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PROJECT UPDATE: Mainframe Studios

The second and third levels of Mainframe Studios have been stripped to the concrete floors and ceiling, and work on installing new windows is expected to begin yet in July. Photo special to the Business Record…

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Historian: Construction of the Financial Center in 1972 ignited a wave of new downtown development

A photograph taken in 1974 of the Financial Center at Seventh and Walnut streets in downtown Des Moines shortly after construction was completed on the 25-story high-rise. The photo, provided by the Beck Group, was …

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Recession not slowing homebuilding in Central Iowa, nation

Cities in the Des Moines metro area issued 1,499 residential building permits in the first six months of 2020, 25% more than the 1,198 issued during the same time in 2019, a review of cities’ …

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Hoyt Sherman Place tells improvements to be made with historic preservation tax credits

Hoyt Sherman Place plans to use $710,000 it received in historic tax credits from the state to restore historical significance to the second floor of the mansion, including the master bedroom, sitting parlor and children’s …

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Kemin breaks ground on $8 million quality control lab at D.M. headquarters

Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer based in Des Moines, on Thursday broke ground for a new quality control laboratory that will be built at its worldwide headquarters in Des Moines. The new $8 million …

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Renovation of 135-year-old historic building complete

For years, the most Andy Lorentzen knew about the six-story brick structure at 319 Seventh St. in downtown Des Moines was that it housed a sandwich shop he liked to frequent.

It wasn’t until the …

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Grants awarded to 21 communities for rural development, collaboration

The state has awarded $400,000 in Rural Innovation and Rural Housing Assessment grants to 21 Iowa cities to support creative, nontraditional ideas that focus on challenges faced by rural communities, and for the communities to …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Hy-Vee sells land in West Des Moines to out-of-state developer

Hy-Vee Inc. has sold 3.3 acres it has owned at 865 S. 51st St. in West Des Moines since 2001, Polk County real estate transactions show.   The West Des Moines-based grocery store chain sold…
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PROJECT UPDATE: Allied Construction Services Inc.

An architectural rendering of the proposed warehouse for Allied Construction Services Inc. Rendering courtesy of city of West Des Moines WHAT: 37,500-square-foot warehouse and three storage buildings with a total of 14,880 square feet WHERE: 2825 S.E. First…
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Cutting-edge technology planned for Waukee development

Myriad Advisor Solutions announced this week that it has begun laying fiber optic cable to power cutting-edge technology with the vision of creating a sustainable Smart Campus for businesses in the Quarter district, located at …