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Administrative office move enables Walnut Street School expansion

The Des Moines Public Schools administrative offices have officially moved west to their new location on Grand Avenue, freeing space for more students at the Walnut Street School downtown, The Des Moines Register reported. The former administrative …
By BPC Staff | May 5, 2015
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Des Moines moves forward with rail port planning

The Des Moines City Council on Monday evening unanimously passed a resolution approving a Request for Qualifications and Request for Proposals for the development of a rail port transloading facility in Des Moines. The facility …
By BPC Staff | May 5, 2015
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Tollakson persuades City Council to call timeout on development of City Hall parking lot

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Rick Tollakson, president and CEO of Hubbell Realty Co., on Monday asked the Des Moines City Council to take proposals from various developers for a city-owned parking across the …
By KENT DARR & PERRY BEEMAN | May 5, 2015
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Potential new development partnership could complete Younkers rehab

Blackbird Investments, a development team that has completed the renovation of a historic warehouse in downtown Des Moines and is planning a residential build out at Historic Fort Des Moines, is considering a partnership with …
By KENT DARR | May 4, 2015
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2015 Distinguished Leadership Award recipients announced

Six community leaders have been named the recipients of the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute’s 2015 Distinguished Leadership awards. The awards are given to individuals who champion for community betterment in Central Iowa. This year’s …
By BPC Staff | May 4, 2015
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Hasken elected to lead Iowa Innovation Corp. board

Sarah McDonald Hasken has been elected to lead the Iowa Innovation Corp. board of directors. Hasken was appointed to the board when the corporation formed in 2011. She replaces chairman Bob Riley, who will continue …
By BPC Staff | May 4, 2015
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Factory orders marked promising gains in March

The U.S. Commerce Department said today that orders for manufactured goods spiked in March, RTTNews reported. Factory orders increased 2.1 percent in March following a revised 0.1 percent decrease in February. Orders for durable goods rose 4.4 …
By BPC Staff | May 4, 2015
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Holmes Murphy purchases assets from Willis of Colorado

Holmes Murphy & Associates has entered into an agreement with Willis of Colorado Inc. to purchase certain assets within Willis of Colorado’s construction and surety bond division. The transaction closed May 1; terms were not …
By BPC Staff | May 4, 2015
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Johnston named Home Base Iowa community

The city of Johnston has become the first Greater Des Moines city to be named a Home Base Iowa community. Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today that Johnston, along with Franklin, …
By BPC Staff | May 4, 2015
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Valley Junction at $20M in ‘Main Street’ investment

This year’s annual Main Street Iowa awards included a nod to Valley Junction in West Des Moines, which has reached the $20 million mark in private investments in the purchase and revitalization of properties. Elsewhere in Iowa, Manning …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | May 4, 2015