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4 Des Moines projects awarded historic preservation tax credits

A project to renovate the former Carpenter Paper Co. building at 106 S.W. Seventh St. in Des Moines was awarded over $4.7 million in tax credits from Iowa’s Historic Preservation Tax Credit program. Architectural rendering…
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Publisher’s Note: Business Record hires Mike Mendenhall as new associate editor

Good afternoon, Business Record readers. I’m writing today to introduce you to Mike Mendenhall, an experienced, award-winning journalist and Des Moines native we have hired to fill the newly created role of associate editor of the …

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IWD announces partnership to help employers hire transitioning military members

Iowa Workforce Development announced Thursday that it was approved to become a third-party administrator for the U.S. Department of Defense’s SkillBridge program – a nationwide initiative that allows service members to spend the last six …

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Google, INREC to support ‘batch and build’ water quality projects in Iowa

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that Google, through a grant to the Iowa Nutrient Research and Education Council (INREC), will provide $150,000 in funding to support ongoing Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land …

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Holmes Murphy Foundation contributes $100k in collective impact to local nonprofits

Holmes Murphy is providing $100,000 in philanthropic contributions to 25 nonprofit organizations across the United States, including six in Iowa, through the Holmes Murphy Foundation Community Footprints Program. The nonprofits in Iowa that will receive …

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Luxury townhome development under construction along Ingersoll Avenue

Construction is underway on a four-building, 16-unit luxury townhome project being built on a nearly 1-acre site along Ingersoll Avenue that previously sported a dilapidated apartment building.
Urbandale-based Platinum Development Co. is building the project …

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On the Move: Week of Nov. 10

Mitchell Sankey
Iowa Private Equity
Hired as president
msankey@iowaprivateequity.com…

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What they’re checking out: Week of Nov. 10

As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des …

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Smash Park opens new location in Twin Cities

The pickleball entertainment venue Smash Park, which opened its first location in 2018 in West Des Moines, held its grand opening of a new location Wednesday in the Twin Cities. The new venue contains 50,000 …

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Iowa Grocery Industry Association recognizes 5 honorees at Hall of Fame dinner

The Iowa Grocery Industry Association recognized five honorees, including Fareway Stores Inc. President Garrett Piklapp as the Retail Leader of the Year during its Hall of Fame Dinner on Monday. Piklapp has served as president …