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A new star to the east?

Through July 31, the city of Altoona issued 139 building permits for more than 400,000 square feet with a valuation of $53 million. For the same period last year, the city issued permits valued at…
By BPC Staff | Aug 10, 2016
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Hubbell celebrates 160 years

To say that Hubbell Realty Co. has enjoyed a remarkable 160 years in the real estate business would be a master of understatement, something that might be uttered by its soft-spoken chairman, James Hubbell III. …
By BPC Staff | Aug 10, 2016
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City of Des Moines to submit site proposal for new federal courthouse

  The federal government needs a location for a new $140 million courthouse in Des Moines, and city officials have a location, one that has been on the map for at least six years.


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By KENT DARR | Aug 5, 2016
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City of Des Moines to submit site proposal for new federal courthouse

  The federal government needs a location for a new $140 million courthouse in Des Moines, and city officials have a location, one that has been on the map for at least six years.


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By KENT DARR | Aug 5, 2016
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Olson joins Anawim Housing

Holly Olson

Holly Olson has been named vice president of finance and accounting for Anawim Housing. Olson most recently was director of finance and accounting at LS2group. From 2006 to 2013, she was executive director …
By BPC Staff | Aug 5, 2016
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Olson joins Anawim Housing

Holly Olson

Holly Olson has been named vice president of finance and accounting for Anawim Housing. Olson most recently was director of finance and accounting at LS2group. From 2006 to 2013, she was executive director …
By BPC Staff | Aug 5, 2016
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Waukee OKs economic development package for Kettlestone project

 

The Waukee City Council has approved an economic development package for an office development by entities created by Knapp Properties and businessman Jim Cownie for the new headquarters of Holmes Murphy & Associates.

The city will …
By KENT DARR | Aug 3, 2016
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A quick look at office and industrial leasing

Leasing activity in the Greater Des Moines office market improved in the second quarter, with nearly 130,000 square feet of space filling up, according to a report from the Des Moines office of JLL.


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By KENT DARR | Aug 3, 2016
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Iowa has third-lowest construction unemployment rate

Des Moines Register: Iowa has the third-lowest unemployment rate in the construction industry, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Just 2.4 percent of Iowa construction workers were unemployed in June, compared with 4.6 …
By BPC Staff | Aug 2, 2016
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Foreclosure rate continues to fall in Greater Des Moines

Real estate research firm CoreLogic Inc. said the foreclosure rate among all mortgages in Greater Des Moines dropped to 0.74 percent in May from nearly 1 percent in May 2015. The national foreclosure rate stood …
By BPC Staff | Jul 28, 2016