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Developer wants to convert Kirkwood to condos

A national real estate development firm hopes to turn downtown’s Hotel Kirkwood into condos, reports DesMoinesRegister.com. Timothy Schutte, owner of Exit Realty Capital City, has a contract to purchase the 12-story Kirkwood building at 400 Walnut St. …

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VIDEO: How DesMoinesArts Inc. plans to transform the art scene

 

DesMoinesArts Inc. President Justin Mandlebaum gives us his presentation explaining his effort to transform the local art scene by providing permanent affordable workspace to artists.…

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Hubbell plans for-sale Bridge District townhomes

Hubbell Realty Co.’s success selling townhomes in its Artisan Row project in downtown’s Western Gateway is leading the company to develop similar residences in its Bridge District development near the East Village.

 

The company …

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ISU: Des Moines metro population grows; state short of national average

A new Iowa State University report on Iowa’s population growth over the past four years makes several things very clear:

Des Moines’ suburbs are among the fastest growing cities in the state.

Iowa is growing …

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Endecott named CFO of year for plastics industry

Innovative Injection Technologies’ chief financial officer, Morgan Endecott, has been selected as the Chief Financial Officer of the Year for the North American plastics industry. Endecott, who was honored recently in Chicago, was chosen from …

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Bankers Trust parent among top mid-tier banking operations

BTC Financial Corp., the parent of Bankers Trust Co., was named among American Banker magazine’s top mid-tier banks. Meta Financial Group Inc., the Sioux Falls, S.D.-based parent of MetaBank, which has three branches in Greater Des Moines, …

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PurFoods plans expansion in Ankeny

The Ankeny City Council will consider a development agreement Monday for PurFoods LLC’s planned expansion. The company wants to build a $3.5 million, 30,000-square-foot refrigerated warehouse and distribution center at 3210 S.E. Corporate Woods Drive. …

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Project AWARE cleanup eyes Wapsipinicon

Project AWARE, the annual vacation and volunteer effort by paddlers and others, is set to clean 65 miles of the Wapsipinicon River between Independence and Olin July 11-16. Early registration ends June 19. Participants will …

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New section of Ackelson trail opens at Easter Lake

The second section of the Mark C. Ackelson Trail around Easter Lake and through Ewing Park is open, the Polk County Conservation board reported. The new stretch of paved trail spans 1.5 miles on the …

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Neighborhood Finance Corp. honors 2 leaders

  Kathy Kahoun

Neighborhood Finance Corp., the nonprofit mortgage lender that works to improve housing stock in Polk County, has named Kathy Kahoun and Quentin Boyken for its Neighborhood Revitalization award.

 

Kahoun is a …

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