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New sports complex in Waukee opening

1 week ago | businessrecord.com | Kathy A. Bolten |Michael Crumb

The new Kettlestone Central Sports Complex in Waukee will host its inaugural tournament this weekend. The complex includes two 65,000-square-foot rectangular-shaped buildings with brick exteriors and gable-style roofs. Each building includes six full-size basketball courts that can be converted into eight courts for volleyball. Stadium seating surrounds the sunken courts.
Q1 office market reports show office consolidation keeping vacancy rates stable or higher

1 week ago | businessrecord.com | Kathy A. Bolten |Michael Crumb

No new office construction was brought to market in the first quarter of 2025, with vacancy rates remaining high in the central business district as tenants either consolidated locations or moved but did not expand. That has resulted in either stable or higher vacancy rates, reports from commercial brokerage firms showed.
NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Downtown Des Moines lofts sold for $2.95 million

1 week ago | businessrecord.com | Kathy A. Bolten |Michael Crumb

Sote Dooriors I LLC, based in Des Moines, paid Hubbell Realty Co., operating as the 12th Street Lofts LLC, $2.95 million for property at 121 12th St. in downtown Des Moines, Polk County real estate records show. The property includes a 27,858-square-foot, two-story building that was converted into 26 apartment units about six years ago. The property is valued at $3.2 million. The transaction was recorded April 7.
Iowa FFA Foundation announces leadership transition

1 week ago | businessrecord.com | Kathy A. Bolten |Michael Crumb

The Iowa FFA Foundation, a nonprofit promoting youth agriculture education, announced that Joshua Remington will resign as executive director after almost 14 years. Remington has accepted a new professional opportunity that aligns with his passion for service and education, according to a news release. The Iowa FFA Foundation executive committee has appointed Dave Holm as interim executive director during the transition.
2 apartment projects receive final design approval from DM board

1 week ago | businessrecord.com | Kathy A. Bolten |Michael Crumb

Two apartment projects that would add 40 rental units in Des Moines received final design approvals today from a city board. The three-story Goldfinch Lofts, proposed at 3404-3422 Ingersoll Ave., would include commercial space on the street level and 28 apartment units, all with affordability restrictions, spread over the second and third floors. The Highland Park Flats is planned on vacant property at 3608-3610 Fifth Ave. The two-story structure would include 12 units.
United Way unveils 2025 community report, Live United award winners

1 week ago | businessrecord.com | Kathy A. Bolten |Michael Crumb

The United Way of Central Iowa today released its 2025 annual report about the health of the community. At its annual Live United celebration luncheon at Prairie Meadows, United Way leaders discussed the report results with hundreds of community leaders. Some of the insights include:Essential needs: 1 in 10 Central Iowans are food insecure, and more than 43% of renters are cost-burdened, spending more than 30% of their income on housing.
ChildServe’s Bubble Ball raises over $1 million

1 week ago | businessrecord.com | Kathy A. Bolten |Sarah Diehn

ChildServe announced the organization raised $1,029,253 at its 15th annual Bubble Ball event on April 12. The event hosted more than 1,700 attendees, a record number for the event. “Each year, we are deeply humbled by the philanthropic spirit of our event sponsors, designers, volunteers and community members, whose generosity has a lasting impact on ChildServe.
Polk, Dallas counties see increase in residential valuations

1 week ago | businessrecord.com | Kathy A. Bolten |Sarah Diehn

The valuation of residential property grew by an average of 9.9% in Polk County and 4.5% in Dallas County in this year’s reassessment of property values, officials with the counties said. The increases are substantially less than what occurred in 2023 when homeowners in Polk County saw their properties’ value increase an average of 21.9% and those in Dallas County experienced average increases of 14%.
Mary Greeley CEO receives leadership award

1 week ago | businessrecord.com | Kathy A. Bolten

Brian Dieter, president and CEO of Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, has received the Harry S. Hertz Leadership Award for 2025 from the Baldrige Foundation. The award was presented to Dieter at the Baldrige Quest for Excellence Conference in Baltimore on April 1. Dieter has been president and CEO of Mary Greeley since July 2008. Before that he was Mary Greeley’s chief financial officer for nearly nine years.
Record number of Iowa fuel stations receive infrastructure grants

1 week ago | businessrecord.com | Kathy A. Bolten

The Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program board recently approved 114 project applications from Iowa gas stations, totaling more than $2.88 million, for new and expanded ethanol and biodiesel infrastructure projects. This sets a new quarterly record for the number of investments in biofuels projects, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. The grants were awarded by the RFIP board during its quarterly meeting at the end of March.