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The catalyst of 80/35

Advocates share bright spots, challenges in local music scene after DMMC dissolution

Q1 industrial reports raise concerns about tariffs as speculative development comes to a halt

Going Vertical

NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Polo Club Apartments in West Des Moines sold

Simpson names Handley acting president

Nonprofit arts and culture groups watching for potential executive orders

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2025 Healthiest State Annual Award winners announced

The Healthiest State Initiative has announced the winners of the 2025 Healthiest State Annual Awards. The winners were recognized during a ceremony at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny for their efforts to improve the physical, social and mental well-being of their students, patients, employees and fellow Iowans. Each winner was awarded a monetary prize…

By Business Record Staff | Apr 22, 2025

Q1 industrial reports raise concerns about tariffs as speculative development comes to a halt

Industrial vacancy rates dipped in the first quarter of 2025, and while demand for industrial space remains high, the market will have to navigate some challenges with the ongoing threat of tariffs, brokerage firms said in their first-quarter reports. CBRE and JLL recently released their industrial market reports for the first quarter of 2025, analyzing…

By Michael Crumb | Apr 23, 2025

Going Vertical

A 250-foot freestanding crane was recently brought to the 515 Walnut Tower construction site in preparation for the project to begin vertical construction in the coming weeks. The crane will gradually be jumped two additional times over the next year to its final height of about 415 feet. Related articles: Work underway on 515 Walnut TowerMeet…

By Business Record Staff | Apr 23, 2025

NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Polo Club Apartments in West Des Moines sold

Polo Club Apartments in West Des Moines were recently sold for $38 million, records show.According to a news release, commercial real estate investment and sales firm Greysteel represented the seller, Polo Club LLC, in the transaction. Property records show the buyer was Polo Club Owner LLC. The sale was recorded on March 24 in Dallas…

By Kathy A. Bolten | Apr 23, 2025

Simpson names Handley acting president

Simpson College board of trustees chair Terry Handley has been named the college’s acting president after the unexpected death of President Jay Byers on April 17. Handley, a 2009 Simpson alumnus, joined the college’s board in 2015 and has served as its chair since 2021. He retired as president and CEO of Casey’s General Stores Inc. in 2019,…

By Business Record Staff | Apr 22, 2025

Nonprofit arts and culture groups watching for potential executive orders

Statewide nonprofit and arts and culture groups are saying executive orders could be signed as early as today, possibly affecting how they operate. The anticipated executive orders may involve federal funding cuts and increased scrutiny of nonprofit activity. The Department of Government Efficiency sent a notice on April 2 to many arts and culture groups,…

By Gigi Wood | Apr 22, 2025

2025 Healthiest State Annual Award winners announced

By Business Record Staff | Apr 22, 2025

Q1 industrial reports raise concerns about tariffs as speculative development comes to a halt

By Michael Crumb | Apr 23, 2025

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The catalyst of 80/35

When Tobi Parks was researching whether to relocate from New York City to Des Moines, she looked into the arts and culture scene here. She discovered the Des Moines Music Coalition (DMMC) and after meeting with some of the people involved, the nonprofit brought Parks in to speak at an event. “It really was a…

By Lisa Rossi | Apr 18, 2025

Remembering the one and only Jay Byers

One of a kind. The best of the very best. Transformational leader. In reading so many tributes over the last several days, I, and so many others, have read these phrases and many more to try to capture Jay’s spirit. One thing that sticks out is that everyone who interacted with Jay felt a strong…

By Tiffany Tauscheck | Apr 23, 2025

Jay Byers remembered for his kindness, passion for Simpson, Greater Des Moines

Jay Byers is being remembered as a man who helped shape Des Moines’ future through his innovation and who was the special ingredient in the “secret sauce,” that he often said made the Des Moines metro successful. Byers, the president of Simpson College and past president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, died…

By Sarah Diehn | Apr 18, 2025

City ‘tees up’ 300-acre shovel-ready industrial site for development

A new, nearly 300-acre industrial site on the southeast side of Des Moines is ready for development, city officials said Thursday at a news conference announcing that the site has been designated as shovel ready through the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Certified Sites program. While no specific user for the site was identified, a site…

By Michael Crumb | Apr 18, 2025

Guest column: Make a difference for our future workforce

I’ll never forget the feeling. As a student at Drake University studying journalism and mass communication, I was finally in the field as an intern for KCCI, working with one of the news outlets I watched since childhood, working alongside journalists who told stories of Iowans every day, as a way to inform and inspire….

By Tiffany Tauscheck | Apr 18, 2025

What they’re checking out: Week of April 18

As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des Moines Public Library’s six locations and online at dmpl.org. And find information on how to get a FREE library card…

By Business Record Staff | Apr 18, 2025