Dec 8, 2017 | Economic Development, Johnston City News
At their work session on December 4, 2017 the Johnston City Council began consideration of a plan for annexing areas north of the current City limits and along Saylorville Drive. The City has received an annexation petition from seven property owners representing...
Nov 25, 2017 | Economic Development, Johnston City News, Johnston Housing Projects
A proposed development agreement for the Bricktowne housing development is being considered by the City of Johnston. The Bricktowne development is a 21 acre site on Merle Hay Road directly south of Johnson Brothers. The proposed project would consist of 408 apartment...
Nov 21, 2017 | Economic Development, Johnston City News
Johnston Economic Development would like to introduce two new members of the Johnston City Council. Rhonda Martin and James Evans were elected to the Council at the November election. We look forward to working with Rhonda and James to promote economic development in...
Oct 25, 2017 | Economic Development, Johnston City News, Workforce Development
The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) has expanded service on Local Route 5 to travel to the City of Johnston, running between the hours of 6:00 AM to 8:30 PM on weekdays along Merle Hay Road to the Johnston Public Library, on Monday, October 2nd this...
Sep 20, 2017 | Economic Development, Johnston City News
The center piece of the of north Merle Hay Road Redevelopment plan is the current site of City Hall and surrounding properties. One of the challenges of implementing a plan like this is the assembly of a critical mass of property to facilitate development. In the...
Aug 1, 2016 | Economic Development, Johnston City News
On behalf of the members of the Johnston Economic Development Corporation we wish to welcome Adam Plagge to the Johnston Community. At their meeting on Monday, August 1, 2016 the Johnston City Council approved the appointment of Adam to the position of Economic...
