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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Hubbell sells four warehouses in Grimes for $28.5 million

Hubbell Realty Co. has sold four Grimes warehouses to out-of-state entities for $28.25 million, Polk County real estate records show.

The entities that bought the properties are BTG Iowa LLC, managed by Kansas City-based Burlington …

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Plans for Copper Creek Golf Course include enclosed driving range

The new owner of Copper Creek Golf Course in Pleasant Hill has big plans for the facility, including enclosing the driving range bays and installing tracing technology to allow golfers to see the real-time flight …

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Homebuilders group plans safety stand-down on Thursday

The Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines and its parent National Association of Home Builders are urging residential construction companies to halt work for at least 10 minutes on Thursday to educate workers on …

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$1.8M available to Polk County nonprofits connecting youths with critical housing

Polk County nonprofits are encouraged to apply for $1.8 million in grants available through the national Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program to help connect young people with critical housing and supportive services. The grant money was …

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Longtime Des Moines construction firm plans move into downtown office building

The Weitz Co., an architectural, engineering and construction firm with deep roots in Des Moines, is relocating its corporate headquarters and other company divisions to a downtown office building that will soon undergo a $23.3 …

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Crowley named CRE Professional of the Year

Kevin Crowley, chief operating officer and manager for NAI Iowa Realty Commercial, is the 2020 Ivy College of Business CRE Professional of the Year.

Crowley (pictured) has been involved with the commercial real estate industry…
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Design of proposed Drake-area project approved by city board

A street view of the northwest corner of a $20.6 million development planned at 26th Street and University Avenue. Architectual rendering by RDG Planning and Design

The design of a $20.6 million apartment and commercial project …

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Endowment fund begun by AIA Iowa

The Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects has established the Iowa Chapter Impact Endowment for Iowa Architectural Foundation. An initial gift of $50,000 will be used to provide a steady financial resource for …

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PROJECT UPDATE: Kinship Brewing Co.

Grading has begun on the $6.5 million brewery development at 255 N.W. Sunrise Drive in Waukee. Photo special to the Business Record

What: Kinship Brewing Co., a new brewery planned for Waukee

Where: 255 N.W. Sunrise Drive, Waukee

Background …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: State agency sells former office building, parking lot for $1.6 million

The Iowa Finance Authority has sold properties it owned along Grand Avenue for $1.6 million, Polk County real estate transactions show.

In 2018, the state agency moved out of its former office building at 2015 …