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Housing programs get financial boosts from donations

Efforts to provide affordable housing in Polk County and to reduce the number of evictions occurring in Iowa received financial boosts this week: The county supervisors approved allocating $15.1 million from the federal government to …

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Crescent Chevrolet sign in Des Moines declared local landmark

Des Moines Register: Des Moines’ Landmark Review Board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve landmark status for the Crescent Chevrolet sign at 555 17th St., and renovation plans for the site where it has sat since 1968 …

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Apple project in Waukee moving forward

Apple Inc. has begun infrastructure improvements at the site in Waukee where it announced in 2017 that it planned on constructing a massive data center, a Waukee city official said.

The city has approved construction …

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W.D.M. raises budget for conduit network, citing construction disruptions

After Mediacom filed a lawsuit against the city in December 2020, the future of West Des Moines’ initiative to construct a citywide conduit network capable of delivering broadband internet to all residents was left in …

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Iowa House passes scaled-back bill for mobile home tenants

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A bill to safeguard residents of mobile home parks against rapid rent and fee increases, as well as adding protections against evictions, passed the Iowa House on Tuesday night despite criticism it had …

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Construction begins on new retail center in Urbandale

Construction of the first phase of the Marketplace at Urban Loop, 4820 100th St. in Urbandale, is expected to completed by the end of 2022. Architectural rendering by Simonson & Associates Inc. Map below: Marketplace at Urban Loop …

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Hy-Vee plans addition to store in Waukee, adding clothing, shoe shops

Hy-Vee Inc. is expanding its retail store at 1005 E. Hickman Road in Waukee by more than one-third, adding sports, shoe and clothing shops, information submitted to the city shows.

In addition, the retailer is expanding the…
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PROJECT UPDATE: 3750 on Grand

Construction of the condominium project at 3750 Grand Ave. is nearing completion. All of the development’s 36 condo units have been sold. Photo by Duane Tinkey

Grand Avenue condo project nearing completion

WHAT: Eight-story condominium project plus the …

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Willow on Grand event center opens after COVID-related delays

Willow on Grand, an event venue at 6011 Grand Ave.in Des Moines, opened recently. A garden center and a two-story residence that had been converted to other uses previously had been located on the property. Photo …

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City Council gives nod to rezoning requests for restaurant and row houses

The Des Moines City Council approved two rezoning requests Monday, one for a restaurant and brewery on 18th Street and the other for the development of 15 row houses on Fleur Drive.

The council voted …