $4.8 million in financing from Des Moines

Level is the third apartment project in Hubbell Realty Co.’s Bridge District, located south of Interstate Highway 235 and east of the Des Moines River. Rendering by Slingshot Architecture   Preliminary terms of a development agreement…
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Dec 18, 2019
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Catch Des Moines: Caucus week generates $11.3M

The weeklong run-up to the Iowa caucuses provides an $11.3 million economic boost to Greater Des Moines, the local convention bureau reported.

Catch Des Moines, the convention and visitors bureau, said the figure includes hotel and venue …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Dec 18, 2019
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Winnebago releases first corporate responsibility report

Winnebago Industries Inc. has released an inaugural corporate responsibility report that outlines the company’s progress in defining and achieving its environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals across the Winnebago, Grand Design RV, Chris-Craft and Newmar …
By BPC Staff | Dec 17, 2019
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Above + Beyond Cancer to host trip to Kenya, Tanzania

Des Moines-based nonprofit Above + Beyond Cancer is calling for cancer survivors, caregivers and all who have been touched by cancer to apply for a trek to Africa next summer. The trip, scheduled June 13-26, …
By BPC Staff | Dec 17, 2019
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Boy Scouts of America awards Radia its highest volunteer award

The Mid-Iowa Council of the Boy Scouts of America has awarded Des Moines community leader Suku Radia its highest honor for community volunteers, the North Star Award. “We would be hard-pressed to find a brighter, …
By BPC Staff | Dec 17, 2019
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Tax group: Sales tax increase + cuts = economic development

Iowa could build on economic momentum by adding to the tax reforms of 2018, and raising the sales tax while cutting others might be one of the answers, a report by the conservative free-market group Tax …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Dec 17, 2019
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Investigation into large-scale insurance fraud case began in Iowa

Technology made the life insurance buying process a little too convenient for a Boston man who was recently charged in a massive fraud scheme, the Iowa Insurance Division announced Monday. Kellerman Jason Zheng, 33, was arrested in …
By BPC Staff | Dec 17, 2019
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GEAR UP Iowa funding follows low-income students to college

Iowa College Aid has awarded nine colleges and universities in Iowa with GEAR UP Iowa Year 7 College Partner Grants totaling $929,289. GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs), administered by Iowa …
By BPC Staff | Dec 17, 2019
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Helmsley trust gives Backbone park $650,000

The trust of the late hotel magnate Leona M. Helmsley and her husband, Harry, has given the Iowa Department of Natural Resources $650,000 to restore stone buildings at Backbone State Park before the state parks …
By BPC Staff | Dec 17, 2019
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New pedestrian bridge named after Des Moines councilman Coleman and his wife

A newly opened pedestrian bridge that connects Gray’s Lake with downtown Des Moines was named after Chris and Marcie Coleman by the Des Moines City Council on Monday. Coleman, a councilman for the past 22 …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Dec 17, 2019