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Hy-Vee plans addition to store in Waukee, adding clothing, shoe shops

Hy-Vee Inc. is expanding its retail store at 1005 E. Hickman Road in Waukee by more than one-third, adding sports, shoe and clothing shops, information submitted to the city shows.

In addition, the retailer is expanding the…
By BPC Staff | Apr 6, 2022
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PROJECT UPDATE: 3750 on Grand

Construction of the condominium project at 3750 Grand Ave. is nearing completion. All of the development’s 36 condo units have been sold. Photo by Duane Tinkey

Grand Avenue condo project nearing completion

WHAT: Eight-story condominium project plus the …
By BPC Staff | Apr 6, 2022
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Willow on Grand event center opens after COVID-related delays

Willow on Grand, an event venue at 6011 Grand Ave.in Des Moines, opened recently. A garden center and a two-story residence that had been converted to other uses previously had been located on the property. Photo …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Apr 6, 2022
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Grants awarded for 35 summer internship projects

Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced nearly $2.3 million in grants to fund 35 internship projects across the state this summer. The grants from Future Ready Iowa’s Summer Youth Internship Program are being awarded for the fourth consecutive …
By BPC Staff | Apr 5, 2022
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DMACC names Wittstruck first director of diversity, equity and inclusion

Naomi Sea Young Wittstruck has been hired as the director of diversity, equity and inclusion for Des Moines Area Community College. Her more than 12 years of experience in organizational management and development of DEI …
By BPC Staff | Apr 5, 2022
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ChildServe’s Bubble Ball raises $740,000 for new JoJo’s Pediatric Rehab Unit

ChildServe raised a record $740,000 during its 12th annual Bubble Ball, with proceeds going to fund technology and equipment in its new Jojo’s Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit, scheduled to open this summer. The Bubble Ball was held …
By BPC Staff | Apr 5, 2022
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City Council gives nod to rezoning requests for restaurant and row houses

The Des Moines City Council approved two rezoning requests Monday, one for a restaurant and brewery on 18th Street and the other for the development of 15 row houses on Fleur Drive.

The council voted …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Apr 5, 2022
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ONE GOOD READ The psychology of placing EV chargers along roads less traveled

BY SARAH BOGAARDS: The Biden administration’s approach to getting more electric vehicles on the road has many components, one of which is psychological. State and local governments were recently told to use $5 billion from the …
By BPC Staff | Apr 5, 2022
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Iowa, Kansas attorneys general urge EPA to allow summer sale of E15 to cut gas prices

Des Moines Register: Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and his Kansas counterpart have joined congressional leaders, farmers and biofuels groups to ask the Biden administration to lift the summer ban on gasoline with higher ethanol blends …
By BPC Staff | Apr 5, 2022
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Neumann Brothers announces Neumann Heart Fund

Des Moines-based contractor Neumann Brothers has announced its 2022 charitable initiative, the Neumann Heart Fund. This year the fund will donate $20,000 to Iowa nonprofit organizations focused on first responders, military and veterans, poverty and hunger, …
By BPC Staff | Apr 5, 2022