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Iowa Women’s Foundation to hold first Iowa Solutions Summit

The Iowa Women’s Foundation will host its first Iowa Solutions Summit focusing on one of six barriers facing Iowa women: child care. The summit will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Dec. …

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DMACC breaks ground on $9M transportation institute

Des Moines Area Community College broke ground Tuesday on a new, $9 million DMACC Transportation Institute on Des Moines’ north side. The new facility will be named after DMACC alumnus and agribusiness executive Dennis Albaugh, …

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Airport completes runway intersection project

A project that Kevin Foley, executive director of the Des Moines International Airport, calls a critical improvement for the airport’s operation, has been completed.

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The reconstruction of the intersection of the airport’s two …

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Nebraska entity buys Des Moines-area warehouse property for $5.4 million

A limited liability company located in LaVista, Neb. has purchased a newly constructed warehouse built at 1477 N.E. 67th Place, an unincorporated area between Des Moines and Ankeny, records show. 10705 South 147th Street LLC, …

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Properties acquired for apartment project in Windsor Heights

Limited liability companies managed by two local developers have purchased properties in Windsor Heights on which a 105-unit mid-rise apartment building is planned, Polk County real estate records show.

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CBRE releases third-quarter office market report

In the past year, average asking lease rates for the Greater Des Moines area’s office market have dropped 3.5% to $13.27 per square foot, according to CBRE Inc.’s third-quarter market report. A year ago, asking …

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CBRE relocating Central Iowa office to new building in West Des Moines

CBRE Group Inc.’s Central Iowa team in early 2024 will relocate its offices to a newly constructed mixed-use building at 595 S. 60th St. in West Des Moines, Bill Wright, a CBRE managing director, confirmed.…

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AgCertain continues its expansion with new rail spur

AgCertain, the maker of food products and renewable chemicals, recently broke ground on a new rail spur to better serve its growing campus in Boone.

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The Ames-based AgCertain is focused on products and …

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Vacancy rate for industrial space in Des Moines area at 5.2%

The vacancy rate for industrial space in the Greater Des Moines area was 5.2% in 2023’s third quarter, up from the same period a year ago when it was 2.9%, JLL’s industrial insight report shows.…

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10 communities receive $925,000 in Main Street Iowa Challenge grants

The Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded $925,000 in Main Street Iowa Challenge grants to 10 communities around the state. The grants will help redevelop or rehabilitate underused buildings in an effort to stimulate economic growth …