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Waukee officials detail plans for ‘KeeTown Loop’ entertainment district

Waukee city officials and developers announced Wednesday that Waukee’s long-anticipated entertainment and recreation district — including a 3,500-seat live-entertainment venue as its centerpiece — is on track to open to the public just over two …

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Construction beginning on new event venue on Grand Avenue in Des Moines

Taylor Boesen’s original five-year plan for her event planning business included opening a venue at which to hold wedding receptions, graduation parties and other special gatherings.

 

Boesen started White Willow Events in 2013. About …

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Scott Avenue portion of Central Iowa Water Trails project gets final nod from city design board

A digital rendering of the features of the Scott Avenue portion of the Central Iowa Water Trails project. The design for this section of the project was approved by the city of Des Moines’ Urban …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Apartment complex in Des Moines sold for $7.3 million

Hickman Partners LLC, an Omaha-based group, paid Royal Oaks DSM LLC $8.7 million for property at 2400 Hickman Road in Des Moines, Polk County real estate records show. The 11-acre parcel includes the Royal Oaks apartment …

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Site plan approved for building in new West Des Moines office development

The site plan for a two-story, 48,000-square-foot office building planned at 5745 Raccoon River Drive in West Des Moines was approved this week by the city’s Plan and Zoning Commission. The building is part of …

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Renovation underway on building with unique ‘sawtooth’ roof

Renovation of the building at 217 E. Second St. in Des Moines will include a new air filtration system. The interior will be lit in part from sunlight that will come through glass in the …

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‘People are ready to party’

 

Construction of Willow on Grand, a 6,029-square-foot event venue at 6011 Grand Ave., is expected to be completed by the end of 2021. The rendering above shows a courtyard with seating that will be …

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Big Grove Brewery expanding to D.M., in Sherman Hill area

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Big Grove, the eastern Iowa brewery with locations in Iowa City and Solon, will be expanding to Des Moines. Big Grove Brewery will be part of a development by Krause+, the real estate …

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Des Moines-area homebuilding continues to slow

Homebuilding continued to slow in the Des Moines area in May with nearly 13% fewer residential building permits issued than in April, a review of communities’ building permit records shows.

The slowdown follows a trend …

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VIDEO: Project515 – Retail and services outlook

The retail and services industries have seen major changes in the past decade, arguably none more abrupt than those brought on by the global pandemic in the past year. This has been true from small …