Nikki Syverson has been selected as the new Director of Capital Crossroads. In this role, Syverson will represent the Capital Crossroads Tri-Chairs and guide implementation of the regional vision plan, working closely with community, business leaders and volunteers. “Nikki has the ideal blend of volunteer management, fundraising, event management and PR experience,” said President of […]

As we launched Capital Crossroads 2.0 in February, our volunteers understood the significant journey that laid ahead of us: Implementing a nearly 130-page comprehensive community development strategy that spans topics from traditional economic development to mental health to arts and culture. In the first few months of executing on the vision plan, we’ve made significant progress across all ten […]

Monday, June 12, 2017 METRO AREA COMMUNITIES ADOPT UNIFORM BUILDING CODES Capital Crossroads project creates efficiencies for local governments, private sector GREATER DES MOINES, IOWA – Multiple metro-area communities have adopted uniform construction and maintenance codes through the work of the Central Iowa Code Consortium (CICC). The CICC is a collaborative effort born out of […]

Posted May 3, 2017 by the Iowa Soybean Association When it comes to managing water, upstream and downstream challenges are interconnected and rely on collaboration to be solved. Building on the discussion started last month, Agriculture’s Clean Water Alliance (ACWA) and Capital Crossroads hosted the second segment of the “Current Conversations on Water Quality” dialogue […]

Tuesday, May 9, 2017 CAPITAL CROSSROADS WEBSITE HONORED Art Directors Association of Iowa recognizes Webspec design GREATER DES MOINES, IOWA – To support the launch of Capital Crossroads 2.0, officials unveiled a new website for the initiative. The Art Directors Association of Iowa (ADAI) recently recognized the revamped Capital Crossroads site at the 59th Annual […]

Wednesday, May 3, 2017 AREA PLANNERS, FINANCE DIRECTORS COMPLETE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COLLABORATION PROJECT Capital Crossroads project creates efficiencies for local governments GREATER DES MOINES, IOWA – Capital Crossroads officials announced the completion of the fourth round of the Local Government Collaboration (LGC) Project. The goal of the LGC Project is to foster more collaboration between area […]

On April 25, Capital Crossroads Director Bethany Wilcoxon shared the regional vision with the Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity team. At the event, Wilcoxon discussed the impact of Capital Crossroads’ work on Habitat and vice versa. Capital Crossroads has a strong emphasis on affordable housing throughout its ten Capitals, and the Capital Core specifically […]

Posted April 13, 2017 by the Quad-City Times  The Greater Des Moines area has strengthened and advanced as a region because of collaboration, leadership, connectivity and a little risk taking. That was the message Thursday as leaders with the Greater Des Moines Partnership shared the best practices of central Iowa’s vision plan, Capital Crossroads. Listening […]

Posted April 12, 2017 by the Healthiest State Initiative Healthiest State Initiative, a nonprofit organization driven by the goal to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation, announces the recipients of 15 Iowa Walking College fellowships. The 15 fellows hail from 14 communities touching almost one million Iowans across 13 counties. The Fellowship enables […]

Posted April 3, 2017 by Iowa Rivers Revival Clive is a western suburb of Des Moines, population about 17,500.  Clive is about a mile wide and eight or nine miles long, with a major stream – Walnut Creek – running through the center of much of the community.  [Click here for map of Clive.] “Walnut […]