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Airport sets new monthly record

The Des Moines International Airport set a new monthly record for passengers in March, logging 263,098, a 12.6 percent jump over the previous March. The March 2019 total was 4.8 percent higher than the previous …

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Groundbreaking to be held today for ISU’s Gerdin Business Building expansion

Iowa State University officials today will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the Gerdin Business Building. ISU President Wendy Wintersteen and David Spalding, the Raisbeck endowed dean of the Debbie and Jerry Ivy…
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Hubbell for-sale projects growing downtown

From northeast to southwest, Hubbell Realty Co. is planning construction of for-sale townhomes and condominiums in downtown Des Moines, with the projects launching at a time when sales of both residential products are lagging behind …

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Barilla completes expansion of Ames pasta plant

Italian-based Barilla Group has completed the $65 million expansion of its Ames pasta plant, a project that will add 41 employees over the next two years to its current workforce of 214, according to a…
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Asian Garden improvement project receives state grant

A $702,500 effort to improve the Robert D. Ray Asian Garden along the Des Moines River in downtown Des Moines will receive a $92,500 grant from the state’s Community Attraction and Tourism fund. The grant…
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Officially, April is the month to focus on architecture

April is Iowa Architecture Month, and the American Institute of Architects Iowa chapter has planned several architectural workshops, tours, films and lecture series and will continue the AIA Iowa People’s Choice Award. In addition, AIA …

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R&R opens third, and largest, Grimes warehouse; a fourth is planned

R&R Realty Group has completed its third warehouse in Grimes. The 300,000-square-foot, spec-built structure is the largest of the three warehouses at R&R’s Prairie Business Park, which boasts a total of 800,000 square feet of …

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Multifamily sales volume held steady in 1st quarter, while value dropped from 2018

The first quarter of multifamily sales in a 35-mile reach of Des Moines looked much the same as the final quarter of 2018, with the big exception of values, according to a report from Jared …

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Special Grammys ceremony will honor Grassley for his role in Music Modernization Act

Des Moines Register: The 16th annual Grammys on the Hill, a special ceremony held by the Grammys in Washington, D.C., is set to honor Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley for his pivotal role the Music Modernization Act …

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Collins Aerospace provides Earth-like atmosphere on space taxi

Corridor Business Journal: Collins Aerospace Systems has announced it is providing major environmental control and life support components to the coming Boeing Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner, which represents the next step toward commercial human spaceflight. …