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Harkin Institute hosting retirement security event Sept. 17

The Harkin Institute will host Roadmaps to Retirement 2025: Global Lessons and Paths Ahead from 1-3:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Harkin Institute, 2800 University Ave. The roundtable discussion will focus on the private retirement savings landscape in the U.S. and how it compares to other countries. It will also cover both retirement savings accumulation and retirement…
By Business Record Staff | Aug 27, 2025
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Des Moines Metro Opera reports record-breaking 2025 season

Des Moines Metro Opera has announced that subscription sales reached their highest levels since 2009 in 2025, the fourth consecutive year that sales have surpassed previous records. In 2025, 92% of available seats were sold, with the remainder allocated to industry guests and corporate sponsors. Additionally, individual giving to the annual fund reached an all-time…
By Business Record Staff | Aug 27, 2025
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Report: Iowa banks report an increase in loan activity

Iowa banks reported an increase in loans during the second quarter, potentially signaling more confidence in the economy. Iowa’s 233 domiciled banks saw loans increase to $89.4 billion, up 4% from 2024’s second quarter and 1% from $88.5 billion 2025’s first quarter. Several sectors contributed to the growth in loans, Jenica Lensmeyer, spokesperson for the…
By Business Record Staff | Aug 27, 2025
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Lead DSM introduces Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute 2026 class

Lead DSM has announced the 45 people selected for the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute class of 2026. Each individual selected was nominated and vetted in a competitive selection process. The institute aims to equip leaders to be effective caretakers and changemakers in our community. Class members will spend the next nine months engaged in…
By Business Record Staff | Aug 27, 2025
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Polk County allocates $10 million for affordable housing

Polk County has announced the allocation of $10.2 million in federal funding for projects creating affordable housing units at 50% of the average median income or below. The board’s actions mark the final steps in distributing Emergency Rental Assistance 2 funds to community organizations that will develop affordable rental housing units. This funding allows the…
By Business Record Staff | Aug 27, 2025
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Construction starts on $60 million rental home development in West Des Moines

Construction is underway on the first phase of Picket Fence Community, a rental home development on the northeast corner of 88th Street and Mills Civic Parkway in West Des Moines. The development by SG Communities and Tricap Residential Group includes one- to three-bedroom rentals built as six-, eight-, 10- and 12-plexes. Eighteen homes are expected…
By Business Record Staff | Aug 27, 2025
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What you need to know from the Project 515 on office space

The flight to quality is continuing in the Central Iowa office market with more tenants willing to sign long-term leases, and while activity is strong, new construction continues to lag, panelists said during the Business Record’s recent Project 515 event about office space in the metro. The Aug. 14 event was  the second in the…
By Michael Crumb | Aug 27, 2025
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Financial Center apartments will have ‘unique’ amenities including golf simulator, rooftop garden, pool, fire pits

Over 2,100 new apartment units are expected to be added to Des Moines’ downtown area during the next two or so years with most planned in newly constructed buildings. Some of the new units, though, are being added in buildings where office space is being converted to apartments. “We’ll be able to compete” with units…
By Kathy A. Bolten | Aug 27, 2025