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Des Moines is a major center of the US insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. The city was credited as the "number one spot for U.S. insurance companies" in a Business Wire article and named the third-largest "insurance capital" of the world.
Interstate 235 (I-235) cuts through the city, and I-35 and I-80 both pass through the Des Moines metropolitan area, as well as the city of Des Moines. On the northern side of the city of Des Moines and passing through the cities of Altoona, Clive, Johnston, Urbandale and West Des Moines, I-35 and I-80 converge into a long concurrency while I ...
The Des Moines City Council is the legislative branch that governs the city of Des Moines, Iowa, and its more than 214,000 citizens. It has seven members, including the mayor, two of whom are elected at large and four of whom represent the city's four wards. All serve four-year terms. Des Moines has a council–manager form of government. [1]
Des Moines to solicit proposals for City Hall that emphasize public use The City of Des Moines is seeking a developer for 401 Robert D. Ray Dr., the empty lot east of City Hall.
The Des Moines City Council on Monday night approved the work, covering the 3.5-mile trail from the Ashworth Pool parking lot to its link to the Kruidenier Trail in Gray's Lake Park and including ...
Des Moines City Council approved construction bids to revamp Second Avenue from University Avenue to the Des Moines River on Oct. 23, 2023. It's part of a larger renovation that started in 2022 ...
Iowa state capital relocated to Des Moines from Iowa City. [1] City chartered. [1] 1858 - Bridge built over Des Moines River at Court Avenue. 1860 - Population: 3,965; 1861 - Western Union Telegraph begins operating. [5] 1865 - Hook and Ladder fire company organized. [5] 1866 August: Railroad begins operating. [7] Des Moines Library Association ...
The Des Moines City Hall is a government building in Des Moines, Iowa, built in 1909 and 1910. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1977 as the Municipal Building , and became a contributing property in the Civic Center Historic District in 1988. [ 1 ]