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4 Des Moines karate students to compete in world championship

Four students from the Traditional Karate Academy in Des Moines will represent the United States in the World Traditional Karate Championship in Spain, according to a press release. The students, Julianna Rosendahl, Aidan Rosendahl, Ava …

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B.Well Foundation to host 5th annual LongShots Basketball Tournament

The B.Well Foundation will host its LongShots 3×3 Basketball Tournament and Community Celebration on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Evelyn K. Davis Park. The event is a fundraiser for the Des Moines …

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Zoning board denies request to turn Spaghetti Works space into a bar

The former Spaghetti Works building on Court Avenue will not become a bar, leaving uncertainty around the future of the building.

The Des Moines Zoning Board of Adjustment today denied a request by Larry Smithson …

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ARL launches $6M capital campaign to expand rescue operations

The Animal Rescue League of Iowa announced Monday a new $6 million capital campaign to advance its animal welfare and rescue operations.

The “Transforming the Future of Animal Rescue” campaign will relocate and renovate the …

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Foley to retire as airport’s executive director in April

Kevin Foley has announced that he will retire as executive director of the Des Moines International Airport Authority, effective April 4, 2025.

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The announcement was made in a news release this morning, in …

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Luther College undertaking major athletic facility renovation

Renovations of the Gerdin Fieldhouse for Athletics and Wellness at Luther College are underway, with plans to update the existing 200,000-square-foot athletic facility and build a 15,787-square-foot addition.

According to a news release from the …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Medical property in Ankeny sold for $31.7 million

A Georgia-based real estate company that specializes in the medical and office sectors has acquired property in Ankeny on which Mercy Medical North is located, Polk County real estate records show.

800 E First St …

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Hubbell plans $32 million rental project in Norwalk

A new rental community is planned in Norwalk, a Warren County community whose officials want to offer an array of housing options to potential residents.

Hubbell Realty Co. plans to begin construction in early 2025 …

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Hospitality group, spa first tenants in newly visioned Atlas Building in West Des Moines

The first tenants of the newly reimagined Atlas Building were recently announced, taking the first steps in turning the former Wells Fargo office building in West Des Moines into a multi-tenant building that will feature …

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Panelists offer suggestions on ways to retain employees

Since August 2019, Iowa has seen its workforce shrink by 3.7%, from more than 1.74 million workers to just over 1.68 million, data from Iowa Workforce Development shows.

Many workers retired and even more are …