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IFA awards affordable housing tax credits

The Iowa Finance Authority board has awarded more than $8.6 million in federal housing tax credits to support the construction of 552 rental homes for families and seniors in Grimes and Norwalk in Greater Des …

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Hurd takes Fleet Farm to Waukee

The Waukee Planning and Zoning Commission has approved an initial plat for a 187,834-square-foot Fleet Farm retail building that Hurd Real Estate Services plans to develop on a nearly 20-acre property north of Interstate 80 …

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Iowa posts lowest February construction unemployment rate on record

Iowa, which had the third-highest construction unemployment rate in the country in January, recorded its lowest unemployment rate in the sector in February at 8.2%, according to a release from the Associated Builders & Contractors. …

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Heart of America plans AC Hotel in Cedar Rapids

Corridor Business Journal: Moline-based Heart of America Group plans to expand the AC Hotel by Marriott brand it first opened in Des Moines to Cedar Rapids as part of a historic renovation of the city’s …

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Construction companies, individuals recognized by Master Builders of Iowa

Master Builders of Iowa took account of the state’s construction industry during its winter meeting, resulting in awards for safe projects and quality construction. Weitz Co. received the Worksafe Project of the Year for its …

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Myers named senior vice president at Neumann Bros.

Neumann Bros. Inc. has named Bryan Myers senior vice president in charge of office operations staff, including project managers and project engineers. He is a 1984 graduate of Iowa State University’s construction management program and …

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Bankers Trust’s Cooper is CRE Pro of the Year

Jennifer Cooper, vice president and manager of the commercial real estate team at Bankers Trust Co., is the 2019 Business Record CRE Pro of the Year.

Cooper has nearly 29 years of banking experience, much …

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Business leaders, public officials unload on plans for federal courthouse

Des Moines city officials have looked at designs for a $136 million federal courthouse on prime downtown development property and have seen a blank wall fronting one of the city’s main streets and blocking views …

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People spaces

Maybe you’ve heard about We. It’s a Boston-based company, formerly known as WeWork, that in the beginning offered what might best be described as fleeting office space. If you needed a place to plant a …

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Fed courthouse: ‘They came back and gave us a box’

All is not quiet on the federal courthouse front.

The Des Moines City Council voted Monday to send a letter to the chief of the General Services Administration objecting to what City Councilwoman Linda Westergaard …