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Article: Trip to Des Moines shows city's revitalization
- Article from:
- The Topeka Capital-Journal
- Article date:
- September 9, 2008
- Author:
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By Michael Hooper
THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL
A group of Topekans who visited Des Moines this past week found a
community that has improved its downtown during the past 15 years.
Investments by the public and private sector have added bicycle
trails along its rivers, a baseball stadium for the Iowa Cubs and
new restaurants and nightclubs in Des Moines' historical Court
Avenue Entertainment District.
"What impressed me was the level of cooperation between
government and the private sector," said Richard Wienckowski, chief
financial officer of Hill's Pet Nutrition, and a member of the group
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