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Two Des Moines-area printing companies merge

Two longtime Des Moines commercial printing companies have merged and will operate as Christian Edwards Printing.

On Aug. 30, Christian Printing Inc. paid $2 million for 4.1 acres and a one-story 41,834-square-foot building at 2700 …

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LenderClose moves to new location

LenderClose is expanding to a new 12,000-square-foot location at 3001 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines, the lendtech company announced. The firm, which outgrew its current office space, expects to end the year with more …

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Redevelopment plan sought for University Avenue corridor

West Des Moines and Clive plan to create a redevelopment plan for about 650 acres along University Avenue.Google map

 

 

Twenty years ago, the area surrounding University Avenue in West Des Moines and Clive …

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Burmeister to D.M. council: Long-term housing plan needed

Eric Burmeister (left), executive director of the Polk County Housing Trust Fund, at Monday’s Des Moines City Council meeting. Des Moines City Councilman Joe Gatto (right) reacts to comments made by Burmeister about the need …

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Report: Newly built houses generate $600 million in income for Des Moines area

The 2,538 new houses built in the Des Moines area in 2018 generated $560 million in income for businesses, workers and cities, a new report released by the National Association of Homebuilders shows.

The report estimated …

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NOTEBOOK: Issue spotlight: Workforce housing

At the Aug. 28 Capital Crossroads quarterly meeting, area leaders received a two-page snapshot of challenges with the housing market. Here’s a mixture of intrigue and alarm:

In the next 20 years:

– Our metro …

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Review: 550 living units added to Western Gateway in past 15 years

As plans for the development of a western gateway into downtown Des Moines began to unfold more than 20 years ago, developers, investors and others began to gobble up properties in the area to either …

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Krause: Future development in Western Gateway includes ‘exciting’ plans

When Krause Group, which operates Kum & Go convenience stores, acquired property for its new headquarters at 1459 Grand Ave., it also bought several other parcels in the area including property formerly occupied by Crescent …

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10-year-old sculpture park sparks economic development in Western Gateway

Editor’s note: Property values have tripled in the Western Gateway in the past 20 years. Since the addition of the sculpture park 10 years ago, values have increased at an even faster rate.

An anniversary …

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Eychaner acquires commercial building

Developer and entrepreneur Rich Eychaner bought a commercial building at 5801 Thornton Ave. for $2.1 million on Aug. 22, Polk County recorder’s data shows.

The purchase from R&L Properties Inc. of West Des Moines was …