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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Office property in West Des Moines sold for $16.6 million
Property in West Moines that includes an office building once described as “big and bold” has a new owner, Dallas County real estate records show.
HV Real Estate LLC, managed by West Des Moines-based Telligen, …
Read MoreGrimes takes next step in downtown vision plan
The city of Grimes recently released the initial findings from its downtown assessment survey and general recommendations as it continues its work to create a vision for the future of its downtown, commonly called the …
Read MoreBusiness Record 5-2-25
Cover Story: Greg Edwards: A portrait of progress
Focus: University Research
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Read MoreIowa professors quest for innovation
Universities are hubs of innovation and research and the three state universities in Iowa are no exception.
The Business Record went in search of the cutting-edge research and innovation happening now that could make Iowa’s …
Read MoreFarmers, firefighters can benefit from UNI drone research
Dheryta Jaisinghani, an assistant professor in the department of computer science at the University of Northern Iowa, thinks about fire – and helping firefighters – a lot.
It started when she was reading an article …
Read MoreFirst microgrid in Iowa to create reliable electric system in Montezuma
Zhaoyu Wang is working on creating Iowa’s first microgrid in a rural community – Montezuma.
A microgrid is a small-scale power system featuring power generation from solar panels and a battery storage system. Wang is …
Read MoreMentor’s death inspires professor’s cancer treatment journey
Meeting Bruce Line was a seminal moment in Michael Schultz’s career that catapulted him into decades of exploration into a new, cutting-edge treatment for cancer.
Schultz recalls publishing some papers on a rare alpha-emitting isotope …
Read MoreWhat you need to know from the CRE Trends and Issues Forum
Downtown housing, conversion of vacant office space, adaptive reuse and challenges facing the commercial real estate market caused by tariffs, interest rates and uncertainty around changes in the state’s property tax structure.
Those were among …
Read MoreWhat’s the valuation of data center properties in Central Iowa? More than $3.75 billion, review shows
The total valuation of data center properties that are either fully developed or are in the process of being developed increased 5.1% in 2025 from 2024, a review of valuations in Polk, Dallas, Madison and …
Read MoreNOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Hotel property in Des Moines sold for $2.7 million
MVP Hospitality Iowa Inc., located in West Des Moines, paid Adi Lakshmi Lodging Inc. $2.7 million for property at 4995 Merle Hay Road in Des Moines, Polk County real estate records show. The 1.8-acre parcel …
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