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Prudential selling retirement plan business to Empower for $3.55 billion

Empower Retirement, the No. 2 U.S. retirement plan provider, has reached a deal to buy Prudential’s retirement plan business, Investment News reported. Empower will pay $3.55 billion for the business, along with $2.1 billion to support it, …

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Median sale price of Des Moines-area home reaches record-setting $254,000

The median sale price of a home sold in the Des Moines area in June shot up to $254,000, the highest it has ever been, data from the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors shows.…

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Return-to-office mandates spark uptick in ADA-related lawsuits

As some businesses begin requiring workers to return to the office after more than a year of working remotely, employees with disabilities are pushing back, seeking more telework options than they did pre-pandemic, writes Erin Mulvaney …

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Alliant Energy says it will plant 1 million trees in Iowa and Wisconsin over next decade

Des Moines Register: Alliant Energy plans to plant 1 million trees in Iowa and Wisconsin over the next decade, part of the electric utility’s efforts to reduce the effects of carbon dioxide emissions. It will plant …

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EMC wants taxes waived for downtown park development

Axios Des Moines: EMC Insurance is asking Des Moines to waive property taxes on the downtown site where the company wants to build a park instead of expanding its headquarters, city officials confirmed to Axios. The …

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Annual Iowa Hunger Summit to be held virtually on Sept. 1

The World Food Prize Foundation announced that registration for the 15th Annual Iowa Hunger Summit is now open. Shifting from the traditional date, the free, daylong event will take place on Sept. 1 in a completely virtual …

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Kum & Go announces expansion to Michigan

Des Moines-based convenience store chain Kum & Go is expanding to Michigan with an undisclosed number of stores opening in the Grand Rapids area in 2022. The company recently announced it was also expanding into Utah. …

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175-unit apartment building planned in Gray’s Landing

A new apartment building targeted at renters seeking amenities such as underground parking and dog parks is planned in an area south of downtown Des Moines bursting with residential and other developments.

Minneapolis-based developer Sherman …

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$15.5 million self-storage project proposed near downtown

A climate-controlled self-storage facility designed to resemble an old-style warehouse is proposed at 503 S.E. 12th St. in Des Moines. Architectural rendering by Imprint Architects

Two four-story, climate-controlled self-storage structures with exteriors designed to resemble old-style …

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New United Methodist church planned in Waukee

Waukee United Methodist Church is building a new structure at 2075 S.E. LA Grant Parkway on 8.5 acres the United Methodist conference has owned since 2006. The 13,460-square-foot church structure will be 28 feet tall …

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