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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 …

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Iowa home prices increased, sales remained steady last year in Iowa

Statewide home sales dipped less than 1 percent last year to 41,387 from 41,755 in 2017, the Iowa Association of Realtors said. The median sales price increased 3.9 percent to $161,000. Homes sold at a …

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6th Avenue improvement project set to start Feb. 28

The city of Des Moines and the 6th Avenue Corridor Urban Neighborhood Main Street Program are breaking ground on Phase I of the 6th Avenue Corridor Streetscape Project at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 28 at 1714 …

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More than makeup

One day, Valley West Mall will look in the mirror, see Valley West Commons and barely recognize its old self.

The name change will come as new tenants with new uses come to the 44-year-old …

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Roers adds office suites at Flux

Minnesota-based Roers Investments plans to open flexible work space, called Onyx Office Suites, April 1 on the first floor of its Flux Apartments in the Western Gateway, according to a release. The 12 new private …

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Franklin Junior High project becomes a team effort

Local real estate developer Jeff Young has compiled a team of designers, engineers and other creative thinkers in the historic renovation of Franklin Junior High into mixed-use property on a 12-acre campus at 4801 Franklin …

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Cities are on their own, finally, for local option sales tax vote

Des Moines resident Mel Pins is an infrastructure kind of guy who would like to see streets get paved when they need it — pothole repairs last about as long as it takes to patch …

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Nominations open for Commercial Real Estate Professional of the Year award

The Business Record is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Commercial Real Estate Professional of the Year award. The award is designed to highlight an outstanding CRE professional from Central Iowa for his or her …

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March 5: CREW Iowa — Annual Panel on the War on Talent

Host: CREW Iowa
About: Please join CREW Iowa and a panel of leading women in our community who will speak on issues related to “The War on Talent,” a phrase coined to discuss efforts to …