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Bondurant adds 2 new certified sites, opening over 200 acres for industrial growth

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Bondurant has added two certified sites to its economic development arsenal, city officials announced Thursday.

City officials were joined at City Hall by Debi Durham, executive director of the Iowa Economic Development …

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Concept to Community

What started as an idea by Ankeny developer Dennis Albaugh has grown into a major economic driver for the city, drawing nearly 600,000 visitors a year with its shops, restaurants and outdoor events.

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LifeServe Blood Center opens new Johnston facility

The trees were what first attracted Stacy Sime to the vacant parcel on the northeast corner of Merle Hay Road and Northwest Johnston Drive.

The land previously had been home to Heard Gardens Nursery. Trees …

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New city administration building design gets nod from Urban Design Review Board

Des Moines’ Urban Design Review Board gave its approval Tuesday to plans showing the layout and design of the city’s new administration building at 1200 Locust St.

The board listened to a presentation by Ann …

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Community State Bank forges ahead with plans for new headquarters

Community State Bank wants to build a new headquarters in Ankeny, and the Ankeny City Council on Monday took a step toward making the bank’s vision become a reality.

The council set a public hearing …

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Valley West Mall designated as mixed-use space

The West Des Moines City Council this week rezoned the once-bustling Valley West Mall for mixed-used development, which would allow for redevelopment of the site into housing, office, retail and entertainment. File photo.

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Hubbell hits 5,000-unit milestone

The Level at the Bridge District development is among the multifamily developments that has helped Hubbell Construction Services recently reach the 5,000-multifamily unit milestone. Image provided by Hubbell Realty Co.

Hubbell Construction Services has achieved …

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Ankeny council to consider public hearing date for Community State Bank HQ project

A digital rendering shows the proposed Community State Bank headquarters in Ankeny. The Ankeny City Council will consider a resolution at its meeting this evening that would set a public hearing date and a development…
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Meet new leader of 6th Avenue Corridor

As a child, Jasmine Brooks’ playthings frequently included scrap pieces of lumber, nails, tape measures, hammers and other things used by her father to build or renovate houses.

The scrap lumber was used to make …

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Making donating blood a ‘more pleasing experience’

LifeServe Blood Center has moved to its new offices at 5625 N.W. Johnston Drive in Johnston. The two-story building (top photo) includes more than 56,500 square feet of space. Photos, from left to right on…