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Des Moines projects to receive $17 million in state historic tax credits

Four local historic rehabilitation projects have qualified for $17 million of the $32.7 million in income tax credits available from a state program for the 2016 and 2017 fiscal years, according to the Iowa Department…
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Heart of America opens first Greater Des Moines office

Moline, Ill.-based Heart of America Group has leased office space in the historic Teachout Building in Des Moines’ East Village, where it is developing the AC Marriott Hotel. Heart of America Group also owns and …

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Viva East Bank wins Community Foundation award

Viva East Bank, a coalition of government, neighborhood and partner organizations seeking to improve three east Des Moines neighborhoods, won the Better Together award at the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation luncheon today. The group, …

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DNR proposes lower air quality fees for businesses

It’s a rare event when a government entity asks permission to reduce fees, but that is what the Iowa Department of Natural Resources plans to do. The agency will ask the governor-appointed Iowa Environmental Protection Commission on …

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DART offers free rides to bicyclists in May

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority is inviting all cyclists in Greater Des Moines to go farther, faster, by riding their bikes and the bus for free. Throughout the month of May, when someone …

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Former Milwaukee mayor supports converting DSM one-way streets to two-way

Blunt-speaking former Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist spent time surveying Des Moines’ new urbanism this week, praising attractions like the East Village while suggesting downtown should turn its one-way streets into more pedestrian-friendly two-way routes.


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Southridge Mall owner reports a profitable quarter

Macerich Co., the Santa Monica, Calif.-based owner of Southridge Mall, reported profits of $421 million, or $2.76 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, compared with $24.6 million, or 15 cents per share, in …

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Embria Health expands into European market

Ankeny-based Embria Health Sciences has expanded the market for its fermented immune supplement ingredient EpiCor into Central and Eastern Europe with a new distribution agreement with Hermes Consilium. Through this agreement Hermes Consilium will be …

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Three companies win Stevie Awards

Three Greater Des Moines companies received Stevie Awards through the annual American Business Awards program. Prositions Inc. in Urbandale received a gold award for Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year. It also received Stevie …

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Magazine tags Red House as top remodeling firm

Red House Remodeling, a West Des Moines company owned by Ben and Stephanie Trannel, has been named to Remodeling magazine’s Big50 list for 2016. The list is in the May issue of the national trade …