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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: 3 metro-area apartment complexes have new owners

Ownership of three Des Moines-area apartment complexes changed hands in the past week, a review of Polk County real estate transactions show. Specifically:

Belmont Park Apts LLC, located in Johnston, paid University Park LP $3.7 million …

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A history lesson: The role women played 100+ years ago in redevelopment of Des Moines’ riverfront

Downtown Des Moines’ riverfront was an undesirable place to visit in the 1890s.

Areas just east and west side of the Des Moines River were cluttered with soot-covered red-brick buildings with sagging roofs, according to …

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Creating new uses for 3 government buildings will add ‘vitality’ to Des Moines’ East Village neighborhood, city official says

 

The city of Des Moines will likely sell the Argonne Armory building (pictured above) at 602 Robert D. Ray Drive and the police station (pictured below) at 25 E. Court Ave. Both structures were built…
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Judge denies request to bar enforcement of Linn-Mar transgender policy

Cedar Rapids Gazette: An Iowa court denied a request from parents to temporarily bar enforcement of a Linn-Mar school district policy that protects transgender and nonbinary students while a lawsuit to negate the policy is pending. …

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Oskaloosa, Mahaska County join Greater Des Moines Partnership

The Greater Des Moines Partnership has expanded, adding Mahaska County and Oskaloosa to the list of communities it serves. In an announcement Monday, officials with the Partnership said they will help Mahaska County and Oskaloosa …

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Gov. Reynolds awards $26.6M in child care business incentive grants, announces second round of funding

Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced $26.6 million in grant funding to 23 projects across the state that will help businesses create more child care options for their employees. The Child Care Business Incentive Grant is awarding 19 …

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DM city manager issues statement regarding purchase of downtown office building

Des Moines City Manager Scott Sanders, late this morning, issued a statement in response to a council member’s comment that she wasn’t informed that the police station would be relocated to a downtown office building …

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UnityPoint Health plans new clinic in Waukee

UnityPoint Health is proposing to build a two-story, 55,000-square-foot clinic on the southeast corner of Grand Prairie Parkway and Southeast Tallgrass Lane in Waukee. The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission is expected to vote on …

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Des Moines council approves purchase of downtown office building

The city of Des Moines is moving forward with a proposal to buy a downtown office building and parking garage after the City Council on Monday approved a purchase agreement with the properties’ seller, Nationwide …

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Friedman named 2022 Dentons Davis Brown Human Resources Professional of the Year

The Business Record has named Monica Friedman as the 2022 Dentons Davis Brown Human Resources Professional of the Year. Friedman is executive vice president and chief human resources officer of Des Moines-based Life Care Services Corp., a …