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Colliers opens office in metro

Commercial real estate company Colliers has opened an office in the Des Moines metro, which joins the firm’s more than 140 offices nationwide. Leading the Des Moines area office is Mark Mills, who joined Colliers from R&R Real Estate in February when Colliers opened its office in the metro. Mills is currently the only person working…
By Michael Crumb | Jul 9, 2025
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Waukee council OKs site plans for Apple data center site improvements

The Waukee City Council has approved site plans for improvements that could lead to future development at the site of the Apple data center, which opened last fall. The three site plans that were approved Monday allow for improvements at the data center site that include additional parking, mechanical units for the existing data center,…
By Michael Crumb | Jul 9, 2025
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First phase of Middlebrook Town Center development opens

Construction of Middlebrook Lofts, the first phase of Middebrook Agrihood’s Town Center development in Cumming, is complete, the project’s developers announced. The two-story Middlebrook Lofts project includes 26 apartment units and five retail spaces, located at the extension of South 44th Street just south of Highway G14/Cumming Avenue. The building features solar energy, geothermal heating and…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 9, 2025
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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Michigan real estate group acquires rental properties in Ankeny

Tricap Residential Group, a multi-pronged residential real estate firm based in Ann Arbor, Mich., has acquired 34 residential rental properties in northeast Ankeny, Polk County real estate records show. Tricap Residential, doing business as Tricap Kimberley Crossings TIC LLC, Zeal Kimberley Crossings TIC I LLC and Zeal Kimberley Crossings TIC II LLC, paid DHIR Iowa…
By Kathy A. Bolten | Jul 9, 2025
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AARP and United Way Worldwide expand 211 Caregiver Program to Iowa

AARP and United Way Worldwide have announced the expansion of a caregiver support program to 10 new states, including Iowa. Originally launched in 2021, the initiative connects family caregivers to essential services for themselves and their loved ones via the 211 helpline. By dialing 211, caregivers are connected with trained community resource specialists in their…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 8, 2025
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Iowa food hubs sell over $4 million of local food in 2024

Food hubs, which are small distribution businesses that specialize in local foods, sold over $4.3 million in 2024 in local foods to grocery stores, households, restaurants, school districts, food access organizations and other customers across Iowa. This was an 11% increase from 2023, according to the 2024 Food Hub Impact Report, authored by the Iowa Food…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 8, 2025
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Iowa Communications Network partners with Omaha internet exchange

1623 Farnam, a networking infrastructure company, has announced the Iowa Communications Network has joined in a strategic collaboration with its Omaha IX internet exchange facility in Omaha. The collaboration hopes to allow ICN to provide higher performance internet to its users throughout Iowa. By participating in Omaha IX, ICN can now work directly with content…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 8, 2025
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State awards over $2 million for therapeutic classrooms

The Iowa Department of Education has awarded over $2 million in competitive grants to eight school districts to establish therapeutic classrooms for students whose emotional or behavioral needs affect their ability to be successful in their learning environment. The school districts receiving grants are the Bondurant-Farrar, Cedar Rapids, Cherokee, Davenport, Durant, Keokuk, Pella and Spencer…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 8, 2025