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Survey: Millennials less likely to buy renters insurance

A new survey released by insuranceQuotes finds that millennials are most likely to rent their homes, but very few are covered by renters insurance. Sixty-six percent of 18- to 29-year-olds rent their homes, compared with …

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Blackbird proposes 29-story residential tower for former Younkers site

Blackbird Investments plans a 29-story mixed-use building in a vacant site once occupied by Younkers department store in downtown Des Moines.


The building would include 220 residential units that would include market-rate rental apartments and…
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Blackbird proposes 29-story residential tower for former Younkers site

Blackbird Investments plans a 29-story mixed-use building in a vacant site once occupied by Younkers department store in downtown Des Moines.


The building would include 220 residential units that would include market-rate rental apartments and…
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Historic site may be in path of Bakken pipeline

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Dakota Access officials trying to span a pipeline across Iowa may have hit another snag. The Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist has received a claim that a historically significant site falls along …

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Two Rivers Marketing wins top honors at NOVA Awards

The Iowa Chapter of the American Marketing Association recently recognized some of Iowa’s best marketers at Spectrum: the 2016 NOVA Awards. Two Rivers Marketing took home top honors, winning Best of Show and the People’s …

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Mortgage foreclosures, delinquencies down in Greater Des Moines

The rate of foreclosures among outstanding mortgages in Greater Des Moines dropped to 0.8 percent in March, down from 1.02 percent in March 2015, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said. The national foreclosure rate …

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Iowa Finance Authority lowers interest rates, saves cities $1.9 million

Sixteen cities with state loans for water quality projects will save a combined $1.9 million in interest rates after the Iowa Finance Authority and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources lowered the interest rates for …

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DowDuPont appoints Collins COO for ag company

James C. Collins Jr., currently executive vice president for DuPont and leader of DuPont’s agriculture business segment, will become chief operating officer for DowDuPont’s new agriculture business, Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont announced. The ag…
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QCR to buy Ankeny-based Community State Bank in $80 million deal

QCR Holdings Inc., the parent company of Quad-City Bank & Trust Co., is expanding its reach with its pending acquisition of Ankeny-based Community State Bank, the Quad-City Times reported. 


Moline, Ill.-based QCR announced Monday that it…
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ISU fills two key university posts

Iowa State University President Steven Leath filled two top university posts Monday, naming retired Rear Admiral Kate Gregory as senior vice president for university services and attorney Michael Norton as university counsel.


“I’m very pleased…
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