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Urbandale Mexican restaurant plans expansion into Ankeny

Cancun Grill and Cantina, currently with a location in Urbandale, plans to open a second restaurant at 2785 N. Ankeny Blvd., according to information included in the Ankeny Zoning Board of Adjustment packet. The restaurant …

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R&R recognized in list of top companies

R&R Realty Group and two of its subsidiaries have been named “Best of the Best” by Midwest Real Estate News. The West Des Moines company and its subsidiaries were named “Top Midwest Commercial Real Estate …

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Crosbie joins Hubbell Realty

Rowena Crosbie, president and founder of Tero International, is Hubbell Realty Co.’s newest board of directors member. Crosbie, who joins 16 other board members, will serve a two-year term. Crosbie “enjoys a good challenge and …

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MidAmerican razing buildings along riverfront

  MidAmerican Energy Co. is demolishing its Two Rivers facility at 200 S.E. Third St. Photo by Kathy A. Bolten

MidAmerican Energy Co. for the past month has been demolishing buildings in its Two Rivers facility …

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Facebook buys more property for its Altoona expansion

Social media giant Facebook Inc. paid nearly $1.5 million in August for nearly 20 acres north of its Altoona data center campus at 100 Share Way N.W., Polk County Recorder’s Office records show.

On Aug. …

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Federal courthouse breaks ground, exceeds height limit

The Des Moines City Council in 2003, anticipating construction of the Principal Riverwalk, amended the zoning ordinance to add what it called the Downtown Riverfront District.

The ordinance established development standards for any newly constructed …

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Jarvey on new courthouse: ‘Beautiful, functional, wonderful’

Federal and local dignitaries took part in a groundbreaking ceremony today for the new federal courthouse planned at 101 Locust St. Photo by Kathy A. Bolten 

The new U.S. district federal courthouse that will be located…
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$101 million entertainment district proposed in Waukee

Construction of a 90,000-square-foot building with office space, event center, gymnasium and restaurant is scheduled to begin in September. The building, located in the 2500 block of S.E. Encompass Drive in Waukee, is part of 12 acres Daniel Pettit is …

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Gatto: ‘It’ll be like the wild, wild West’ without criteria for allowing smaller houses in Des Moines

A new proposal on minimum square footage standards for newly built houses in Des Moines prompted numerous questions Monday from City Council members including wondering what the criteria were for allowing smaller houses to be …

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Iowa land values up in Chicago District Federal Bank report

Iowa’s farmland values are rising despite a trend downward across the Midwest, Radio Iowa reports. The Chicago District Federal Bank report found farmland values across the Midwest region fell by 1% during the second quarter compared …