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IBC’s Vision to Vitality panel discussion focuses on population, workforce issues BY MICHAEL CRUMB, Senior Staff Writer Friday, April 30, 2021 10:32 AM Iowa doesn’t have enough workers to fill open positions that are needed across all industries. That was one of the primary messages shared during the Iowa Business Council’s Vision to Vitality panel discussion Wednesday. The hourlong conversation, held virtually, was hosted by Joe Murphy, the Iowa Business Council’s executive director. It featured Mike Tousley, executive vice president and general manager...

Commercial Construction costs rise 12.8% in a year Some projects ‘in jeopardy of being put on hold,’ one contractor says Casey Port In December, developer Joe Cordaro received bids totaling $6.95 million for an apartment and commercial project planned on Eighth Street in West Des Moines.  Three months later, the project was rebid. The cost? $7.72 million, an 11% increase from the first bid. “The cost changes were insane,” said Cordaro, principal of West Des Moines-based Benchmark Real Estate Group. “If developers can’t absorb the costs, we have to go...

2 retailers new to metro area opening stores in West Des Moines Wednesday, February 10, 2021 8:18 AM Floor & Decor, a hard-surface floor retailer with 128 warehouse-format stores in 30 states, is opening its first Iowa location, anchoring an aging West Des Moines strip retail center at 1400 22nd St., city building permit records show. In addition, the popular Swedish clothing retailer H&M is opening a store in Jordan Creek Town Center, West Des Moines building permit information shows. The store will be the first in the Des Moines area for the retailer. It has a store in Davenpor...