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Clive retail store not part of massive Bed Bath & Beyond transaction

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. this week announced that it had completed a sale-leaseback transaction with an affiliate of Oak Street Real Estate Capital, which generated more than $250 million in net proceeds. The transaction included the …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jan 7, 2020
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Des Moines-area home sales expected to drop in 2020

Home sales in the Des Moines-West Des Moines market are predicted to decline 10.5% in 2020, according to anational forecast issued by Realtor.com. The expected drop in the Des Moines-West Des Moines market is the largest …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jan 7, 2020
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AIA Iowa elects 2020 leaders

The American Institute of Architects, Iowa Chapter (AIA Iowa), has elected new leaders to serve on the 2020 AIA Iowa board of directors. They include:
President – Tonia Householder, a managing architect at Invision Architecture.
First …
By BPC Staff | Jan 7, 2020
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Confluence expands presence in Midwest

Confluence, a Des Moines-based landscape architecture, urban design and planning firm, has acquired two firms: Land Elements in Fargo, N.D., and Wolff Landscape Architecture in Chicago. “Increasing our office locations and capabilities is a natural …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jan 7, 2020
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New digital tool tracks neighborhood revitalization in Des Moines

Blitz on Blight, a Des Moines neighborhood revitalization tracking tool, is now online with a new interactive map and digital dashboard. The map and dashboard are funded by revenue from the local option sales tax and …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jan 7, 2020
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Design of proposed condo project on Grand Avenue approved

A revised architectural rendering of the proposed condominium project at 3860 Grand Ave. in Des Moines. Rendering by Hartman Trapp Architecture Studio

A revised design plan for a proposed eight-story condominium building on Grand Avenue was …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Jan 7, 2020
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: In Michigan, company proposing solar project sues township trying to block it

A company proposing an 850-acre solar array in rural Eaton County, Mich., has filed a lawsuit against a local township that has moved to block it, the Lansing State Journal reported in December. Benton Township’s interim zoning …
By EMILY BARSKE | Jan 7, 2020
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Proposed improvement to Highway 30 in Story County to be discussed

The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Jan. 14 to discuss proposed improvements on U.S. Highway 30 in Nevada, from east of West 18th Street/610th Avenue to just east of 650th …
By BPC Staff | Jan 7, 2020
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AE Ventures leads $1.75 million funding round for healthtech company

American Enterprise Ventures LLC announced it is leading a $1.75 million seed round of funding for Repisodic, a Philadelphia-based health care technology company that has developed a new technology platform to help patients, families and caregivers manage …
By BPC Staff | Jan 7, 2020
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Bergez named Ankeny president for Northwest Bank

Don Nickerson, regional bank president of Northwest Bank in West Des Moines and Ankeny, announced that Richard Bergez has accepted the position of bank president in Ankeny. Before joining Northwest Bank, he was employed at First American …
By BPC Staff | Jan 7, 2020