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Event June 2: Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association meeting

Host: Iowa Area Development Group About: Rand Fisher, president of the Iowa Area Development Group (IADG), will talk about commercial and industrial real estate development opportunities in Iowa and provide an update on the activities…
By BPC Staff | May 25, 2016
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Blackbird proposes 29-story residential tower for former Younkers site

Blackbird Investments plans a 29-story mixed-use building in a vacant site once occupied by Younkers department store in downtown Des Moines.


The building would include 220 residential units that would include market-rate rental apartments and…
By KENT DARR | May 24, 2016
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Blackbird proposes 29-story residential tower for former Younkers site

Blackbird Investments plans a 29-story mixed-use building in a vacant site once occupied by Younkers department store in downtown Des Moines.


The building would include 220 residential units that would include market-rate rental apartments and…
By KENT DARR | May 24, 2016
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Mortgage foreclosures, delinquencies down in Greater Des Moines

The rate of foreclosures among outstanding mortgages in Greater Des Moines dropped to 0.8 percent in March, down from 1.02 percent in March 2015, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said. The national foreclosure rate …
By BPC Staff | May 24, 2016
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Iowa construction employment advanced 13.5% over the year ending in April

All of the construction cranes towering over downtown Des Moines might have left the impression that construction employment is on the rise. In this case, looks aren’t deceiving. Iowa was among 23 states that added …
By BPC Staff | May 20, 2016
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Downtown to get more than 1,000 high-tech jobs in major lease and construction deal for Des Moines

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., a multinational corporation that is based in New Jersey with a presence in Des Moines, plans to hire more than 1,000 people and occupy office space in Two Ruan Center as…
By KENT DARR | May 19, 2016
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At this convention, it’s better when what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas

Listen closely and you might hear the buckles being cinched on travel bags as an annual pilgrimage gets underway to a Las Vegas convention that can lead to retail development in Greater Des Moines.


The…
By KENT DARR | May 18, 2016
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Eychaner is pressing ahead with redevelopment of former industrial site

Rendering of proposed rehab at 350 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway   Real estate developer Rich Eychaner is proceeding with a major redevelopment at Southwest Third Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway in Des…
By BPC Staff | May 18, 2016
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Denver developer offers unique ‘Element’ for Village of Ponderosa

The latest addition to the build out of the Village of Ponderosa is an extended stay hotel designed to have an appeal to environmentally aware travelers. The Element Hotel, described as an incubator brand of…
By BPC Staff | May 18, 2016
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Work picks up for architects in Midwest, lags in other regions

Architects across the country experienced an uptick in billings last month, signalling an increase in construction spending in nine months to a year, the American Institute of Architects said. Architects in the Midwest reported an…
By BPC Staff | May 18, 2016