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Iowans win national trade awards

Six Iowa apprentices won awards at the National Craft Championships competition hosted by Associated Builders and Contractors. Bringing home medals in the field of 200 were:

Eli Hoyt of ACI Mechanical Inc. in Ames placed…
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Nelson plans $36M development in East Village

Nelson Construction & Development is proposing a three-level, 399-stall parking garage with no internal ramps as part of a $35.8 million mixed-use development along East Grand Avenue in the East Village of Des Moines.

Nelson, …

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Iowa hardest-hit in construction job losses last year

Iowa lost more construction jobs than any other state over the past year, according to an analysis of Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Between February 2017 and February 2018, Iowa …

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Iowa farmland value rises nearly 5 percent

The average value of Iowa farmland increased 4.9 percent in the year that ended March 1, according to the most recent survey of farmland specialists by the Realtors Land Institute-Iowa Chapter. The estimated prices were …

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Iowa farmland increased nearly 5 percent over last year, according to survey

The average value of Iowa farmland increased 4.9 percent in the year that ended March 1, according to the most recent survey of farmland specialists by The Realtors Land Institute – Iowa Chapter. The estimated …

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Apple seeds its Waukee data center holdings

Apple Inc. has paid more than $15 million in recent weeks for Dallas County farmland as part of plans for its Project Morgan data center development in Waukee. Last summer, the Cupertino, Calif.-based firm announced …

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Roers mixes it up in Greater Des Moines

Minnesota-based Roers Investments is spreading its mix of multifamily offerings in Des Moines, having recently purchased the 203-unit Royal Oaks Apartment complex at 2400 Hickman Road.

Roers has gained a reputation for developing multifamily and …

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‘Des Moines has been discovered’ in national CRE market

For owners of apartment buildings and office and retail spaces in Greater Des Moines, it’s time to get creative, and sure enough, some have already heard the message, according to the folks at CBRE|Hubbell Commercial.…

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Bellomy & Co. plans to sell two self-storage facilities

Bellomy & Co. plans to sell two self-storage facilities in Des Moines, according to a news release, to buyer StorageMart, based in Columbia, Mo. Afford It Storage in Grimes has 280 units. Country Club Mini Storage …

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Des Moines City Council asked to OK construction delay for 5th and Walnut parking ramp

Construction on a high-profile downtown Des Moines parking ramp project will be delayed because changes to skywalks and elevators have led to an inability to secure construction permits in time to meet the original deadline.…