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Iowa leads nation in rate of construction job growth

Iowa construction employment increased 16.5 percent through July from a year ago, the highest percentage increase in the country, the Associated General Contractors of America said in a release. Contractors in Iowa added 12,800 workers …

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Replacement of Grand Avenue bridge begins next month

The Grand Avenue bridge over the Des Moines River in downtown Des Moines will close for a little more than a year beginning in mid-September for construction of a new $9 million structure that will …

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Architects say a volatile presidential campaign is slowing spending decisions on large construction projects

Uncertainty about the presidential election is slowing large construction projects, according to the American Institute of Architects, whose monthly index of billings remained in positive territory last month, although it dropped slightly. The index is …

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Meet the murals along ‘The Avenues’

A “wall crawl” along Ingersoll Avenue is set for Aug. 22 to mark the launch of The Avenues neighborhood that follows Ingersoll and Grand avenues. The wall will feature pop-up and permanent murals along Ingersoll. …

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Key Market District site is under contract

Rowat Cut Stone & Marble Co., a company that was founded in 1882 by a Scottish stone mason who came to Des Moines to work on construction of the Iowa State Capitol, could be sold…
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Hubbell is energizing the Bridge District

Hubbell Realty Co. will take a third element of its Bridge District development east of the Des Moines River and south of Interstate 235 to the Des Moines Plan and Zoning Commission when it meets …

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Tax incentive application approved for Drake area apartment project

The Des Moines City Council has approved Neighborhood Development Corp.’s application for an estimated $968,398 in state tax credits for a  $7.6 million project that would add 50 market-rate apartment units in the Drake University …

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Home sales dropped last month in Greater Des Moines

Greater Des Moines home sales dropped to 1,398 in July from 1,470 a year ago, but the number of pending sales rose to 1,263 from 1,175, according to a report from the Des Moines Area…
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Mercy appears poised for more expansion

The Des Moines Plan and Zoning Commission will consider a rezoning request next week from Mercy Properties Inc. for a project that includes the construction of an 11-story tower on the southeast side of Mercy…
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Incentives approved for renovation of Hotel Fort Des Moines

  The Des Moines City Council has approved an economic development package worth an estimated $4 million for the planned $37 million renovation of the shuttered Hotel Fort Des Moines.


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