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Board approves final design plans for Financial Center renovation

Final design plans for the renovation of the historic Financial Center in downtown Des Moines were approved this week by the Urban Design Review Board. The 25-story building at 606/666 Walnut St. was constructed in 1972 and has primarily been used as an office building. Landmark Capital, which owns the property, is proposing to convert half of…
By Business Record Staff | Jan 8, 2025
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Meals from the Heartland to host two MLK Day food packaging events

Meals from the Heartland announced it will host meal packaging events on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 20. Events will be held at the Meals from the Heartland packaging center in West Des Moines and Polk County River Place in Des Moines. A total of 655 volunteers are needed at both locations. For more…
By Business Record Staff | Jan 8, 2025
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Iowa Healthiest State Initiative accepting 2025 annual awards nominations

The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative is accepting nominations for the 2025 Healthiest State Annual Awards now until 5 p.m. Jan. 29. Categories for the awards include Workplace, K-12 School, Early Care, Health Care, Individual and Youth. Self nominations are allowed. “The Annual Awards seek to recognize the extraordinary work of our workplaces, schools, early care…
By Business Record Staff | Jan 8, 2025
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State announces $3.4 million in grants for new education apprenticeships

Iowa Workforce Development and Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday the second round of grants from the Teacher and Paraeducator Registered Apprenticeship (TPRA) Program. The $3.4 million in grants will support 11 K-12 schools in developing 68 new teacher and paraeducator apprentices, a news release said. Awarded districts demonstrated a high need for additional certified teachers based on the openings…
By Business Record Staff | Jan 8, 2025
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Invision merges with Florida architectural firm

Invision Architecture has merged with RDB Design Associates, an architecture and interior design firm in Jacksonville, Fla., the company announced in a news release. The move will give Invision its first office outside of Iowa and is a major step in its expansion strategy, the company said. Invision, with offices in Des Moines and Waterloo, has…
By Business Record Staff | Jan 8, 2025
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Public input on S. Ankeny Blvd. revitalization shared with council

South Ankeny Boulevard needs to feature more sit-down restaurants, mixed-use development and retail, and multifamily residential development, according to public input shared during this week’s Ankeny City Council meeting. Christopher Shires, principal with Des Moines-based consulting firm Confluence, presented the results of public input sessions, stakeholder interviews and an online survey with council members during…
By Michael Crumb | Jan 8, 2025
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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 from Central Iowa for their professional accomplishments and community engagement. CRE professionals will be considered from the following areas: developers,…
By Business Record Staff | Jan 8, 2025
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New members join AIA board

The Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects’ board of directors has five new members. They include: Andrew Reich, principal and K-12 client leader at DLR Group; Jesse Bulman, associate principal at Neumann Monson Architects; Cassandra Coffin, a project manager at Invision Architecture; and Melissa Carlson, co-founder and partner of 818. Abby Klostermann has…
By Business Record Staff | Jan 8, 2025