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Des Moines area’s apartment vacancy rate at 5.3%

The following are highlights from CBRE|Hubbell Commercial’s 2021 second-quarter multifamily market report for the Des Moines area:

• The vacancy rate of the 35,775 apartment units surveyed was 5.3% in the second quarter, which ended …

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Architecture Billings Index continues strong growth

Architecture firms in the U.S. saw increased demand for design services in June, according to a new report from the American Institute of Architects. The group’s Architecture Billings Index score for June remained at 57.1; …

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$264.7 million building permit issued by West Des Moines for Microsoft Corp.’s newest data center project

Construction has begun on a new data center for Microsoft Corp.’s Project Ginger West, its campus in West Des Moines, information from the city’s commercial building permit data shows.

The permit valued at $264.7 million …

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Property along Ingersoll Avenue eyed for redevelopment

Property in the 3900 block of Ingersoll Avenue in Des Moines has been purchased by a partnership that is marketing the site for a mixed-use development that could include multifamily housing, commercial or office uses,…
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Guest opinion: Global Insurance Symposium continues to establish Des Moines as an innovative industry hub

Submitted by: Michael B. Abbott, partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and a GIS co-chair, and
Eden Pearson, senior director, state government relations at Nationwide and a GIS co-chair

Global risk and diversity, …

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Creating a culture for the future

Messaging is critical to advertising and marketing, and at Flynn Wright, there’s a message of creating a culture where “anything is possible,” which leaders of the agency say has been key to the company’s success …

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Births in Iowa drop to lowest level in at least a century during COVID pandemic

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa couples delivered the fewest babies last year since the state began keeping track in 1915 — a disturbing decline brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic that also pushed deaths to a yearly …

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Reynolds names new Iowa Veterans Home commandant after removing previous leader

Des Moines Register: Gov. Kim Reynolds has named a new commandant for the Iowa Veterans Home, after removing the facility’s previous leader without explanation earlier this year. In a news release sent Monday evening, Reynolds said …

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Metro wastewater part of national COVID-19 study

Whatever you flush down the drains in your home or business may be tested for COVID-19 and its variants as part of a national study. According to a news release from the city, the Des Moines Metropolitan …

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Deadline approaching for Rural Iowa Broadband Grant applications

The current Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grant round application period is set to close at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Providers must have applications completed and submitted through the Iowa Grants System by that time in order to be …

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