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Metro house prices to rise 3.5% through November 2016

Greater Des Moines houses prices increased 5 percent for the year ended in November and are expected to rise a more modest 3.5 percent through November 2016, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said today. …

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MPO asks for projects wish list

The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization wants your help in picking which projects to finance. MPO is considering 27 projects, including trails, streetscapes, new buses, and road construction. More than $47.9 million in projects …

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Investment giant to unveil plans today to buy Mills Fleet Farm

Family-owned and Minnesota-based Mills Fleet Farm has agreed to sell to New York-based KKR, one of the country’s largest investment concerns that has holdings in various industries totaling about $100 billion, the Minneapolis StarTribune reported. Terms of …

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Anderson named Drake Law School dean

 

Jerry Anderson

Jerry Anderson has been named dean of Drake University Law School, effective July 1. Anderson, the Richard M. and Anita Calkins Distinguished Professor of Law at Drake, succeeds Ben Ullem, who is currently serving …

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DNR stocks trout in Bondurant, Ames

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will release trout in seven locations this winter, including Bondurant and Ames. You’ll need a fishing license and a trout stamp to go after them. The daily limit is …

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Southridge owner among buyers of Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza

The Macerich Co., owners of Southridge Mall and a mall owner and operator with its roots in Central Iowa, will buy the upscale Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Mo., along with Taubman Centers Inc. …

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Convention hotel helps land national chamber gathering

Greater Des Moines will host the 2018 convention of the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. The Greater Des Moines Partnership said it’s the first event booked with the planned 330-room Iowa Events Center Hotel …

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Branstad: Shift school funds to water quality?

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is considering a plan to use future cash from an extended statewide sales tax for schools to address Iowa’s water quality issues, The Des Moines Register reported, citing a Branstad aide. The 1 …

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Water Works’ ran nitrate plant record 177 days in 2015

Des Moines Water Works ended 2015 operating its nitrate removal facility for a record 177 days, eclipsing the previous record of 106 days set in 1999. Running the equipment to remove nitrate cost $1.5 million, …

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Event Jan 6: Learning and attention disabilities forum

Gov. Terry Branstad will headline a lineup of speakers during a forum on learning and attention issues Wednesday, Jan. 6. The event, “Understanding the 1 in 5” is hosted by Understood, an online learning disabilities support coalition, …