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Kum & Go buys more property in Western Gateway

Kum & Go LC paid nearly $3.5 million to Des Moines commercial real estate investor and philanthropist Alan Zuckert for three properties in the 1500 block of Linden Street recently, further tightening its hold on …

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Conlin partnership sells Griffin Building to Quad Cities development group

The Quad Cities-based owners of one Des Moines landmark have bought the historic Griffin Building at 319 Seventh St. and plan to “repurpose” the structure, which was renamed in honor of civil rights activist Edna…
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For women, a chance to learn how to operate heavy equipment

Iowa Workforce Development, IowaWORKS and Hawkeye Community College are using a $75,000 Walmart Foundation grant to introduce low-income Iowa women to jobs in construction. Women who are interested in operating heavy equipment can get the …

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Property, casualty insurers hit by catastrophe losses

U.S. property and casualty insurers’ net income during the first quarter of 2016 dropped 24 percent from first-quarter 2015 to $18 billion, according to a report released Wednesday by A.M. Best Co. Inc., Business Insurance reported. The…
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Some Iowa families struggle with basic needs

Radio Iowa: Another report is showing thousands of working Iowans are not making enough money to cover basic needs such as food, housing, health care, and transportation. The “Cost of Living in Iowa” report, released Wednesday …

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Wisconsin El Azteca owners violated wage laws, feds say

Owners and operators of four Wisconsin El Azteca restaurants — a chain that had a troubled presence in Greater Des Moines — have been ordered to pay $700,000 in back wages and damages to 129 …

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2 D.M. hospitals make ‘Most Wired’ list; use telehealth, patient portals to improve care

The American Hospital Association’s Health Forum has named West Des Moines-based UnityPoint Health a “Most Wired” Health System for the fifth year in a row.   Its 18th annual Most Wired survey, which recognized 414…
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Reeves named manager of Coldwell Banker office in East Village

Julie Reeves has been named manager of Coldwell Banker Mid-America Group’s new office in Des Moines’ East Village. After starting her career with Hubbell Realty Co. as director of marketing for Kaleidoscope at the Hub,…
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SVPA selected for infant and children center in Kansas City area

SVPA Architects Inc. of West Des Moines and Stanley Beaman & Sears of Atlanta have been chosen as the architects of record for a project on the campus of the Shawnee Mission Medical Center in …

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Iowa State design students will blend light, color and music at 80/35

Iowa State University design students have created an interactive pavilion that will provide shade, seating and a sensory experience that blends light and color with the sounds coming from the stages at the 80/35 Music …