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Pleasant Hill issues record number of building permits in 2020

The city of Pleasant Hill in 2020 issued 218 buildings permits valued at $60.5 million, both records for the eastern Polk County community. Previous records were set in 2006 when 196 permits were issued and …

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Former White House chief of staff John Kelly to headline Land Investment Expo next week

Former White House chief of staff and homeland security secretary Gen. John Kelly is scheduled to headline next week’s Land Investment Expo at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Kelly will be interviewed onstage by Anthony …

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New taproom coming to downtown Des Moines

Craft Bru will open in May at LINC at Gray’s Station. The new taproom will offer 60 Midwest craft beers. Architectural rendering by Slingshot Architecture

A taproom featuring 60 Midwest beers will open in May at …

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Ankeny issues record $423 million in building permits in 2020

The city of Ankeny issued building permits valued at more than $423 million in 2020, topping the previous record of $416 million set in 2019, city officials announced. Overall, the city issued a record 3,220 …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Properties along Des Moines’ Ingersoll Avenue sold

Mike Hutchison, who owns and operates Star Bar, has purchased that property at 2811 Ingersoll Ave. as well as an adjacent parcel at which an upscale furniture store is located, Polk County real estate records…
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Historic Des Moines property sold to out-of-state group

Property at 320 S.W. Seventh St. in Des Moines has been sold to a California group for $7.35 million, according to Polk County records. Photo courtesey of Google Earth

 

A building constructed by a man …

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Housing for older, low-income adults proposed at former south-side Des Moines school building

The former Hoak Elementary School at 1801 McKinley Ave. in Des Moines could be converted into affordable housing for people 55 and older. The building has sat empty since 2013. Architectural rendering by Simonson and Associates…
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Waukee issues record number of building permits in 2020

The city of Waukee issued a record 1,489 building permits in 2020, topping the previous record of 1,282 set in 2019, city officials announced. The value of the permits issued in 2020 – $245.7 million …

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Ludwig 2021 president of Des Moines’ home builders group

Kalen Ludwig of Ground Breaker Homes and People’s Co., pictured,  is the 2021 president of the Home Builders Association of Des Moines, the group announced. Ludwig has been with Ground Breaker Homes and People’s Company since…
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Ludwig 2021 president of Des Moines’ home builders group

Kalen Ludwig of Ground Breaker Homes and People’s Co., pictured,  is the 2021 president of the Home Builders Association of Des Moines, the group announced. Ludwig has been with Ground Breaker Homes and People’s Company since …