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SBA backs more than $6.5M in Central Iowa loans in August

The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 13 loans to Central Iowa businesses totaling $6,529,200 in August.

The loans will help those small businesses create 69 new jobs and retain 132 local jobs, according to data …
By BPC Staff | Sep 7, 2022
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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Properties in Highland Park/Oak Park neighborhood change hands

A Des Moines-based entity has purchased three properties in Des Moines’ Highland Park/Oak Park neighborhood, an area of the city that is seeing a surge of redevelopment. Legacy 515 LLC, located in Des Moines, paid Six…
By BPC Staff | Sep 7, 2022
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SingleSpeed Brewery plans to open new location near Des Moines River

SingleSpeed Brewing Co., based in Waterloo, plans to redevelop property at 303 Scott Ave. in Des Moines into a restaurant and brewery. An auto repair shop (photo below) previously was located at the site. Rendering by …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Sep 7, 2022
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Iowa now allows ‘construction manager at risk’ delivery method for Iowa public projects

Editor’s note:  The following is a column written by Jodie McDougal, a construction and real estate attorney and shareholder at the Fredrickson & Byron, PC, about Iowa’s construction manager at risk project delivery method for …
By BPC Staff | Sep 6, 2022
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Judge rules against Ankeny mom who sued school district over mask mandate

Des Moines Register: A judge ruled last week against an Ankeny mother and activist who sued the school district claiming officials retaliated against her after she spoke out against its mask requirement for students. Kimberly Reicks …
By BPC Staff | Sep 6, 2022
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Growers Edge announces partnership with Landus farmer-owners

Growers Edge announced today a new partnership with Des Moines-based Landus to introduce a customized financing product tailored to the needs of the cooperative’s farmer-owners. “Landus is committed to connecting our farmers to innovative products that we …
By BPC Staff | Sep 6, 2022
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WesleyLife names Frank executive director of Indianola community

Heather Frank, previously interim executive director at the Village, a WesleyLife community in Indianola, has been named executive director of the Indianola campus, effective immediately. Her tenure with Johnston-based WesleyLife is long and broad. She …
By BPC Staff | Sep 6, 2022
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New docuseries to focus on importance of water and land stewardship

The Des Moines Water Works Park Foundation will introduce a new docuseries Thursday with the first in a series of documentaries that focus on the importance of water, land stewardship, health and wellness. The first …
By BPC Staff | Sep 6, 2022
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NOTEBOOK: ONE GOOD READ: Companies used to announce products. Now they ‘drop’ them.

A product launch is not as simple as it used to be. Thanks to technology a product “drop” has become a powerful tool for brands to build buzz, Christopher Mims writes for the Wall Street Journal. A …
By BPC Staff | Sep 6, 2022
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Des Moines has a ‘digital twin’ that drives development decisions

Axios Des Moines: Des Moines has mapped much of its downtown using 3D technology and is now using it to evaluate how proposed projects would change the city’s skyline or block views of the Capitol. The …
By BPC Staff | Sep 6, 2022