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Developers reveal plans for former AIB campus

Two Central Iowa residents with experience in real estate redevelopment and finance are buying the former AIB College of Business campus overlooking downtown and plan to rehabilitate former student housing for apartments and resell the …

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Clive plans to build $15.25 million public safety building

The Clive City Council this month voted to buy the site of a former furniture store for $1.6 million from Knapp Properties, pending inspections and site surveys.

The city plans to build a 40,00-square-foot public …

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Developer modifies Franklin school project with hopes it will receive council approval on Monday

Developer Jeff Young has modified plans for an outdoor patio at his proposed development at the former Franklin Junior High School at 4801 Franklin Ave. Young hopes to convert the space as a garden and …

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New plans for former AIB campus

Two Central Iowa residents with experience in real estate redevelopment and finance are buying the former AIB College of Business campus overlooking downtown and plan to rehabilitate former student housing for apartments and resell the …

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CRE Update: Urbandale’s rebranding effort starting to take hold

Changing people’s well-established habits is challenging, Urbandale city officials have learned during their campaign to rebrand an area around the 90-degree bend in the stretch of interstate highway that bisects the city.

Commonly called Rider …

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July 9: How to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace

Host: CREW Iowa
About: Please join us as we welcome Sharon Krohn, a certified leadership and career coach and executive search consultant from Chicago. Krohn will explain what emotional intelligence is and how you can …

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Report: Affordable housing out of reach for low-income Iowans

A full-time worker in Iowa needs to earn at least $15.44 per hour to be able to afford renting a modest two-bedroom apartment. That pay level — Iowa’s 2019 Housing Wage — was revealed in …

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Newton prison inmates building homes, learning a trade

KGLO Radio: A new program in a Central Iowa prison aims to help fill the state’s skilled labor shortage and bring quality, affordable homes to rural areas, while also helping keep offenders from returning to prison. …

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‘Rising Toward Community’ event to celebrate overcoming homelessness

Anawim Housing, in partnership with the Polk County Continuum of Care, will host an inaugural “Rising Toward Community” event on the summer solstice on June 21 – the first day of summer and the longest …

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CRE Update: Homebuilders voice concerns with latest zoning code draft

Homebuilder Ted Grob had a vision for a 4-acre tract along East 46th Street south of Hubbell Avenue in Des Moines: Develop the agricultural land into lots for single-family houses that would sell for under …