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Council airs questions about new police station

The proposed police station on the old Dico Inc. site prompted a range of questions from Des Moines City Council members at a workshop this week.

The questions didn’t appear to mean the council opposes …

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Modest year-over-year gain in Iowa house sales

Iowa house sales edged up in October, to 3,542 from 3,530 a year ago, the Iowa Association of Realtors said in a release. The median sales price rose 3.4 percent to $150,000 from $145,000 in …

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Mall of America to get Hy-Vee’s first Wahlburgers

Hy-Vee Inc. announced today that it will open its first Wahlburgers restaurant franchise at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., next summer. The 5,500-square-foot restaurant will be the first of 26 franchise locations to …

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Consultants choose Dico site for $160M police station

A consulting team led by RDG Planning & Design this morning recommended the city of Des Moines build a $160 million police complex on the north end of the Dico Inc. Superfund site near Martin…
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19th-century carriage house to be 6th Avenue Corridor home with help of state grant

The 6th Avenue Corridor program in Des Moines will receive $25,000 from the Iowa Economic Development Authority for the $74,500 restoration of a carriage house at 1714 Sixth Ave. A $5,000 Neighborhood Investment Corp. grant …

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Coalition highlights impact of threatened New Markets Tax Credit program

More than 1 million new U.S. jobs were created in low-income urban neighborhoods and rural towns through the New Markets Tax Credit program between 2003 and 2015, according to a new analysis released by the New Markets …

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Long haul to revitalize many Des Moines neighborhoods

Nearly three decades into efforts to revitalize its neighborhoods, the news Nov. 15 for the city of Des Moines wasn’t good.

Des Moines home values are at about 68 percent of where they should be, …

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Pleasant Hill takes steps toward affordable homes and apartments

The Pleasant Hill City Council took two actions Nov. 14 that will lead to the development of affordable houses and apartments.

A joint project of Knapp Properties Inc. and Destiny Homes will result in 151 …

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Drake considering graduate courses in CRE finance

Drake University is considering the addition of a commercial real estate concentration under its Master of Business Administration graduate program in the College of Business and Public Administration.

College Dean Daniel Connolly said addition of …

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R&R plans spec office project in Urbandale

R&R Realty Group is planning a speculative office project that the city of Urbandale hopes will trigger additional investment in an area of the city it recently branded the Urban Loop.

The office project calls …