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Iowa regained second-place ranking in wind power during 2018

Corridor Business Journal: A total of 1,120 megawatts of wind energy capacity was installed in Iowa during 2018, restoring the state to second place in total wind power capacity behind Texas, according to the U.S. Wind …
By BPC Staff | Jan 31, 2019
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Tobacco control report urges cigarette tax increase in Iowa

The American Lung Association in Iowa’s 2019 “State of Tobacco Control” report gives Iowa mixed grades on its efforts to reduce and prevent tobacco use. The report gave Iowa failing grades on funding for tobacco prevention, the …
By BPC Staff | Jan 31, 2019
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Cultural Affairs opens new grants round for projects

The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs is opening a new round of grants and opportunities for arts, history, historic preservation and community development projects with late spring deadlines. “All across the state, Iowans are developing …
By BPC Staff | Jan 31, 2019
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One Iowa to host LGBTQ Career Fair with UnityPoint Health

UnityPoint Health and One Iowa, a statewide LGBTQ organization, will team up to host an LGBTQ Career Fair on Feb. 4 to provide an avenue for LGBTQ Iowans to meet Des Moines employers and ask …
By BPC Staff | Jan 31, 2019
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Feb. 20: The Future of Retail

Host: Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
About: Urbandale Chamber members and nonmembers are invited to hear speaker Liz Holland, the CEO and general counsel of Abbell Associates, which operates Merle Hay Mall. Holland is responsible for …
By BPC Staff | Jan 31, 2019
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Charlson named CFO at Neumann Brothers

General contracting firm Neumann Brothers Inc.has hired Jeff Charlson as its chief financial officer, the company announced today in a release. Charlson, a certified public accountant, has over 20 years in the Des Moines area …
By BPC Staff | Jan 31, 2019
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Ames adds $143 million in valuation

Ames added $143 million in new taxable property valuation in 2018, the city reported. The new construction included 96 new single-family homes and 13 new multifamily buildings.The city of Ames and the Ames Economic Development …
By BPC Staff | Jan 31, 2019
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West Des Moines property valuation up $532.8 million in ’18

West Des Moines added $532.8 million in property valuation in 2018, up from $318 million the year before. The 2018 valuation gain was the second-highest since 1993 and included 1,153 permits, the city reported. The …
By BPC Staff | Jan 31, 2019
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Takeaways from the IREM market forecast

Stability. Amenitization. Millennials.

These words cropped up more than a few times during Tuesday’s Annual IREM/CCIM Market Forecast at Des Moines Golf & Country Club. 

Panelists included: Kate Byus, vice president, brokerage, with JLL; Ryan Jensen, …
By SUZANNE BEHNKE | Jan 31, 2019
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PDM Precast plans expansion in S.E. Agrimergent Business Park

Adam Petersen, one-half of a pioneering team of brothers-in-law that ventured into Des Moines’ Market District to build a three-story office building a few years back, is again venturing where few have gone in recent …
By KENT DARR | Jan 31, 2019