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Deere, UAW begin negotiations on next labor agreement

Deere & Co. announced it has started negotiations on a new labor agreement with the United Auto Workers union. The current six-year master agreement covers approximately 10,100 production and maintenance employees at 12 Deere facilities …

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Principal announces executive promotions in corporate finance, insurance roles

Principal Financial Group today announced senior management promotions within its corporate finance and U.S. Insurance Solutions businesses. Joel Pitz is named senior vice president and controller for Principal, effective Nov. 15. Pitz will have leadership responsibilities for …

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Construction starts on wide range of projects in Des Moines area

Construction has begun on a 21,800-square-foot office/warehouse in an area zoned for light industrial in Pleasant Hill, a review of the city’s commercial building permits shows.

The permit, valued at $3.8 million, was among 52 …

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Project515 panelists discuss Des Moines-area office market

Vacancy rates for office space in Des Moines’ central business district rose to 17.6% in the second quarter of 2021 and to 14.7% in surrounding suburbs, according to data from CBRE|Hubbell.

Overall, office vacancy rates …

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Construction of $30 million senior housing project set to begin

Construction is expected to begin this summer on a 130-unit, 180,000-square-foot independent living retirement complex that will be located at 850 S. 60th St. in West Des Moines. Resort Life Communities, headquartered in Lincoln, Neb. …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: South Dakota entity pays $31 million for W.D.M. retail center

A retail shopping center near Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines has been sold to an out-of-state company, Dallas County real estate records show. 

SJ Terveen LLC, located in Sioux Falls, S.D., paid entities …

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Iowa working to relocate eligible Afghan refugees, Reynolds says

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Gov. Kim Reynolds said today that her office was working with federal officials to help relocate eligible Afghan refugees in Iowa who worked for the U.S. government and are now fleeing a country …

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Subway owner sues Blackbird over blown construction deadline for downtown tower

Des Moines Register: A Subway franchise owner is suing Blackbird Investments for failing to provide promised rental space for the restaurant in a planned high-rise tower in downtown Des Moines. Sandhu Group of Companies Inc. filed …

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Johnston hires new building official

Adam Ostert has been hired as the city of Johnston’s new building official. Ostert replaces Doug Sandvig, who recently retired. Ostert previously worked for the city of Ames as an inspector, plans examiner and assistant …

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Oakridge Neighborhood basketball court mural dedication planned for Wednesday

A dedication ceremony is planned for Wednesday for the new basketball court mural at Oakridge Neighborhood, which was designed in honor of Yore Jieng, a 14-year-old Oakridge resident who died after being struck by a …