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Ankeny neared another record for building permits last year

The city of Ankeny issued building permits with a valuation of $337 million last year, the second-highest amount on record and the fourth consecutive year in which permits have added up to at least $300 …

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Metro house sales rose 4.2 percent last year

Greater Des Moines house sales increased 4.2 percent in 2017 from 2016, while the median sales price rose 2.6 percent, according to a release from the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors. Last year, 14,703 …

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Tyler Dingel named senior vice president at CBRE|Hubbell Commercial

Tyler Dingel has been promoted to senior vice president with CBRE|Hubbell Commercial. The title was earned by achieving industry-leading production thresholds established by the CBRE national office, according to a release. Dingel and his team …

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Ankeny neared another record for building permits last year

The city of Ankeny issued building permits with a valuation of $337 million last year, the second-highest amount on record and the fourth consecutive year in which permits have added up to at least $300 …

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Office supplier Storey-Kenworthy plans warehouse expansion

The Des Moines City Council has the preliminary terms of a development agreement under which Storey-Kenworthy Co. would build a 60,000-square-foot, high-cube warehouse on what is now city-owned land in the Central Place Industrial Park …

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EMC, Blackbird plan major downtown land swap

EMC Insurance Co. plans to acquire the vacant parcel at 701 Walnut St. in downtown Des Moines where a high-rise apartment building had been planned, under a property exchange with the site’s owner, Blackbird Investments, …

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D.M. council adopts program to combat blighted properties

In the longtime throes of battling decay in some neighborhoods, the city of Des Moines will provide a financial incentive to private and nonprofit groups that agree to rehab blighted properties.

The Des Moines City …

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River Bend destined for youth-oriented center

The city of Des Moines has scrapped a requirement that Children and Family Urban Movement include a housing component as part of the organization’s plans to build a new headquarters in the River Bend Neighborhood.…

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Des Moines plans to remove 2 skywalks at 9th and Locust ramp

The city of Des Moines plans to remove the north and east skywalk corridors that run inside the parking garage at Ninth and Locust streets, as well as the elevators at the northeast and southwest …

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Value of Waukee building permits topped $200 million for second year in a row

The city of Waukee issued 1,005 building permits last year with a projected valuation of $203.4 million, according to a release. The breakdown in permits is 237 for single-family housing, 129 for townhomes, 21 for …