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Excitement at The District in 2014

It has been a wonderful year of celebrating new businesses coming to The District in Prairie Trail. This fall, Simpson College Ankeny Campus at Prairie Trail was the first new business to open in the Vintage Main building at The District. Their first public event was the Simpson Speaker Series ‘Insights on Leadership’ featuring James Autry and Sally Pederson […]

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Simpson College opens in The District

On Tuesday, October 28th Simpson College opened its Ankeny campus to the public for the first time. The Simpson Speaker Series, usually located at the West Des Moines Campus, was held in the new location at The District in Prairie Trail. This gave the public and the Simpson Community an opportunity to get a view of […]

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Prairie Trail is brewing with Fall fun!

The beautiful fall weather this weekend was made to order. Of course homebuilding is in full swing.     Front doors are decorated…see more on the Front Door photo gallery….and Halloween plans are in progress. Don’t forget beggars night starts at 6pm Thursday, Oct 30. It was a perfect weekend for a run, walk or ride […]

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Fong’s Pizza to open in The District at Prairie Trail

August 28, 2014 (Ankeny, IA) –   Ankeny’s Prairie Trail will be home to a Fong’s Pizza by next spring. The second location of Fong’s marks the first time a Full Court Press, Inc establishment has added a second location and chosen a business address outside of Des Moines. “Ankeny is experiencing a great deal of […]

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Can you eat healthy at McDonalds?

You may have heard the story about the Iowa teacher who actually lost weight eating at McDonalds. What started as a high school biology project ended up making local and national headlines. What you might not have heard is that Dr. Doug Layton with UnityPoint Clinic Family Medicine at Prairie Trail was the physician who medically monitored the […]

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