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D.R. Horton acquires Classic Builders

Fort Worth-based national homebuilding company D.R. Horton has acquired Classic Builders in Ankeny, Builder magazine reported. D.R. Horton, which is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, paid approximately $60 million cash for Classic Builders, which …

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LCS plans senior living center in N.J.

Des Moines-based LCS has started construction on a senior living complex, the Delaney of Bridgewater, in Bridgewater, N.J. The 262,000-square-foot, 224-unit facility will provide independent, assisted and memory care units and will open fall 2020. …

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NOTEBOOK: Lewis left behind a ‘phenomenal garden’

I met the late Cal Lewis once, for just a few minutes after a meeting at Des Moines City Hall. But I got to know him, a little better, through emails he would send. Many …

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DMACC to buy new larger home for Evelyn K. Davis Center

This coming spring, the growing Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families may double its space for clients, in a planned move that will allow the C Fresh Market neighborhood grocery store to expand.    

Des Moines …

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NOTEBOOK: Builder uses home concert to spark interest in development

Ground Breaker Homes hoped to tune up some interest in a Norwalk spec home and development by hosting a HomeDitty concert.

Kalen Ludwig, director of sales and marketing for Ground Breaker homes, said the company …

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Hy-Vee portfolio is swelling at Hurd Real Estate

Hurd Real Estate has acquired seven Hy-Vee Inc. food stores in three states for $41 million, bringing its holdings in the West Des Moines-based company to 28 grocery stores and 12 convenience stores in six …

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Cal Lewis leaves behind a ‘string of pearls’

Calvin “Cal” F. Lewis, an architect who helped shape what would become the Western Gateway and who marveled at what he called the “string of pearls” that linked the Iowa state Capitol to the Krause …

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Bank-building

Since its arrival in Greater Des Moines as a full-service banking operation, Reinbeck-based Lincoln Savings Bank has been an active participant in development projects.

For Lincoln Savings, that participation comes in the form of financing …

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Jan. 29: IREM CCIM Annual Market Forecast

Host: IREM Iowa Chapter 63 and Iowa CCIM Chapter
About: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
When: The Annual Market Forecast, sponsored by IREM Iowa Chapter 63 and Iowa CCIM Chapter, will recap activity for 2018 …

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City incentives outlined for Drake-area hotel

The Des Moines City Council has approved a preliminary development agreement with Nelson Construction & Development for a $27 million hotel and retail project in a parking lot formerly owned by Drake University at 26th …