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NOTEBOOK: Housing study gets an icy response from some on D.M. council

The ask was relatively small, as these things go, up to $48,000, and the cause seemed reasonable: Nikki Syverson, director of Capital Crossroads, was seeking the money to round out the funding for an effort …

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Building dreams

Like the children it helps guide through the public school system, Children and Family Urban Movement can dream big about its future.

Earlier this week, the Des Moines City Council approved a land sale to …

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Egg processor receives state incentives for Norwalk plant

MG Waldbaum Co., a subsidiary of Minnesota-based Michael Foods Inc., will receive state incentives for a manufacturing and distribution center in Norwalk where precooked eggs will be processed. The Iowa Economic Development Authority board had …

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Minnesota company plans food processing plant in Norwalk

A subsidiary of Michael Foods, a Minnesota-based food processor that specializes in egg products and other dairy-case items, is seeking nearly $14 million in state and local development incentives for an $85 million manufacturing plant …

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Metro home sales slumped in January; remained above year-ago levels

Greater Des Moines home sales and prices in January were above year-ago levels but dropped from December’s numbers, the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors said. Last month, 741 homes sold, down from 1,016 in …

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Bonnett joins Landmark?

Mike Bonnett has joined Landmark Brokerage Services Inc., an arm of Clive-based Landmark Companies Inc., which has added development, construction, property management and brokerage services since opening in 2008. Before joining Landmark, Bonnett was with …

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Convention center hotel board takes another step toward ownership

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based lender Great Western Bank plans to shoulder a $40 million loan for the the Hilton Des Moines Downtown, the 330-room convention center hotel that is scheduled to open March 21, the day …

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Pleasant Hill council approves incentive for redevelopment of former water park

The Pleasant Hill City Council approved a $2.25 million forgivable loan Tuesday for the redevelopment of a long-closed water park on East University Avenue into a mix of apartments, restaurants, retail and office spaces. Christensen …

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Neighborhood Finance considers Cedar Rapids branch

Neighborhood Finance Corp. has carved happy homes in Des Moines for the last 28 years, and now efforts are underway to spread its home financing expertise to Cedar Rapids.

The organization taps private banks and …

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New owner to raze historic Okoboji resort, develop six lakefront homes

Sioux City Journal: Okoboji’s mayor and at least two city council members are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward a multimillion-dollar plan for redevelopment of the property known for more than a century as the Inn at …