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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Properties in Urbandale business park sold for $17.2 million

Seven properties in the Walnut Ridge Business Park in Urbandale have been sold for a total of $17.26 million, Polk County real estate records show.

The Flex Investors LLC, with an address that is the …

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New leadership announced for Iowa Architect magazine

  Andrew Ballard, founder of Studio Combine in North Liberty, has been elected to serve as editor of Iowa Architect magazine. Khalid Khan, a principal and design leader at Neumann Monson Architects, will serve as…
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Midwest Heritage plans new bank branch in Grimes

Midwest Heritage, a Hy-Vee-owned financial group, plans to build a two-story, 16,000-square-foot facility at 221 N.E. Gateway Drive in Grimes. The new branch is adjacent to the Hy-Vee grocery store that opened in September. Site work has …

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BJ Baker steps down as CEO of Baker Group

BJ Baker has stepped down as Baker Group’s CEO, a position he has held for 16 years. Baker is continuing as chair of the Baker Group board of directors and will remain an active member of …

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Growing economy, affordably priced housing linked, say Project515 panelists

  Jorge “Junior” Ibarra, CEO of West Des Moines-based Ibarra Realty Group, was one of six panelists in a recent Business Record Project515 virtual event on affordable housing. Next year, the prices of houses for…
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5-story, mixed-use building with luxury condos planned on vacant ground in West Des Moines; Albaugh behind the project

A five-story, mixed-use building is planned on about 3 acres located on the northwest corner of South 60th Street and Stagecoach Drive in West Des Moines. The project, called Jordan Creek Tower, is expected to…
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States Newsroom announces expansion plan for statehouse news network

States Newsroom, a North Carolina-based network of state-based nonprofit news outlets that includes the Iowa Capital Dispatch, announced it will bring all of its coverage together in one place with the launch of News From the …

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Wellmark Foundation contributes $250,000 to Urban Dreams capital campaign for community center project

Urban Dreams has been awarded a $250,000 donation from the Wellmark Foundation to help purchase and renovate a building that will be more expansive than its current facility.

The Wellmark gift is part of a…
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New Ankeny senior community center opens Dec. 21

The Albaugh Family Senior Community Center, located at 150 N.W. Ash St. in Ankeny, will open to the public at 6:30 a.m. Dec. 21. A grand opening celebration is planned at 3 p.m. Dec. 20 …

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Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan to make stop in Des Moines

The Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan will make a stop in Greater Des Moines on Wednesday. Decorated with thousands of sparkling lights, the trucks roll through towns across America during the holiday season. The Coca-Cola Co. and …

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