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Monopoly tournament scheduled to benefit UNI real estate program

Peoples Co. President Steve Bruere says it is Monopoly season, again. For several years, Bruere has sponsored a Monopoly tournament to raise funds for the University of Northern Iowa Center for Real Estate Education. As …

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Broadlawns plans clinic for Hubbell’s Cityville on 9th

Broadlawns Medical Center will open a family medical clinic and urgent care services office this summer at Hubbell Realty Co.’s Cityville on 9th residential and retail development on Southwest Ninth Street. The 4,500-square-foot clinic will …

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CBRE|Hubbell Commercial market survey: The money flow

Editor’s Note: The below is a look at the flow of investment dollars into the region. To read additional key takeaways from the CBRE|Hubbell Commercial survey of industrial, multifamily, office and retail sectors, click here.

Linda Gibbs …

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Surveying the CRE landscape

With a couple of exceptions, the forecast for Greater Des Moines commercial real estate looks much the same this year as it did for last, judging by CBRE|Hubbell Commercial’s annual market report.


For 22 years, …

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Waukee council approves $87 million budget

The Waukee City Council approved an $86.8 million budget Monday for fiscal 2020, which begins July 1, that maintains the current property tax levy at $13.40 per $1,000 of taxable valuation and provides $26.7 million …

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In the business of helping

There was a time when Jackie Johansen would run off to Texas to visit her grandmother, typically after life had delivered a rough blow.

As likely as not, her grandmother would say, “Where are you …

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Government shutdown little noticed by architects

Architecture firm billings growth strengthened in January to a level not seen in the previous 12 months, the American Institute of Architects said. Billings provide an indication of future construction activity. The index registered 55.3 …

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Tousley receives ‘Build Iowa’ award

Master Builders of Iowa has presented Mike Tousley, executive vice president and general manager of the Weitz Co., with its Build Iowa Award. Tousley was selected by a committee of his peers based upon his …

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The ‘heart of the watermelon’ in Norwalk

In Steve Bruere’s mind, he has found the “heart of the watermelon” in Norwalk.

In this case, the watermelon is 126 acres east of Iowa Highway 28 at Chatham Avenue that have long been eyed …

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Housing starts dropped in December, but were up for the year

U.S. housing starts fell 11.2 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.08 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department …