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ISU plans construction on $200M entertainment district after 2022 football season

Des Moines Register: Plans for a proposed entertainment district between Jack Trice Stadium and Hilton Coliseum in Ames have changed, new images released today show. The $200 million development called “CYTown” would sit on a 3-acre …

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Gossett joins DMACC board

The Des Moines Area Community College board of trustees has unanimously approved Jim Gossett, CEO for the Raccoon Valley Electric Cooperative, as its newest board member. He was sworn in at the board’s September meeting. Gossett …

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ICON, Val Air awarded Destination Iowa grants

The Great Outdoors Foundation has been awarded $7 million in Destination Iowa funds to help develop the Scott Avenue site of the ICON Water Trails initiative. The funding was part of $12.9 million in grants …

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Iowa Leading Indicators Index continues June trends in July

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index decreased to 109.6 in July from a revised 110.1 in June. The monthly diffusion index decreased to 25.0 in July from 43.8 in June, the second consecutive month since December …

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Des Moines faces a historic home value hike

Axios Des Moines: Polk County home assessments will increase about 22% next year. Polk County assessor Randy Ripperger projected the hike during a meeting last week with the Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa. He estimates commercial …

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Iowa Total Care donates $10,000 to Easterseals Iowa

Easterseals Iowa has received a $10,000 donation from Iowa Total Care to fund its operations and programs throughout the state of Iowa. The donation will be used to support individuals with disabilities to live healthy, …

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IEDA board awards incentives to electric vehicle maker, pharmaceutical supplier

The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board has awarded a total of more than $1.3 million in financial assistance to two companies that plan to create more than 130 jobs.

The IEDA board announced the awards …

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Waukee receives 8 proposals for affordable housing projects

Eight developers have responded to the city of Waukee’s request for proposals to build affordably priced housing on land purchased by the city earlier this year, officials said.

Creating, expanding and maintaining affordable housing for …

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Post Advisory Group hires Farley to manage CLO investments, structured credit

Post Advisory Group, the senior loans and structured credit arm of Des Moines-based Principal Global Investors, has hired Kevin Farley as a portfolio manager for its collateralized loan obligations (CLO) and structured credit platform. Farley …

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Pedestrian bridge over Beaver Creek reopens

In 2019, the pedestrian bridge over Beaver Creek collapsed after being heavily damaged by high waters and ice jams. A new bridge, which cost $2 million to construct, opened this week. The bridge, which is …