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Polk County housing organization gets $750K grant

The Polk County Housing Trust Fund received a grant of $750,960 from the Iowa Finance Authority. That award was part of $7.4 million in grants to 25 local housing trust funds to support affordable housing …

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A welcome challenge

Frank Levy is president of Newbury Management Co., a Des Moines company that has counted the development, ownership and management of low-income housing among among its specialities since its founding in the 1980s by his …

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Collision ahead for prosperity express?

Good-time Greater Des Moines has the blues when it comes to the mix of a job-producing economy and the strain that growth places on affordable housing.

Eric Burmeister, executive director of the Polk County Housing …

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Urbandale approves development agreement for Deere IT project

The Urbandale City Council on Tuesday approved a development agreement for the company to construct a new two-story office building as the principal location for John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group. The 134,000-square-foot building, which the …

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Southridge Senior Lofts will open in January

Miller-Valentine Group said its Southridge Senior Lofts community for adults 55 and older will open in January. The development features one- and two-bedroom apartments, with gourmet kitchens, energy-efficient appliances, large closets, central air conditioning, and …

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Price named manager of Coldwell Banker office in Altoona

Liz Price has been named branch manager of the Coldwell Banker real estate office in Altoona, where she has been assistant manager since spring. Price is a St. Louis-area native and attended Lewis and Clark …

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Polk County commercial properties granted $18.6M in credits against tax assessments

The owners of commercial, industrial and railroad properties in Polk County received $18.6 million in credits against their properties this year, the Polk County assessor’s office said. The credits were part of legislation enacted in …

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D.M. will gauge developer interest in Argonne Armory building

The Argonne Armory Building was the last of seven buildings that made up the Des Moines Civic Center historic district and it could be the first sold for private development.

At least one developer is …

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Cunningham retires today; his company put a cover on signature Des Moines structures

Three years in the planning, the retirement of Architectural Wall Systems President Mike Cunningham is effective today. He founded the company in 1991 and proceeded to put a face on the exteriors of many of …

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Hawkeye Hotels acquires, plans to rehab hotel in Davenport’s downtown riverfront area

Hawkeye Hotels Inc., a company active in Greater Des Moines hotel development, has bought the Radisson Quad-City Plaza in Davenport, which is connected by skywalks to the city’s RiverCenter and historic Adler Theater. The company, …