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Work on new Italian-American center begins soon

The renovation and expansion of an iconic white mansion that overlooks Gray’s Lake and downtown Des Moines is expected to begin this summer with much of the work completed by fall 2026.

Members of the …

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Pin High Sports Bar opening in Norwalk

Pin High Sports Bar, which will feature six golf simulators and four duckpin bowling lanes, will open in Norwalk on Friday, the city announced in a news release. The sports bar, located at 1951 E. …

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Principal real estate investment expert talks data centers at CREW event

Data centers are a hot topic among real estate investors in 2025, according to an investment specialist at Principal Asset Management.

At a CREW Iowa event on June 10, a panel of experts on the local data …

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Design Engineers opening office in Ankeny’s Prairie Trail

Design Engineers, a regional engineering firm headquartered in Cedar Rapids, is opening an office in Ankeny’s Prairie Trail development.

The Ankeny office will be led by Adam Bunnell, an associate principal and senior mechanical engineer with Design …

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Zaxbys eyes Des Moines for future growth

Zaxbys, the Atlanta, Ga.-based chicken tender restaurant, is looking to the Des Moines metro for future expansion, the company’s director of franchise development said.

Zaxbys, founded in 1990 in Statesboro, Ga., will open its 1,000th …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Next Phase Development acquires land in southwest Des Moines, plans to build multi-tenant, high-bay warehouse project

West Des Moines-based Next Phase Development LLC has acquired nearly 9 undeveloped acres in a commerce park in southwest Des Moines where it plans to develop a high-bay warehouse with office space.

The multi-user warehouse (rendering above) …

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Data center leaders share insights on local market

Central Iowa is increasingly a strong fit for tech companies because of the state’s abundant land, low energy costs and available infrastructure, data center experts said at a recent commercial real estate event.

CREW Iowa, …

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State ag department moves out of Wallace building

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship hosted a reception on Thursday as the department moves out of the Henry A. Wallace State Office Building, 502 E. Ninth St. The Wallace building, with its …

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Cityville on 9th redevelopment complete

A major adaptive reuse project at Cityville on 9th is complete, marking a milestone in the property’s continued evolution, the group behind the project recently announced.

Artisan Capital Group acquired the 312-unit multifamily property in 2024 for …

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What you need to know from the Project515 on retail

Creating a retail-based experience to meet the needs of the next-generation consumer will be integral to the future of the retail market, experts said during the Business Record’s Project 515 discussion on May 29.

The …