Michael Crumb

The city of Des Moines is seeking proposals to redevelop the International Order of Odd Fellows Fraternal Hall building in Highland Park to meet the demand for commercial and residential space that is compatible with other redevelopment that is occurring in the neighborhood. According to the request for proposal, the city is in the process…

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority’s board of commissioners voted Tuesday to hire a consultant to lead the agency’s effort to reimagine public transit in the metro and become more sustainable for the next decade and beyond. The DART board voted to award a contract to consulting firm Jarrett Walker + Associates in partnership…

The developer who led the restoration of the Hotel Fort Des Moines has purchased the former LifeServe Blood Center building in Des Moines’ East Village with a vision to incorporate a hotel, restaurants and housing into his plans for its future. Raj Patel, who also is the chief development officer of Coralville-based Hawkeye Hotels, said…

ICON Water Trails celebrated a big fundraising milestone Thursday evening, announcing it has surpassed the $100 million mark of capital raised for the $125 million project that will connect 86 sites along 150 miles of waterways in Central Iowa. It also was announced at ICON’s joint event with the Great Outdoors Foundation that the Fleur…

Saying it blurs the lines between home and office, leaders of R&R Realty Group and ITA Group said the newly modernized Arcadia building in West Des Moines exemplifies the workplace of tomorrow. Adam Kaduce, president of R&R Real Estate Advisors, and Paul Rupprecht, executive vice president of R&R Realty Group, recently gave the Business Record…

The Central Iowa Water Works (CIWW) board of trustees announced this week that it has hired Tami Madsen to be the organization’s executive director beginning Nov. 18. Madsen’s hiring is the latest step in the regional water organization’s move to become operational starting Jan. 1, 2025, a culmination of years of work to regionalize the…

The Iowa Economic Development board today approved $23.5 million for a pro soccer stadium and other developments that will transform the former Dico Inc. site downtown into a mixed-use and entertainment district. The board unanimously approved the final application for funding from the Iowa Reinvestment Act, allowing the Iowa Soccer Development Foundation to move forward…

Iowa Events Center officials announced today that the downtown entertainment venue Wells Fargo Arena will be renamed the Casey’s Center. Ankeny-based Casey’s General Stores was awarded naming rights for the 17,000-seat arena following about eight months of talks with Polk County and Oak View Group, the operators of the Iowa Events Center, which includes the…

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 a restaurant, event space and spa and salon. WB Realty Co. hosted an open house at the building on Oct.…

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 to allow the former Spaghetti Works building on Court Avenue to become a bar, which would have featured various games…