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Construction material prices up 2.5% year over year

An Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data shows that construction input prices increased 0.2% in June compared to the previous month and are 2.1% higher overall than a year ago. Nonresidential construction input prices are 2.5% higher. Prices increased in two of the three energy categories…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 17, 2025
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Des Moines school district hosting job fair

The Des Moines school district will host a job fair from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 30 at East High School, 815 E. 13th St. The district has numerous full- and part-time positions to fill including special education associates, public safety officers, Metro Kids child care staff, bus drivers, bus associates, substitute teachers, associates,…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 17, 2025
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Harkin Institute launches podcast

The Harkin Institute has announced it is launching a podcast titled “Canary in a Cornfield.” The podcast, hosted by Adam Shriver, the Harkin Institute’s director of wellness and nutrition, will explore how the policies that shape food and farming systems impact our health, our communities. The first episode is out now and features Sen. Tom…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 16, 2025
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Officials to outline support, services plan for older adults, caregivers at state conference

The Iowa State Conference on Aging will be Aug. 8 at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, bringing together health care providers, housing professionals, nonprofits, policy leaders and innovators in aging services to discuss strategies and solutions to issues facing aging during current federal policy shifts. Among other speakers and opportunities at the conference, the Iowa Department…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 16, 2025
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CLA relocates to office in downtown Des Moines

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA), a U.S. accounting and professional services firm, has announced the opening of its new local office. The new location, located on the 39th floor of 801 Grand, brings several CLA offices into one location. The new location was designed to create a welcoming and comfortable environment for clients, as well as maximize collaboration…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 16, 2025
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New ICON trailhead breaks ground at Gray’s Lake

Community and business leaders gathered at Gray’s Lake Park off Fleur Drive on Tuesday for a ceremony breaking ground on the Hubbell Trailhead. The trailhead is at the Fleur Dam on the Raccoon River and once complete will include several recreational amenities designed to improve economic development of the region. Known as a river launching point…
By Gigi Wood | Jul 16, 2025
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Scheduling conflict prompted Oktoberfest’s move from Des Moines to Ankeny

After nearly two decades in downtown Des Moines, Oktoberfest’s organizer is relocating the event to Ankeny. The impetus for the move is a scheduling conflict with Des Moines Water Works Park, its previous location, said Melinda Toyne, the festival’s owner and organizer and owner of In Any Event, an event and production company. Before moving…
By Lisa Rossi | Jul 16, 2025
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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Property sold in Ankeny that includes Hobby Lobby retail store

ExchangeRight Net Leased All Cash 15 DST, located in Johnston, paid Parlay Ankeny LLC $9.78 million for property at 5075 S.E. Delaware Ave. in Ankeny, Polk County real estate records show. The 6.4-acre parcel includes a 53,960-square-foot retail building occupied by Hobby Lobby. The building was constructed in 2023. The property is valued at $9.2 million….
By Kathy A. Bolten | Jul 16, 2025