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About Des Moines, Iowa, IA
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren
County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to “Des Moines” in 1857. It is on and named after the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the French colonial name, Rivière des Moines, meaning “River of the Monks”. Des Moines is a major center of the U.S. insurance industry, and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. The city was credited as the “number one spot for U.S. insurance companies” in a Business Wire article and named the third-largest “insurance capital” of the world. The city is the headquarters for the Principal Financial Group, the Meredith Corporation, Ruan Transportation, EMC Insurance Companies, and Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. Other major corporations such as Wells Fargo, Voya Financial, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, ACE Limited, Marsh, Monsanto, and DuPont Pioneer have large operations in or near the metropolitan area. In recent years, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, and Facebook have built data-processing and logistical facilities in the Des Moines area. Forbes ranked Des Moines as the “Best Place for Business” in both 2010 and 2013. In 2014, NBC ranked Des Moines as the “Wealthiest City in America” according to its criteria. Des Moines is an important city in U.S. presidential politics; as the state’s capital, it is the site of the first caucuses of the presidential primary cycle. Many presidential candidates set up campaign headquarters in Des Moines. A 2007 article in The New York Times said, “If you have any desire to witness presidential candidates in the most close-up and intimate of settings, there is arguably no better place to go than Des Moines.” The City of Des Moines is a cultural center for Iowa and home to several art and history museums and performing arts groups. The Des Moines Performing Arts routinely hosts Broadway shows and other live professional theater. Its president and CEO, Jeff Chelsvig, is a member of the League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc. The Temple for Performing Arts and Des Moines Playhouse are other venues for live theatre, comedy, and performance arts.

If you are sending a gift basket to a teacher or student keep in mind that the end of a typical school day is around 3:pm so please keep this in mind when sending gift baskets to a school and remember to place your order early.

Send a get well gift basket to a patient staying at any health care facility located in Des Moines to cheer them up with some healthy fruit and bright balloons.

 

 

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We deliver daily to all Des Moines hospitals, cemeteries, nursing homes, schools, mortuaries, and funeral homes for funerals, memorial services and celebration of life ceremonies. We also deliver to all local businesses, hotels and convention centers in and surrounding Des Moines.

Cities Near Des Moines: West Des Moines, Urbandale, Johnston, Altoona, Ankeny, Indianola, Newton, Boone, Pella, Grinnell, Marshalltown, Oskaloosa, Fort Dodge, IA.

Zip codes in Des Moines:
50009, 50047, 50211, 50309, 50310, 50311, 50312, 50313, 50314, 50315, 50316, 50317, 50319, 50320, 50321, 50322, 50327.

Our Des Moines Gift Basket Company and flower shop local florist offers the world’s largest selection of handcrafted gift baskets and flower for same day delivery in Des Moines or shipping nationwide.

We deliver flowers and balloons daily to all hospitals, veterans hospitals, funeral homes, cemeteries, mortuaries, nursing homes and convalescent hospitals in Des Moines including:
Iowa Lutheran Hospital, 700 E University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316 (515) 263-5612
Mercy Medical Center, 1111 6th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314 (515) 247-3121
Central Iowa Mortuary, 2011 SE 6th St, Des Moines, IA 50315 (515) 778-4566
Nichols Funeral Home, 1451 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316 (515) 244-5253
Valley View Village, 2571 Guthrie Ave, Des Moines, IA 50317 (515) 265-2571
Prairie Hills Assisted Living at Des Moines, 5815 SE 27th St, Des Moines, IA 50320 (515) 256-91438
Drake University, 2507 University Ave. Des Moines, IA 50311 1-800-44-DRAKE (37253)

Our Des Moines Gift Basket Company and flower shop local florist offers the world’s largest selection of handcrafted gift baskets and flower for same day delivery in Des Moines or shipping nationwide.

We deliver to all Hospitals in Des Moines including:
Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Blank Children’s Hospital, Iowa Methodist Medical Center, VA Central Iowa Health Care System, Broadlawns Medical Center, Select Specialty Hospital – Des Moines, Mercy Pediatric Subspecialty Clinic, Iowa Clinic-General Surgery, West Des Moines Child & Adolescent Clinic, Mercy Heart Rhythm Center, Primary Health Care at Mercy, Mercy Medical Center West Des Moines, Methodist West Hospital, Mercy Psychiatric Services, Blank Children’s Pediatric Clinic, Mercy Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Mercy Clinics Pediatric Neurology and Psychiatry Center, Iowa Medical Education Collaborative, Mercy Franklin.

We deliver to all Cemeteries, Mortuaries and Funeral Homes in Des Moines including:
Iles Westover Funeral Home, Hamilton’s Funeral Homeobituaries, Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home, Dunn’s Funeral Home, Merle Hay Funeral Home, Henderson’s Highland Park Funeral Home, Tonini Funeral Home, Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, Celebrate Life Iowa Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home & Crematory.

We deliver to all schools and colleges in Des Moines including:
Mercy College of Health Sciences, Vatterott College, Iowa, Grand View College Knudsen, Des Moines Area Community College, Drake University Economics, Senior College, Mercy College of Health Sciences Student Services, Simpson College Continuing & Graduate – West Des Moines Campus, Grand View College Student Living, Mercy College Training Center, Drake University Physics, University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, Grand View University, Drake University Theatre Arts, Mercy College Emergency Medical Services Program, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines University, DMACC Southridge Center.