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Polk County earmarks $15M in ARPA funds for affordable housing

Polk County will invest more than $15 million in affordable housing projects. The county’s Board of Supervisors approved the funding during its meeting on April 5. The funding is part of $95 million the county …

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With Topgolf’s WDM location, three golf entertainment venue developments in the works

Topgolf Entertainment Group announced today it plans to bring a location to West Des Moines, making it the state’s first Topgolf venue and the third indoor golfing venue under development in the Des Moines metro…
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WDM council signals support for Valley West Inn redevelopment, agrees to contributed $840K to project

The West Des Moines City Council this week agreed to contribute $840,000 to the redevelopment of Valley West Inn into supportive housing. File photo.

The West Des Moines City Council approved a resolution supporting the redevelopment …

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New YSS youth recovery campus embeds trauma-informed design in its walls

Homes are a central component of the residential addiction treatment YSS provides to Iowa youths. Two adapted houses in Ames have served as treatment facilities to help youths feel welcomed and comfortable while they recover.…

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Pace of new home construction slows in area communities

The Des Moines-area residential homebuilding market remained stagnant in May as rising home mortgage rates caused some potential buyers to leave the new-home buying market.

The 14 jurisdictions surveyed by the Business Record issued 420 …

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PROJECT UPDATE: West Bank headquarters

Buildings have been demolished on the site of West Bank’s planned new headquarters at 3330 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines. Last week, demolition crews were sorting through the debris and removing it from the site. Photo …

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Construction underway on Live Nation entertainment venue in Waukee’s KeeTown Loop commercial district

Construction has begun in Waukee on the Live Nation entertainment venue at 2938 Grand Prairie Parkway. Architectural rendering courtesy of OPN Architects

 

More than $93.5 million in new commercial construction projects got underway in the …

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Nonprofit group proposes converting Valley West Inn into housing

The Valley West Inn at 3535 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines would be converted to housing under a proposal heard this morning by a subcommittee of the West Des Moines City Council. Photo courtesy …

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Old fire station comes full circle under new ownership

The old Fire Station No. 1, at the corner of Ninth and Mulberry streets downtown. By Duane Tinkey

The future of the former Central Fire Station No. 1 will be a nod to its past, one …

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Median sale price of DM-area house sets another record in May

The median sale price of a house sold in the Des Moines area reached yet another record high in May, at $275,000, according to Des Moines Area Association of Realtors data.

May’s record surpassed the …