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Mayor Peard Announces Waukee Interchange Approved!

Waukee — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

An interchange that would open a development corridor between Waukee and West Des Moines has been approved by the Federal Highway Administration. The interchange, with a current projected cost of $15 million, would provide access to the Alice's Road/105th Street corridor linking the two cities, Waukee and West Des Moines at Interstate 80.
Click here to learn more. Final Waukee PR Jan 2012_Alices Road Interchange.pdf

Iowa Ranks 10th on Latest Forbes Magazine List

Waukee — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Iowa Ranks 10th on Latest Forbes magazine list of best states to do business. The ranking measures six vital categories for businesses: costs, labor supply, regulatory environment, current economic climate, growth prospects and quality of life. Click here to read entire Forbes article.

Submittal Exchange now part of Textura Corporation

Waukee — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT

November 9, 2011
Submittal Exchange is now part of Textura Corporation. By joining forces, Submittal Exchange and Textura offer a robust online platform for construction collaboration that is unmatched by any other industry software provider. This platform allows us to extend collaboration and efficiencies across the entire construction lifecycle, offering tremendous benefits and savings to you and your projects. Click here to read Article

IDOT Awards RISE Grant for Alice's Road!

Waukee — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The Iowa Department of Economic Development awarded the City of Waukee $5.29 million dollars to assist in upgrading and extending Alice's Road to the Interstate. This will open up amost 1700 acres of land for future development. The estimated total cost of the project is $10.4 million. Click here to learn more. Press Release - Waukee Recieves RISE Grant.pdf

Des Moines #1 City for Young Professionals

Waukee — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Another wonderful recognition for the Des Moines Metro area!
http://blogs.forbes.com/morganbrennan/2011/07/12/americas-best-cities-for-young-professionals/

IDED Director to Speak at WEDCO Annual Meeting

Waukee — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

WEDCO is pleased to have Iowa Department of Economic Development Director, Debi Durham, as our speaker at the WEDCO Annual Meeting. The meeting will include WEDCO updates, City updates, reception and tours of Hubbell Homes new green development in Glynn Village. Mark your calendars for July 13th, 4:00 pm at Hubbell Homes Community of Glynn Village at the Clubhouse.

Des Moines Metro Tops Forbes List

WEDCO — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Des Moines was chosen as the #1 ranked city for business and careers by Forbes Magazine. The magazine chose Des Moines based on low business and living costs (15% and 10% below national averages.) Forbes also cited the Metro's low unemployment rate of 5.9% and a positive outlook on employment, which is expected to growth at 2.7% over the next three years (10th in the nation.)

Read the entire article at the Forbes web site here: forbes.com

TEAM's Iowa Health System Data Center to Open in Waukee, IA

WEDCO — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:00:00 GMT

(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Data center construction and operation firm TEAM Companies (www.team-companies.com) announced on Wednesday that the new data center in Waukee, Iowa it has built for integrated healthcare system Iowa Health System (www.ihs.org) will open at the end of the month.

Construction of the data center began in November 2008. The facility was originally scheduled to open last month, but was postponed because of bad weather.

Iowa Health System is an integrated healthcare system that includes many hospitals, group practices and clinics across Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska, which all partnered to build the data center in 2008.

The health organization will house its IT infrastructure in the facility while additional colocation space will be leased to other customers.

Partners have invested $15 million in the 46,000 square foot data center, which will be built out in three phases.

The grand opening ceremony is scheduled for January 28.

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