Michael Crumb

The person who brought the popular Whatcha Smokin’ BBQ to Luther now wants to fire up her grills and smokers in Slater. Tanya Doyle, who sold the Luther restaurant in 2021, is opening a new barbecue restaurant in Slater, a community of about 1,600 a half hour north of Des Moines. The new restaurant, Boxcar…

Nationwide Expos, which puts on home and garden shows across the country, has signed a lease for a 5,700-square-foot office in the Insurance Exchange Building as it continues to expand its footprint across the country. Although it will be the company’s first office in Iowa, the company is familiar with the Des Moines market, having…

There still might be some life to the proposal to bring a Buc-ee’s travel center to Urbandale following the Urbandale City Council’s rejection of a request to change the land use for the site near Interstate 80/35 and 100th Street to accommodate the company known for its beaver logo and clean restrooms. On a 3-2…

The city can support the Krause Group’s multi-use development near the proposed Pro Iowa Soccer Stadium and Global Plaza if they agree to terms the city has outlined in its incentive package, said Carrie Kruse, the city’s economic development administrator. The city issued a statement on Aug. 26 that said the city was ending negotiations…

There are approximately 32 vacant retail spaces in downtown Des Moines. That amounts to nearly 200,000 square feet of empty or underused street-level commercial space in the downtown core, an area bordered by High Street on the north, Martin Luther King Parkway to the south, Water Street to the east and 16th Street to the…

Renderings show the Waukee Towne Center. Pierson Cos. on Friday released its list of initial leases signed by retailers, several of which are new to Iowa. Renderings provided by Pierson Cos. The Waukee Towne Center will welcome several new-to-the-state retailers when it opens in 2027, including L.L. Bean, the developer behind the 62-acre development announced…

Jake Smith’s role with the Greater Des Moines Partnership is a new one and is part of a shared-services model with Polk City, a new pilot program the Partnership has launched to extend its economic development skills to its members that may not have that expertise in-house. Smith joined the Partnership July 13 after working…

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