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Real Estate and Development

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Creating a neighborhood at former Maytag campus

Just a couple of blocks from Newton’s historic downtown stands a neighborhood in waiting in the form of the former Maytag corporate campus.

Maytag has been out of the picture in Newton for a little …

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Humming along

The Business Record Commercial Real Estate Trends and Issues Forum provided some new terms to add to the vocabulary and a look into the mostly “right” direction the local market is headed in.

We’re drawing …

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Decision delayed on use of D.M.’s Argonne Armory Building

The Des Moines City Council will wait a little longer before getting a recommendation from the city’s economic development staff on a future use for the Argonne Armory Building.

Economic Development Director Erin Olson-Douglas said …

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Bookey companies remain among nation’s top multifamily managers and owners

Harry Bookey’s BH Management Services LLC and BH Equities LLC rank, again, among the nation’s largest apartment owners and operators, according to the National Multifamily Housing Council. BH Management Services, with more than 80,000 units …

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ISU design students to unveil their concepts of federal courthouse for Des Moines

The landing spot for a new federal courthouse remains a matter of speculation, but that hasn’t stopped Iowa State University architecture students from dreaming up designs for the building. Students will present their plans for …

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Investors, shoppers, workers, you have to attract and retain

The folks at Principal Financial Group know what this is all about, and by later this fall so will workers who move from Kum & Go’s offices in West Des Moines to the Krause Gateway …

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VIDEO: What’s one real estate trend to watch in 2018?

The Business Record hosted its annual Commercial Real Estate Trends and Issues Forum this morning at Curate in Des Moines. Five of the region’s key real estate professionals provided insight into future hot spots, emerging …

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The neighbors keep changing

Meet the city’s silent ambassadors — owners of upscale condominiums, houses in quaint neighborhoods, even a converted corncrib near Indianola — who earn income by renting their properties and promoting the delights of Greater Des …

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Creative lighting … plumbing & heating

To find the moneymaker behind KCL Engineering, you have to look behind walls, maybe below ground, even though much of its attention-grabbing work sheds light on iconic structures across the country.

Kris Kunze said the …

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2018 Business Record Commercial Real Estate Professional of the Year: Jake Christensen

In the late 1990s, a well-known commercial real estate broker told Jake Christensen to never drive the same path. He might miss something if he did. Since that time Christensen has found development opportunities on …

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