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One of the first things leaders of the Central Iowa visioning initiative Capital Crossroads did when developing a 2040 roadmap for the region was call the Polk County Housing Trust Fund to plan a listening tour. In an interview Jan. 26, Capital Crossroads’ newly hired Executive Director Kaity Patchett said the business, local government and nonprofit leaders […]

GREATER DES MOINES, IA (October 10, 2022) – Capital Crossroads invites the community to participate and share their perspectives in a three-hour workshop called “The Big Sort” to be held on October 27th and 28th. This research is an important step in developing the 2040 vision plan for Central Iowa. Capital Crossroads has retained Next […]

GREATER DES MOINES, IA (Nov. 16, 2021) – The Executive Committee for the Central Iowa Code Consortium announced that 12 communities in the Central Iowa region have signed the memorandum of understanding which recognizes the Central Iowa Code Consortium (CICC). Two additional communities are expected to execute the MOU in the next few weeks. The […]

 Supporting a More Diverse Iowa Establishing community goals for leadership, diversity, equity, inclusion, and civility Capital Crossroads represents a comprehensive initiative inclusive of Central Iowa’s principal strategic focus areas. The Social Capital has and should continue to inform and advance the three critical drivers of success in Capital Crossroads’ implementation: Leadership Diversity, equity, and […]