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Wellmark donates $500,000 to ICON Water Trails

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield has donated $500,000 to help fund improvements at Birdland Marina as part of the Iowa Confluence Water Trails initiative. The Great Outdoors Foundation announced the Wellmark investment on Thursday. …

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Mia Hamm to headline Partnership’s 2022 Annual Dinner

Two-time World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Mia Hamm will be the headline speaker at the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s 2022 Annual Dinner. The dinner is scheduled for 5-9 p.m. Jan. 27 at the …

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$1.2M in Future Ready Iowa Employer Innovation Fund grants available

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on Monday a $1.2 million Future Ready Iowa grant opportunity for employers that are developing workforce solutions. The Future Ready Iowa Employer Innovation Fund is designed to expand opportunities for Iowans to earn …

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Median sale price of Des Moines-area home at $260,000

The median sale price of a Des Moines-area home slipped to $260,000 in October, a nearly 2% decrease from September’s record-high median sales price of $265,000, data from the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors …

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Waukee entertainment district will include 125-room Aloft Hotel

A 125-room Aloft Hotel by Marriott is planned in KeeTown Loop, an entertainment district under development in Waukee. Architectural rendering special to the Business Record

A Marriott-branded Aloft Hotel will be located in KeeTown Loop, a …

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Large speculative warehouse planned in Altoona commerce center

VanTrust Real Estate, a Kanas City-based full-service real estate development company, plans to build a 496,800-square-foot speculative cross-dock warehouse in the Altus Commerce Center in Altoona.

The facility will be the largest of its kind …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: U.S. Bank downtown location sells to Minnesota firm

Iowa-MAP II LLC, based in Minnesota, paid U.S. Bank National Association $1.2 million for property at 520 Walnut St. in Des Moines, Polk County real estate records show.


The approximately half-acre property includes a five-story…
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Judge: Iowa Medicaid denial of gender affirmation surgery unlawful

Associated Press: An Iowa law that prohibits Medicaid coverage for gender confirmation surgeries for transgender residents violates state law and the state constitution, a judge ruled in a decision made public Monday. Judge William Kelly ordered …

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Athene USA donates winter boots, coats to nearly 1,500 Des Moines students

Athene USA, a provider of retirement savings products, recently donated winter clothing essentials to nearly 1,500 children at Cattell, McKinley, Howe and Studebaker elementary schools in Des Moines through its annual Coats & Boots program. Now …

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Staub named dean of Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Following a national search, Drake University has named Catherine Staub as the next dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Staub, an associate professor at Drake since 2015, is currently the Peggy Fisher and Larry …