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Popular fine-dining steakhouse planned in West Des Moines

A Ruth’s Chris Steak House will anchor a residential and retail development proposed on the southwest corner of Ashworth Road and Jordan Creek Parkway. Site plan special to the Business Record

Ruth’s Chris Steak House, billed …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Canoyer Garden Center expanding Des Moines-area operations

Canoyer Garden Center, with retail stores in Grimes and Ankeny, is expanding its Central Iowa operations with a new greenhouse and warehouse planned on 4.5 acres at 4169 109th St. in Urbandale, city records show. …

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PROJECT UPDATE: Union 315

Construction of a mixed-use building at 315 Fifth St. in West Des Moines’ Valley Junction is expected to be completed by February. Rendering by RDG Planning & Design   Construction begins on new mixed-use building in…
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NEWLY ANNOUNCED EVENTS: Retirement celebration for UNI’s Dr. Cox

Retirement celebration for UNI’s Dr. Cox
What: Dr. Arthur Cox, director of the Center for Real Estate Education at the University of Northern Iowa, is retiring. A casual gathering of UNI business alumni, colleagues and friends …

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Speakers for 2021 commercial real estate expo announced

Keynote speakers for the 2021 Iowa Commercial Real Estate Expo include KC Conway, principal of Red Shoe Economics, Matt Higgins, co-founder and CEO of the private investment firm RSE Ventures, and Elizabeth Holland, CEO of …

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Amazon fulfillment center on the market for $355 million

The recently completed Amazon AR Sort Fulfillment Center in Bondurant is on the market for nearly $355 million, about $300 million of which is an assumption of debt, according to a news release from Avison …

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$10.4 million building permit issued for Amazon facility in Ankeny

A building permit valued at $10.4 million has been issued for tenant improvements at a new warehouse in Crosswinds Business Park in Ankeny, city building permit data shows.

In April, the Business Record was the first …

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$1 million in new amenities added to Regency West Office Park

Paul Rupprecht, left, and Mark Rupprecht in a new conference room that will be available to tenants at Regency West Office Park in West Des Moines. The conference room is among more than $1 million …

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Sixth Avenue Flats to provide housing for those aging out of foster care, create space for entrepreneurs

A digital image of the Sixth Avenue Flats provided by Simonson and Associates Architects.

Calling it more than just another apartment building, officials broke ground Wednesday on a project that will provide safe housing for …

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EPA official: Contaminated site will remain in Superfund program

“We are standing today at the doorstep of growth in greatness for the city of Des Moines,” Mayor Frank Cownie said during a news conference in which cleanup plans for the former Dico site were …