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Iowa house sales and prices increased in October

Iowa home sales were up slightly in October while homes are selling faster and for a higher price than last year at this time, the Iowa Association of Realtors said. Sales stood at 3,487 last …

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Midland redevelopers approved for $4M in state historic preservation tax credits

The Chicago firm that plans a $40 million conversion of the historic Midland Building in downtown Des Moines has been approved for nearly $4.7 million in state historic tax credits for the project, according to …

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Big projects

In a little more than a week’s time, a building that has piqued the imaginations of architecture enthusiasts opened in the Western Gateway and a revised plan for the location of what will be one …

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Minburn Communications receives a second federal grant for revolving loan fundMinburn Communications receives a second federal grant for revolving loan fund

Minburn Communications has received a $300,000 economic development grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will be used to sweeten a revolving loan that has been used so far to help finance projects in …

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Architect billings slowed last month; Midwest a big exception

Architects are puzzling over whether a general slowdown in their industry or a rash of disasters — wildfires and hurricanes — is leading to a softening in a monthly index of design activity. Natural disasters …

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RISE grant tied to expansion of Hormel subsidiary in Nevada

The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved a $501,452 Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy grant for road improvements tied to a $165 million expansion at Burke Marketing Corp. in Nevada, a subsidiary of Hormel Foods and a…
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R&R breaks a company record for United Way giving

Employees of R&R Realty Group pledged a record-breaking $150,725.79 to the United Way of Central Iowa, according to a release. “Each year, our employees give generously to the United Way of Central Iowa and 2018 …

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RDG receives award for Gray’s Station master plan

RDG Planning & Design has received an urban besign award from the Iowa chapter of the American Planning Association for its master plan of Hubbell Realty Co.’s Gray’s Station neighborhood, which is under construction south …

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Sherman plans senior living project for Gray’s Landing

One day the Des Moines City Council is giving preliminary approval to extend a development agreement by a decade for what is now called Gray’s Landing, a project south of Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway that was …

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Hubbell promotes Fox, Colby and Kruse

Cy Fox and Max Colby have been promoted to vice president at CBRE|Hubbell Commercial. Harrison Kruse has been promoted to senior associate at the West Des Moines brokerage. Fox joined CBRE|Hubbell Commercial in 2015 and …