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Foundation celebrates start of construction on new campus and C3 Center

Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines President Kristi Knous and board Chair Franklin Codel speak during Wednesday’s ceremony celebrating the start of construction on the foundation’s new campus and C3 project. Watch the video here. Below: A participant …

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Reynolds announces $25M in grants to incentivize expansion of child care capacity

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today the state has launched a new Child Care Business Incentive Grant Program to encourage employers to offer child care as a benefit to their employees.  

The grant program will provide …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Des Moines architect buys building on Grand Avenue

Douglas Wells and Sarah Wells paid DKP Properties LLC $1.3 million for property at 2200 Grand Ave. in Des Moines, Polk County real estate records show. Douglas Wells is a Des Moines architect. The three-story brick …

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Warehouse leased by Amazon in Grimes sold for $17.51 million

Property that includes a building in which Amazon Inc. is leasing space for its delivery station in Grimes has once again been sold, Polk County real estate transaction records show.

The buyer, Kastner LLC of Los Angeles, …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Georgia’s ‘Stonehenge of America’ continues to attract attention

Seven miles outside the town of Elberton, Ga., is a granite monument erected in the late 1980s. Called the Georgia Guidestones, the monument consists of six granite slabs, each a little more than 19 feet …

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Des Moines may mask back up, mayor says

Axios Des Moines: Des Moines may reinstate a mask policy if cases continue to escalate, Mayor Frank Cownie warned during a City Council work session Tuesday. Iowa averaged around 505 new COVID cases per day in the last …

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Partnership’s Public Policy Forum on infrastructure set for June 16

The Greater Des Moines Partnership will hold its Public Policy Issue Forum on infrastructure June 16 from noon to 1 p.m. It will feature a panel discussion that will address how funding from the infrastructure bill will …

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West Glen Town Center in West Des Moines sold for $45.45 million

A retail center in West Des Moines that once struggled to keep tenants has been sold for $45.45 million, more than 30% above its sale price a decade ago. West Glen Town Center, a mixed-use…
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West Des Moines resident raises concerns about proposed Kum & Go store

Concerns were raised this week about a plan by Kum & Go to build a convenience store with fuel pumps on the northeast corner of Grand Avenue and Raccoon River Drive in West Des Moines.…

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Hubbell releases first-quarter industrial report

CBRE|Hubbell Commercial recently released its 2022 first-quarter industrial report. Highlights include:

• The vacancy rate for flexible space is 4%, warehouse and distribution space 2.5%, and manufacturing 2%.
• More than 3.1 million square feet …