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Public hearing scheduled today in Des Moines for short-term rentals

A public hearing on changes proposed to Des Moines’ zoning regulations for short-term rentals will be held at 5:30 p.m. today in the boardroom of the Richard A. Clark Municipal Service Center, 1551 E. Martin …

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Mad Meatball reopening in new apartment project

Mad Meatball, a popular pizzeria formerly located at Southeast Fifth Street and East Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, has a new home.

The restaurant will reopen in spring 2020 in ground-floor space at Linc at …

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Mysterious distribution center, code-named ‘Project Bluejay,’ could bring thousands of jobs to Des Moines metro

Des Moines Register: A massive five-story warehouse and distribution center could bring thousands of jobs to the Des Moines metro. Going by the code name, “Project Bluejay,” the 780,000-square-foot structure would be built on more …

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NOTEBOOK: The story behind how Sears came to be a tenant in Merle Hay Mall

Elizabeth Holland, chairman and general counsel of the Chicago-based Abbell Associates, was a keynote speaker at last week’s annual Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association Expo.

Holland’s grandfather, Joseph Abbell with others, developed Merle Hay Mall. …

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Plans for downtown Des Moines parking garage artwork revised

A plan to install slow-moving windmills on the side of a parking garage under construction in downtown Des Moines has been modified to ensure the artwork is safe, durable and easily maintained, Urban Review Design …

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Des Moines staff raise concerns about artwork proposed for parking garage

An architect’s rendering shows how tinted, translucent blades would be attached to the west facade of the parking garage under construction at Fifth Avenue and Walnut Street in downtown Des Moines. City staff have raised …

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Negotiations ongoing for purchase of former Sears building at Merle Hay Mall

Top: The former Sears store at Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines closed nearly a year ago. Windows are boarded up and brown paper covers the doors. Photo by Kathy A. Bolten
Bottom: The Sears store …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: The NFL team run by women

The Philadelphia Eagles’ front office is an outlier in athletics, which is largely dominated by men – four women are part of the senior leadership team. The team said it looked at candidates outside of …

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New coworking space opening in Des Moines area

Kirsten Anderson wanted a place to work that was conducive to planning workshops and completing requests for proposals but that also provided support and ideas to help her anti-harassment consulting business grow.

For the past …

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Notable transactions

The Cory Family Trust paid Kenyon Quarries LLC $1.2 million on Sept. 10 for 36.1 acres at 10006 N.E. 56th St., according to Polk County Recorder’s Office records. The ground is now farmland, valued at $46,100,…