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Historic Des Moines property sold to out-of-state group

Property at 320 S.W. Seventh St. in Des Moines has been sold to a California group for $7.35 million, according to Polk County records. Photo courtesey of Google Earth

 

A building constructed by a man …

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Housing for older, low-income adults proposed at former south-side Des Moines school building

The former Hoak Elementary School at 1801 McKinley Ave. in Des Moines could be converted into affordable housing for people 55 and older. The building has sat empty since 2013. Architectural rendering by Simonson and Associates…
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State awards $2.6 million for water and soil quality projects

The Iowa Department of Agriculture has awarded more than $2.6 million to four projects designed to help improve soil and water quality across the state. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced the awards today …

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Insta-Pro International CEO Kacere announces retirement

Insta-Pro International today announced that its president and CEO, Kevin Kacere, will retire on April 30. He will continue as a senior adviser to the board of directors through Oct. 31. The Grimes-based manufacturing company has …

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Marvin DeJear named new senior VP of talent development at Partnership

Marvin DeJear, the director of the Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families at Des Moines Area Community College, was named today as the new senior vice president of talent development for the Greater Des …

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Waterloo cabinet maker sold to Minnesota company

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Family-owned Bertch Cabinet Manufacturing of Waterloo has been purchased by Minnesota-based cabinetry manufacturer Dura Supreme Cabinetry, a 60-year-old company that employs more than 400 people at its Howard Lake, Minn., facility. Bertch was …

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Eathington named senior VP and chief technology officer at Corteva

Corteva Agricscience announced that Sam Eathington has joined the company as its new senior vice president and chief technology officer, leading Corteva’s research and development organization. According to a news release, he will lead the company’s …

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Waukee issues record number of building permits in 2020

The city of Waukee issued a record 1,489 building permits in 2020, topping the previous record of 1,282 set in 2019, city officials announced. The value of the permits issued in 2020 – $245.7 million …

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Iowa economy continues to expand in December, but at slower pace

Iowa’s economy continued to grow in December, although at a slower rate than the previous month, according to a monthly survey of supply chain managers released Monday.

Iowa’s Business Conditions Index, compiled by Creighton University, …

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On the Move: Week of July 13

Col. Kristian L. Dugger

Iowa National Guard

Promoted to state surgeon

kristian.l.dugger.mil@mail.mil

 

Carl Duffy

BerganKDV

Promoted to shareholder

carl.duffy@bergankdv.com

 

Jeff Bloss

BerganKDV

Promoted to CPA services solution leader

jeff.bloss@bergankdv.com

 

Tyler Weig

Iowa …