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What’s stressing out American workers?

As Iowa heads into autumn and open enrollment season begins, benefits become top of mind as organizations and workers consider the choices they’ll be making for the coming year. This year, financial security and money …

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Market District Update: Map

 

In 1999, the 325 properties located in the 260-acre Market District area had an assessed valuation of $66.7 million, adjusted for inflation, according to Polk County assessor records. In 2019, the value had grown …

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Market District Update: In 20 years, valuation of Market District land has grown 55%

In 2006, at the foot of the Iowa state Capitol, an adult bookstore operated at 200 S.E. Sixth St.

The 2,400-square-foot, one-story brick building with a stencil of a phoenix in its front window was …

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Market District Update: Copying a Denver success story

JSC Properties, as it develops the Market District, likely will request that the city of Des Moines vacate a portion of Third Street to create a private pedestrian alley, similar to what has been created …

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Market District Update: What’s the future of Market District’s single-family housing?

In the past two decades, 28% of the single-family houses that had been in a 260-acre area known as the Market District have disappeared, a review of Polk County assessor records shows.

Some of the …

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Market District Update: MidAmerican Energy officials mum about redevelopment of 11-acre tract

Several times during an August public meeting about the proposed redevelopment of a portion of the Market District, presenters mentioned Two Rivers Park.

“We think that the pedestrian life and the vibrancy that retail can …

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Market District Update: Developers eye features that will surprise visitors

In 10 years, when visitors stroll through a redeveloped area east of the Des Moines River, Paul Hayes wants them to be surprised.

“Think about the cities you like to visit,” the president of JSC …

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Des Moines photographer launches Black Lives of DSM

You can read about the day Renee Hardman was sworn in as an elected city official for West Des Moines. You can also read about a little green electrical box that marked the neighborhood meeting …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Workplace safety a new perk job seekers consider when applying

With companies beginning to slowly reopen and bring back employees who have been working remotely or furloughed, workplace safety and protecting employees is top of mind for both employers and those they employ. Although businesses …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Black homeowners face discrimination in appraisals

Abena and Alex Horton did their research. They thought their home, in a predominantly white neighborhood in Jacksonville, Fla., would appraise for around $450,000 as they started the process to refinance with low rates during …