Michael Crumb is a Senior Writer at Business Record. He covers a diverse range of topics including construction and real estate, business and economics, as well as travel and tourism, with a focus on real estate development and the housing market. Michael's work has been featured in Through It All Marketing + Consulting.
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Michael Crumb's coverage primarily revolves around business and real estate activities in the Des Moines area, with a focus on official announcements, transactions, and developments. His articles often feature press releases and private sector announcements related to acquisitions, development projects, and changes in zoning.
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The Prairie Meadows board of directors recently approved $17 million to 473 nonprofit organizations through its multiple community grant programs. This is the largest round of grants the organization has awarded, a news release said. The grant programs work to strengthen and expand opportunities, infrastructure and services. Here are the total awards from each program: …
Mercy College of Health Sciences has adopted a new five-year strategic plan that emphasizes enrollment growth, expansion of academic programs, workforce development and completion of its new nursing college as the Des Moines-based institution transitions from a college to a university. For years, the institution at 928 Sixth Ave. has been known as Mercy College…
Iowa’s future Interstate 435 project is making its way through Congress. The project would designate a portion of U.S. Highway 65 and Iowa Highway 5 as a federal interstate, allowing for higher speeds and greater truck weights. The project would convert portions of highways 5 and 65 into interstate beginning at the western I-35/IA-5 interchange,…
Two new development-ready industrial properties in the city of Bondurant have been certified through the Iowa Certified Site Program. City officials and the Iowa Economic Development Authority celebrated the certification during an event on July 30. The event recognized the certification of Hemping Helm Industrial Park and the McIntosh, Castek & Hollebrands Certified Site, according…
As Des Moines Christian Schools develops its new high school campus in Urbandale, it has launched the Build Today Plan for Tomorrow campaign to plan for the school’s future. The multiyear campaign will focus on how the school will fully develop the 104 acres it purchased in 2024, beginning with the new high school set…
By: maceyshofroth
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…
By: sbogaards
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…
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
By: kmeyer
Allen Bierbaum met Sue Gehling, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, in January 2023 as part of a VentureNet review panel when she was applying for a loan from the Iowa Economic Development Authority. He learned of her story of working in small-town Iowa where there’s not enough access to children’s mental health services. So she…
By: pherteen
During his first months as president of Iowa State University, David Cook has traveled to nearly 40 Iowa communities, listening as residents, community leaders, business owners and others talked about their hopes for the future and challenges they face. One concern has surfaced again and again: finding and keeping workers. “Workforce and talent are a…
