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Alleman wages annexation war against Ankeny’s expansion plans

Axios Des Moines: Alleman, a town of about 450 people just north of Ankeny, wants to more than double its territory by annexing unincorporated land. Alleman Mayor Bob Kramme said the move would help protect the …
By BPC Staff | Jun 2, 2022
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ICON Water Trails receives $300,000 gift from Prairie Meadows

Prairie Meadows has donated $300,000 to the Great Outdoors Foundation for use toward the ICON Water Trails projects. The gift from Prairie Meadow’s Legacy Grant program will secure naming rights for fishing nodes at the …
By BPC Staff | Jun 2, 2022
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Audit: UNI falls short in crime reporting, fire safety compliance

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Systems are not in place on the University of Northern Iowa campus to ensure compliance with a 32-year-old federal act that governs higher education crime reporting and security mandates — leaving the Cedar …
By BPC Staff | Jun 1, 2022
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Osceola industrial park achieves certified site status

The E. Eddy Saylor Industrial Park in Osceola has achieved certification through the Iowa Certified Sites Program, the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced. The site joins 27 others in Iowa that have been designated as project-ready. “Certified sites …
By BPC Staff | Jun 1, 2022
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Hearing scheduled on Valley West Mall foreclosure petition

A Polk County District Court judge has scheduled a hearing for 11 a.m. Friday to hear a request to appoint a receiver for Valley West Mall, 1551 Valley West Drive in West Des Moines. In May, U.S. …
By BPC Staff | Jun 1, 2022
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Iowa’s economy slows amid concerns of supply chain disruption, economic downtown

Creighton University’s MidAmerican Business Conditions Index for Iowa slid in May as concerns over supply chain disruptions continued, with poorer performances appearing in most sectors measured by the monthly survey of supply chain managers.

Iowa’s …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Jun 1, 2022
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Hearing scheduled on Valley West Mall foreclosure petition

A Polk County District Court judge has scheduled a hearing for 11 a.m. Friday to hear a request to appoint a receiver for Valley West Mall, 1551 Valley West Drive, West Des Moines. In May, …
By BPC Staff | May 31, 2022
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2-story office building on Ingersoll Avenue razed; bank building planned

 

The two-story office building that had stood on the northwest corner of 31st Street and Ingersoll Avenue has been razed. JP Morgan Chase Bank NA plans on building a three-story bank building on the …
By BPC Staff | May 31, 2022
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Cedar Rapids’ casino plans envision $250 million complex near downtown

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Undeterred by state lawmakers’ action to block new casino licenses until 2024, backers have unveiled plans for a $250 million, 160,000-square-foot casino, entertainment and cultural arts complex near downtown Cedar Rapids. The Cedar …
By BPC Staff | May 31, 2022
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As bird flu wanes, poultry exhibitions on track to resume for county fairs

Iowa Capital Dispatch: It’s been nearly a month since the last confirmed case of highly transmissible avian influenza in Iowa, which means bird exhibitions are about to resume. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship …
By BPC Staff | May 31, 2022