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Project515 panelists: Lessons retailers learned during COVID

For nearly two years, predictions about the retail sector have been doom and gloom, including speculation that e-commerce would replace brick-and-mortar stores.

Headlines for the immediate future don’t provide many glimmers of optimism: Inflation is …

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Proposed historic renovation of Carpenter Paper Co. warehouse building receives preliminary approval from Des Moines board

 

 

A rendering showing the lobby area of what’s known as the Carpenter Paper Co. building at 106 S.W. Seventh St. in downtown Des Moines. Developer Tim Rypma is proposing a $10 million renovation …

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Zoning change request for oil change business turned down by WDM officials

A request to locate an automotive tire change and oil service business on the northeast corner of South 51st Street and Bentley Drive in West Des Moines met with an adamant “no” from two City …

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Site plan approved for new Premier Tech Prairie facility in Urbandale

A proposed site plan from Premier Tech Prairie Inc. for a 15,739-square-foot building that will be constructed at 9370 Plum Drive received approval this week from Urbandale’s Planning and Zoning Commission. The building, which will range in …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Historic fire station that housed Social Club sold for $2.3 million

The sale of the building that was home to historic Central Fire Station No. 1, and more recently the Des Moines Social Club, has been sold to a group of local buyers, Polk County real …

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Historic north Des Moines building to undergo $4.3 million restoration

During the past three years or so, a renaissance has occurred along Sixth Avenue in Des Moines’ Highland Park/Oak Park neighborhoods with the renovation and repurposing of decades-old buildings.

That resurgence has turned the corner, …

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Ankeny council approves annexation plan, setting up conflict with Alleman

Des Moines Register: The Ankeny City Council signed off on a plan to bring new land into its borders over the objections of some landowners and the city’s northern neighbor. Without discussion, the council unanimously voted …

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Nevada hotel being converted into studio apartments

A West Des Moines company is converting a former hotel in Nevada, Iowa, into affordable rental housing, with the units being available as early as this fall. WB Realty has taken ownership of the Budget …

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Alleman will revise plan to halt Ankeny encroachment

Axios Des Moines: Alleman will drop a 6-acre parcel from its annexation proposal to resolve concerns Polk County supervisors raised last week, Mayor Bob Kramme said. Supervisors said they would reconsider the small city’s plans to …

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Des Moines’ $84 million soccer stadium project delayed

Axios Des Moines: The completion of a professional soccer stadium and adjacent plaza in downtown Des Moines is being delayed a year, project organizers announced in a press release this morning. The kickoff for Iowa’s first …