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A scholarship with a message

Two students in the University of Northern Iowa real estate program are among 15 women who will receive a total of $75,000 in scholarships awarded through the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network Foundation.

Art …

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NOTEBOOK: Partnership offers video tour of downtown D.M. development

There is so much construction going on — or about to go on — in downtown Des Moines, it gets tough to keep up with it all. The Greater Des Moines Partnership has produced a …

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146-residence senior community to open in Ankeny

Des Moines-based Hawkeye Estates will open a new senior care community called The Bridges at Ankeny in August. The 146-residence community, located at 3510 N.W. Abilene Road off of North 36th Street, will include a …

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Why Chet for the Y? A little nudge from Bill Knapp

Bill Knapp has not forgotten the land swap of 2012, an example of the heavy lifting that led to the downtown development boom and points directly to the Wellmark YMCA and an Olympic-sized pool that has…
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HomeShowExpo coming in July

The Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines’ HomeShowExpo will run through three weekends in July, beginning July 9, at the 450-acre Coyote Ridge development in Urbandale. Ten new homes will be featured throughout the …

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Iowa City company buys New Orleans hotel

New Orleans Advocate: Hawkeye Hotels, a privately held hotel group based in Iowa City, has purchased a hotel near the French Quarter in New Orleans. Hawkeye plans to “completely renovate” the Hotel Modern, which was converted …

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Willis Lexus completes $4 million renovation

Willis Lexus recently celebrated a grand reopening of its newly remodeled dealership at 2121 N.W. 100th St. in Clive. The $4 million renovation includes a larger showroom that has nearly doubled in size, a larger …

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Survey: Smart home technology catching on

A recent survey of U.S. adults by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC and CNET found that Americans are embracing smart home technology, with 28 percent owning at least one smart home product and almost half…
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Hubbell paid $19 million for apartments in Urbandale

Hubbell Realty Co. paid $18.9 million for two Urbandale apartment complexes, the company’s first large multifamily acquisitions since 2007, when it bought about 1,600 units in Greater Des Moines and Sioux Falls, S.D., from Clarke …

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W.D.M. OK with Holmes Murphy move to Waukee

West Des Moines will support the expected pursuit of state tax incentives for Holmes Murphy & Associates’ move to Waukee.

Though Waukee city officials have yet to acknowledge that Holmes Murphy plans a corporate campus…