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PROJECT UPDATE: Shelter for women and children

The three-story section of a former east-side elementary school would be razed to make room for a shelter for women and children. The proposed project has experienced delays related to the pandemic. Photo by Kathy A.…
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Iowa Realty acquires Newton-Grinnell independent operator

Heartland Iowa Realty, which had been independently owned and operated by Caren and Phil Clevenger and Mark Larson, has been acquired by HomeServices of Iowa, parent company of Iowa Realty. Heartland Iowa Realty has offices …

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Paul Rupprecht inducted to Midwest CRE Hall of Fame

Paul Rupprecht, R&R Real Estate Advisors president, has been inducted into the Midwest Commercial Real Estate 2020 Hall of Fame. Rupprecht has spent nearly 30 years in the commercial real estate industry. Daniel Rupprecht, R&R Realty’s founder and …

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2 high-profile projects proposed for metro area will go head-to-head for state tax dollars

Two high-profile Des Moines-area projects likely will be competing for funding through the Iowa Reinvestment Act Program, which allows a portion of sales and hotel-motel taxes generated from new projects to be captured and reinvested …

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Details of $535 million proposed soccer stadium project revealed

An architectural rendering of the proposed stadium and plaza project on the former Dico Inc. site at 200 S.W. 16th St. in Des Moines. Rendering special to the Business Record

Backers of a proposal to…
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Convention center, hotel project proposed in West Des Moines

A convention center with attached hotels is proposed on 5.5 acres at Stagecoach Drive and Market Street in West Des Moines. The project, which would include a five-level parking structure with more than 1,000 spaces, …

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Des Moines City Council to vote Wednesday on buying downtown parking garage

The Des Moines City Council, during a special meeting on Wednesday, is expected to approve the purchase of a downtown parking garage at Fifth Avenue and Walnut Street. 

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Campaign underway to raise $3 million to renovate historic Drake-area theater

Jon Petersen and Tim Reinders, members of the Des Moines Film Society, put up new letters on the marquee of a historic movie house in the Drake neighborhood. The nonprofit group is buying the theater …

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More homes sold in Iowa in 2020 than in previous year

More than 46,200 houses were sold in Iowa in 2020, nearly 10% more than the number sold the previous year, according to the Iowa Association of Realtors. Specifically, 46,252 houses were sold, compared with 42,124 …

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2020 was record-setting year for some Des Moines-area communities

Commercial building permits, collectively valued at more than $1.1 billion, were issued by Des Moines-area communities in 2020, a total some consider surprising given the year’s unexpected disruptions caused by the outbreak of COVID-19.

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