New England Development celebrated today the Opening of the Outlets of Des Moines, an open-air lifestyle destination in Altoona, Iowa, and the region’s first outlet center. A drum roll, burst of confetti and ceremonial ribbon cutting welcomed thousands of area residents and visitors eager to shop at the outlet center. Continue reading…


September 2017 Building Permits Report
In September 2017, the City of Altoona issued 40 commercial and 17 residential building permits representing 92,756 square-feet of new or improved space and over $11 million invested. Continue reading…

August 2017 Building Permits Report
In August 2017, the City of Altoona issued 45 commercial and 8 residential building permits representing 132,552 square-feet of new or improved space and over $7 million invested. Continue reading…

Outlets of Des Moines to host Job Fair September 6
Outlets of Des Moines will be hosting a job fair to begin the process of filling hundreds of full- and part-time jobs in Altoona for many of the brand-name retail stores coming to the shopping destination. The fair will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 6 at the Prairie Meadows Event Center, located at 1 Prairie Meadows Drive Altoona, IA 50009.
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Outlets of Des Moines officially announces stores and “Beat the Heat. Fall into Savings.” shopping spree sweepstakes
Outlets of Des Moines officially revealed the first round of stores today and a chance to win a $1,000 Outlets of Des Moines shopping spree for the highly-anticipated outlet center that will open on October 20. Now through Friday, August 25, stores will be announced daily during a “Beat the Heat. Fall into Savings.” sweepstakes hosted via Outlets of Des Moines Facebook page. Continue reading…

July 2017 Building Permits Report
In July 2017, the City of Altoona issued 17 commercial and 18 residential building permits representing over 100,000 square-feet of new or improved space and over $8 million invested. Continue reading…

June 2017 Building Permits Report
In June 2017, the City of Altoona issued 16 commercial and 9 residential building permits representing over 1 million square-feet of new or improved space and over $107 million invested. Continue reading…

Altoona’s Data Centers
On the Iowan frontier springs forth a new metropolis of innovation. Cutting-edge companies like Facebook and Lightedge are choosing Altoona to build their data centers, and together with them we’re building a better tomorrow. Continue reading…

Outlets of Des Moines cites pluses of Altoona location
Originally published by: Jonathan Krueger | The Des Moines Register
On Thursday the Altoona Chamber of Commerce got the inside scoop on the Outlets of Des Moines, which will open in October in the city’s northwest area — including plans to promote its Altoona location, despite its Des Moines name. Continue reading…

May 2017 Building Permits Report
In May 2017, the City of Altoona issued 16 commercial and 11 residential building permits representing over 23,000 square-feet of new or improved space and over $14 million invested. Continue reading…