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Origin to break ground on homes in Conrad

Origin Homes, a subsidiary of Hubbell Realty Co., will break ground on five homes in Conrad next week, the company said in a news release. The homes are part of Origin’s Rural Housing Initiative, which …

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WesleyLife breaks ground on $49.5M redevelopment of its healthy living community in Indianola

WesleyLife, the Johnston-based nonprofit that provides health and well-being services to older adults, is scheduled to break ground today on a $49.5 million redevelopment of The Village, its campus in Indianola.

A ceremony is scheduled …

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Bondurant’s Grain District redevelopment: An update

More than a year after the Bondurant City Council adopted the Grain District Downtown Redevelopment Plan, work is progressing to transform the former Landus grain elevator site into a vibrant mixed-use district that city leaders …

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Master Builders of Iowa hosting conference on workplace wellness for Iowa businesses

Master Builders of Iowa has announced it is holding the “Building a Better You” wellness retreat July 10-11 in Coralville. The two-day event invites Iowa businesses to hear from speakers from the John Maxwell Leadership …

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Google announces initiative to increase electrical workers in Iowa

Google on Friday held a media event at its newest Iowa data center campus, an over-400-acre site in Big Cedar Industrial Park in southwest Cedar Rapids. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds was one of the speakers…
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Construction set to start on building with live-work space in Drake neighborhood

Construction is expected to begin next month on a new live-work style building where a Kum & Go store once stood on University Avenue in the Drake neighborhood.

Neighborhood Development Corp. purchased the site, at …

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New restaurant/bar concept planned for former Longest Yard site in Valley Junction

A new building is planned for the site where the Longest Yard once stood in West Des Moines’ Valley Junction. Restaurant developer Tom Baldwin says he’s excited about the opportunity to bring something that will…
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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Italian firm buys land in Perry for production facility

ADR Axles USA Inc., located in Uboldo, Italy, paid Perry Economic Development Inc. $504,450 for over 10 acres of undeveloped land in the Perry Industrial Park along L Avenue south of Highway 141, Dallas County real estate records …

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ClaimDOC acquires adjacent property

ClaimDOC relocated from downtown to West Des Moines in mid-2021 because there wasn’t enough space for its growing workforce.

Four years later, the company is nearly out of space again.

In early May, ClaimDOC acquired …