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Hilligan named Wesley Life’s COO

Erin Hilligan has been named chief operating officer of WesleyLife, a nonprofit provider of health and wellness services in Central Iowa. Hilligan has worked at Ebenezer/M Health Fairview Health system in Minneapolis for 18 years. …

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Walmart to offer health care services to self-insured employers

Benefits Pro: Walmart will leverage its marketplace clout to offer health care services to self-funded employers. The retail giant announced it is teaming up with Transcarent, a consumer-directed platform for employees of self-insured employers and …

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Bitcoin futures ETF debuts as second-highest traded fund ever

Yahoo Finance: The first Bitcoin-linked exchange-traded fund listed in the U.S. debuted as the second-most heavily traded fund on record in a watershed moment for the crypto industry. The ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF ? trading …

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GE, Union Pacific mandate COVID-19 vaccine for U.S. workers

Wall Street Journal: General Electric, Union Pacific and other large U.S. employers are imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates for their workers to comply with a Dec. 8 deadline set by the Biden administration for companies that …

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Waterloo City Council passes bereavement policy for loss of pregnancy

Three days after National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, the Waterloo City Council on Oct. 18 unanimously passed a resolution that establishes a paid bereavement policy for loss of pregnancy.

Introduced by council member Jonathan Grieder, …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Des Moines group buys apartment buildings on Ingersoll Avenue

A Des Moines investment group has purchased two apartment buildings located along Ingersoll Avenue, Polk County real estate records show. 

Hom Investments 8 LLC paid 3927 Ingersoll LLC $1.6 million for property at 3927 Ingersoll Ave. in Des…
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Construction set to begin on new West Des Moines residential development

Construction of an apartment complex in West Des Moines that will include more than 400 units is expected to begin in November and be ready for occupancy by June 2023, according to the project’s developer.…
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Report: Overall retail vacancy rate at 6.3% in Des Moines area

The following are highlights from CBRE|Hubbell Commercial’s 2021 third-quarter market report for the Des Moines area:

• 6.3%, or 900,701 square feet, of the area’s 14.2 million square feet of retail space was vacant.

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Iowa architectural group names community award winners

The interior of Principal Financial Group’s corporate headquarters in downtown Des Moines. Photo courtesy Wayne Johnson, Main Street Studios

 

Principal Financial Group, headquartered in Des Moines, and developer Marc Moen of Iowa City have received …

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New restaurant, commercial space proposed in Valley Junction

A one-story building with a brick exterior would replace an existing structure at 111 Fifth St. in West Des Moines’ Valley Junction district, a city group learned this week. A restaurant and retail space are …