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Drake-area apartment project gets initial City Council approval

  The Des Moines City Council has approved the preliminary terms of a development agreement for the construction of three two-story apartment buildings on Forest Avenue between 32 and 33rd streets in the Drake University…
By BPC Staff | Jul 27, 2016
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Economic development is paying off for these counties

  Dallas, Madison, Polk and Warren counties are faring well in the quest for economic development investments, according to research by financial technology company SmartAsset. The research focused on business establishment growth, GDP growth, new building…
By BPC Staff | Jul 27, 2016
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Economic development is paying off for these counties

  Dallas, Madison, Polk and Warren counties are faring well in the quest for economic development investments, according to research by financial technology company SmartAsset. The research focused on business establishment growth, GDP growth, new building…
By BPC Staff | Jul 27, 2016
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Coralville council approves Coral Ridge Mall site plan

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Coralville City Council voted Tuesday night to allow for a new structure, which will replace the old Sears store at Coral Ridge Mall. The City Council voted 4-0 to approve the mall’s …
By BPC Staff | Jul 27, 2016
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NOTEBOOK: About the ‘Knapp Bridge,’ just call it bridge for now

Sometimes I slip up and do something stupid, such as pull an item out my notebook that should have remained there awhile longer, safe and sound.    Last week during all of the hoopla surrounding…
By KENT DARR | Jul 27, 2016
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Aug. 4: Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association meeting

Host: Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association About: Ed Pardini, senior vice president with Mediacom Field Operation Group, will present “Project Open Road,” the new high-capacity broadband network, capable of gigabit Internet speeds, that is being built to…
By BPC Staff | Jul 27, 2016
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Record number of business filings during fiscal 2016 in Iowa

The Iowa secretary of state’s office processed a record number of new business filings during the 2016 fiscal year, according to a release. The 20,155 filings mark the first time new business filings have surpassed …
By BPC Staff | Jul 27, 2016
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Sales of new houses at highest level in 8 years

Sales of new single-family houses rose 3.5 percent in June from to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 592,000 units, according to newly released government data., the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said. New home sales …
By BPC Staff | Jul 26, 2016
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5,000 acres of land opened for development by new Microsoft data center

Project Osmium is a Microsoft cloud – or perhaps more technically a cloud-computing data center – that is sure to be a rainmaker for the city of West Des Moines. The project will open 5,000 acres…
By KENT DARR | Jul 25, 2016
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5,000 acres of land opened for development by new Microsoft data center

Project Osmium is a Microsoft cloud – or perhaps more technically a cloud-computing data center – that is sure to be a rainmaker for the city of West Des Moines. The project will open 5,000 acres…
By KENT DARR | Jul 22, 2016