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Natural Grocers plans expansion into eastern Iowa

The Gazette: A Denver, Colo.-based grocery store chain is planning to expand into eastern Iowa. Natural Grocers, which sells organic and natural foods, has new stores planned for Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Cedar Falls. “We …

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Waukee is still growing

Waukee added 4,155 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the results of the city’s special census, boosting the official population to 17,945, a 30 percent increase from 13,790 in 2010. In 2005, Waukee had …

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D.M. City Council supports Hubbell project next to Wellmark YMCA

The Des Moines City Council on Monday voted to support Hubbell Realty Co.’s plan for an apartment project that could generate funds for a long-sought swimming pool at the Wellmark YMCA. The City Council vote endorsed …

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School projects dominate ‘people’s choices’ for design awards

Voters in the the Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects’ inaugural “People’s Choice” award showed a preference for school buildings. More than 65 projects received votes, with Hempstead High School in Dubuque, designed …

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Greater Des Moines house sales were up, inventory down in April

House sales and pending sales increased in April by month-to-month and year-to-year measures, the Greater Des Moines Association of Realtors said. The inventory of houses listed for sale dropped below 3,000 in April, and the …

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Des Moines City Council to vote on incentives for Hubbell apartments near Wellmark Y

The Des Moines City Council will vote today on whether to support Hubbell Realty Co.’s application for an estimated $914,410 in Iowa workforce housing tax credits, a competitive process that provides approved projects a refund…
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Confluence master plan for Kettlestone development honored

The master plan for the Waukee’s Kettlestone development area has received an Honor Award for Planning from the Iowa chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. The plan was designed by Confluence Architects of …

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More details on new Hy-Vee building

The four-story Hy-Vee grocery store and apartment complex will be called Fourth + Court and will feature  81 apartments on the upper floors and a two-level parking garage in the rear, according DesMoinesRegister.com. Studio apartments will start …

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Hubbell offers an apartment project as a means to boost efforts to fund YMCA pool

View downtown project map Hubbell Realty Co. is planning an apartment project that will put the YMCA of Greater Des Moines $1 million closer to its goal of funding a multimillion-dollar swimming pool at the…
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Fitting the form

In March, the Business Record hosted a panel discussion about trends and issues in land development in Greater Des Moines as part of a series of four videotaped discussions on the office, retail, industrial and …

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