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Drake to launch redevelopment project on University Avenue

  Drake University announced today it will collaborate with the Neighborhood Development Corp. to redevelop a plot of university-owned land along University Avenue. The initiative marks “a renewed commitment to the growth and development of…
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Cedar Falls sets building record; Waterloo at nine-year high

Cedar Valley Business Monthly: Cedar Falls set a record for construction value while Waterloo secured its second-highest total in the recently completed fiscal year.…

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WesleyLife plans senior living community in Johnston

WesleyLife today said it will build a nearly $30 million upscale senior living community near Camp Dodge in Johnston. The development, called Brio, will offer independent living, assisted living, a skilled residential environment designed for …

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‘Best of show’ announced at HomeShowExpo

KRM Development has received the best of show award at the ongoing Home Builders of Greater Des Moines HomeShowExpo in Urbandale. Click here for more information about the award-winning house. KRM Development was one of eight companies that …

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Sept. 7: 2016 HousingIowa Conference

Host: Iowa Finance Authority About: The conference will feature Elizabeth Smart, Steve Eisman, (as portrayed in the Academy Award-winning “The Big Short”), the 2016 HousingIowa Awards and a wide range of timely housing topics. Attendees…
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Carbon 550 apartments to fill a small footprint near Wellmark YMCA

Submitted by Shiffler Associates Hubbell Realty Co. and Shiffler Associates Architects have designed a long, narrow apartment complex that will fit a skinny lot immediately north of the Wellmark YMCA and fronting Watson Powell Jr.…
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Hard Rock casino expansion approved by state gaming board

Sioux City Journal: The state board that oversees gambling today approved Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City’s planned expansion. The 2-year-old casino plans a $6.5 million, 7,800-square-foot expansion that will add a high-stakes gambling area, …

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Beal | Derkenne named a top builder of student housing

Des Moines-based Beal | Derkenne Construction has been ranked No. 13 among the top 20 contractors in the college housing market by Student Housing Business, an industry publication. The rankings are based on the number…
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Weigh in on recommendations for model building codes

The executive committee of the Central Iowa Code Consortium, which was created by Capital Crossroads to search for areas of conformity in local building codes, will host two more meetings for the public and government…
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NOTEBOOK: More ‘secret’ projects

Over the last several months, I’ve been tracking the future of development ground near the new Interstate 80 interchange at Cumming. Some of that land, actually located north of Cumming in West Des Moines, appears …