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Brown’s Shoe Fit relocates to Dallas Center
A longtime southwestern Iowa shoe wholesaler has relocated its headquarters to Dallas Center, where its management team hopes the company will be able to find employees and other resources to help it grow.
In October, …
Read MoreArtificial intelligence raises threat of more advanced impersonation attacks, professionals say
Artificial intelligence applications in cybersecurity are another illustration of how the technology presents both risks and opportunities for organizations. It is advancing the strategies of bad actors as well as the ways cybersecurity professionals leverage …
Read MoreAnkeny airport looks at runway reconstruction, expansion as part of capital improvement plan
The Ankeny Regional Airport could extend its primary runway, allowing for larger aircraft to fly in and out of the general aviation airport, according to a capital improvement plan the airport’s governing body will consider …
Read MoreWest Des Moines City Council to consider development agreement for Grand Experience
The West Des Moines City Council could consider an agreement that would lead to the development of the Grand Experience, a more than $400 million multiuse development along Grand Avenue west of Interstate 35, when …
Read MoreFox named executive VP at CBRE’s Des Moines office
Cy Fox has been promoted to executive vice president of CBRE’s Des Moines office, the brokerage firm announced this week.
According to a news release, Fox specializes in the acquisition, disposition and repositioning of multifamily …
Read MoreKraus-Anderson opens Des Moines office
Minneapolis-based general contractor and construction managing firm Kraus-Anderson has opened a new regional office in Des Moines, the company announced in a news release.
The office, located at 100 Court Ave., was built in 1901 and originally …
Read MoreBranstad to retire as World Food Prize president
Terry Branstad, who has spent more than a half-century in public service, will retire as president of the World Food Prize Foundation on Jan. 31 after serving in the role for two years.
In making …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Joshua Rehmann
Joshua Rehmann’s first exposure to health care was as a kid growing up on a farm in rural Minnesota.
From as early as he can remember until he left for college, Rehmann helped his dad …
Read MoreBaker Group opening building in Altoona for prefab operations
Baker Group is opening a 90,000-square-foot facility in Altoona as it expands its off-site modular prefabrications operation.
In a news release, officials with Baker said the new facility brings to 239,000 square feet of space …
CBRE report: Retail vacancies in Des Moines area slip to 3.6%
Positive absorption, higher rental rates and historically low vacancy rates have helped buoy the Des Moines area’s retail market, according to CBRE Inc.’s third-quarter market report.
In recent months, two large chunks of empty retail …