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Reynolds picks Risewick to fill Board of Regents vacancy

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the appointment of James “JC” Risewick to the Iowa Board of Regents, effective Tuesday, following the death of Milt Dakovich in February. The appointment is subject to confirmation from the Iowa …

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Medical cannabis expansion in DM mirrors statewide growth

 

From left: Tim Bratvold, director of business development for Estes Construction; Chris Nelson, owner of Bud & Mary’s Cannabis Co.; Lucas Nelson, group president of Bud & Mary’s; and Kevin O’Connor, Iowa president.

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Green energy’s big looming problem is red tape

Wind turbines are now built into the Iowa landscape, and I think they add a nice height to our rolling plains. I learned from this Wall Street Journal article that with costs to install wind and solar …

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Nominations open for WDM Chamber’s DEI workplace awards

The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce is holding the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Workplace Excellence Awards event for its second year. The purpose of the awards is to learn from and amplify the efforts of individuals, …

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Canoyer Garden Center acquires Florida tropicals grower

West Des Moines-based private equity fund Midwest Growth Partners announced it has capitalized Canoyer Garden Center in support of Canoyer’s recent acquisition of Stewart’s Greenhouse. Canoyer is a Grimes-based grower and retailer of premium flowers, plants, shrubs …

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Pace of new home construction slows in area communities

The Des Moines-area residential homebuilding market remained stagnant in May as rising home mortgage rates caused some potential buyers to leave the new-home buying market.

The 14 jurisdictions surveyed by the Business Record issued 420 …

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Five Iowans apply to fill state Supreme Court vacancy

Five Iowans have applied to fill the vacancy on the Iowa Supreme Court that will occur when Justice Brent Appel retires on July 13. They are Timothy Gartin, an attorney with Hastings, Gartin & Boettger …

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Webinars to offer insight on refugee employment

IowaWorks and the Refugee Alliance of Central Iowa are partnering on a three-part series of webinars for employers and communities to learn about how to invest in refugee employment. The events will cover what life …

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PROJECT UPDATE: West Bank headquarters

Buildings have been demolished on the site of West Bank’s planned new headquarters at 3330 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines. Last week, demolition crews were sorting through the debris and removing it from the site. Photo …

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Construction underway on Live Nation entertainment venue in Waukee’s KeeTown Loop commercial district

Construction has begun in Waukee on the Live Nation entertainment venue at 2938 Grand Prairie Parkway. Architectural rendering courtesy of OPN Architects

 

More than $93.5 million in new commercial construction projects got underway in the …