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Shaw named Partnership communications VP

Strategic America communications director Courtney Shaw has been named vice president of communications at the Greater Des Moines Partnership. She will serve as the main contact for media and help guide messaging and branding. At …

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Des Moines receives $11.2 million federal grant for rail-truck transload facility

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the city of Des Moines an $11.2 million BUILD (Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development) Transportation grant for a rail transload facility the city is planning in conjunction …

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Consultants project $104.4 million economic boon from downtown adventure park

The three major projects needed to establish an adventure park along the rivers in downtown Des Moines will generate direct spending in the first five years nearly equal to the original investment, a new study …

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NOTEBOOK: Project might be ‘fantastic,’ but it follows an old routine

The West Des Moines City Council approved a consent agenda Monday that contained a fantastic project, we think, but even after it got the green light, its nature remains something of a secret.

Consent agendas, …

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NOTEBOOK: Project might be ‘fantastic,’ but it follows an old routine

The West Des Moines City Council approved a consent agenda Monday that contained a fantastic project, we think, but even after it got the green light, its nature remains something of a secret.

Consent agendas, …

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NOTEBOOK: Project might be ‘fantastic,’ but it follows an old routine

The West Des Moines City Council approved a consent agenda Monday that contained a fantastic project, we think, but even after it got the green light, its nature remains something of a secret.

Consent agendas, …

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NOTEBOOK: Project might be ‘fantastic,’ but it follows an old routine

The West Des Moines City Council approved a consent agenda Monday that contained a fantastic project, we think, but even after it got the green light, its nature remains something of a secret.

Consent agendas, …

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NOTEBOOK: Project might be ‘fantastic,’ but it follows an old routine

The West Des Moines City Council approved a consent agenda Monday that contained a fantastic project, we think, but even after it got the green light, its nature remains something of a secret.

Consent agendas, …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Another way to read the jobs reports

FiveThirtyEight took November’s national jobs report and breaks down how we read the traditional charts, what we miss, and what their team thinks we can all do better. Take September — this year’s report, on its …

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Forced sustainability?

Des Moines city leaders are looking to push businesses to assess their energy and water use and to make improvements that could help save the companies money.

The Des Moines City Council is expected early …

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