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CRE Professional of the Year nominations now open

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Iowa State University Ivy College of Business Commercial Real Estate Professional of the Year award.

The award is designed to highlight an outstanding commercial real estate professional …

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Holmes Murphy awarded IEDA incentives for office expansion into West Des Moines

Waukee-headquartered insurance brokerage Holmes Murphy & Associates is planning a $10.6 million expansion of its Central Iowa office footprint that the company says will allow it to create 212 new positions, according to the Iowa …

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Aureon names new CEO

Technology solutions provider Aureon announced today it has named George O’Neal its new CEO, effective Jan. 13. Scott Behn is retiring after five years in the West Des Moines-based company’s top leadership role, according to a news …

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ISU students create new IPA for Backpocket Brewing

Students in Iowa State University’s “The Science and Practice of Brewing” course, part of ISU’s brewing science program, were challenged by Coralville-based Backpocket Brewing to create a new India pale ale (IPA) for commercial production. …

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Des Moines council to consider agreement with developer for high-rise apartments at former Kaleidoscope site

A rendering showing the street view of the proposed 515 Walnut project in downtown Des Moines. Rendering courtesy of Neumann Monson Architects A rendering of how the proposed 515 Walnut building would look as part…
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SportsPlex Norwalk to open in January

Indoor sporting facility SportsPlex Norwalk will open in January 2025, the facility and city of Norwalk announced. The training facility is part of the larger 35,000-square-foot SportsPlex building located in the Norwalk Central development. The …

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Gold coin found in Salvation Army kettle

Salvation Army counters found a South African Big Five Elephant gold coin, a 1-ounce solid gold coin minted in South Africa, while sorting through a kettle on Dec. 12. The coin was discovered by the …

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Where federal spending deal stands as tonight’s deadline nears

As of 3 p.m. today, the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and House Speaker Mike Johnson were discussing a plan to keep the federal government open and funded and fend off a …

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Some job seekers return to workforce in November, state reports

Iowa’s workforce participation rate rose in November and Iowa employers added jobs for the first time since June, according to data from Iowa Workforce Development.

Iowa saw 1,600 workers return to the workforce to look …

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Survey finds metro cities interested in moving trick-or-treat to Halloween

Responses to a survey distributed over the last month through the Metropolitan Advisory Council indicated a strong preference for holding trick-or-treating on Halloween (Oct. 31) instead of Oct. 30, also known as Beggar’s Night. The …

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