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Hubbell lofts project could receive $1.3 million in incentives

A Hubbell Realty Co. project designed to provide market-rate apartments for young professionals and students could receive $785,000 in property tax relief over 10 years. The property tax abatement would be part of the city …
By BPC Staff | Feb 8, 2016
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Two state agencies to jointly administer state historic tax credit program

     With an application window opening Feb. 15 for what could be a $10 million round of funding for state of Iowa historic tax credits, representatives from two state agencies — the Iowa Economic…
By KENT DARR | Feb 4, 2016
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Two state agencies will work together to administer state historic tax credit program

The Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs are meeting to work out the details of how they will oversee the state’s historic tax credit program.

For the past two weeks, representatives …
By KENT DARR | Feb 3, 2016
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Polk County will provide up to $29 million for convention center hotel in Des Moines

Wealthy foreign nationals will not have a part in the financing of the Iowa Events Center Hotel after Polk County supervisors decided to loan up to $29 million for the 330-room convention hotel when construction…
By KENT DARR | Feb 3, 2016
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Code Consortium update

The Central Iowa Code Consortium, organized under Capital Crossroads as a way to bring some conformity to building standards, could complete its work this spring and have a draft code ready for distribution for review…
By BPC Staff | Feb 3, 2016
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Ankeny plans new library as part of effort to meet future facility needs

The Ankeny City Council has approved an estimated $17 million in new construction and renovations to help it meet future facility needs. Topping the list is a $13.5 million library and City Council chambers that…
By BPC Staff | Feb 3, 2016
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McClure completes merger with rail experts JFSCO

The merger of Clive-based McClure Engineering Co. and JFSCO Engineering of Red Oak was official as of Feb. 1. JFSCO, which specializes in rail and transloading facility design, now operates as McClure JFSCO Engineering Co.…
By BPC Staff | Feb 3, 2016
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Jensen and Wright are top producers at Hubbell

CBRE|Hubbell Commercial’s Ryan Jensen and Bill Wright have been recognized for generating deals for the brokerage. Jensen, who recently was named to the Business Record’s 2016 Forty Under 40 class, was named “top producer,” while Wright…
By BPC Staff | Feb 3, 2016
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How will Iowa be affected by market turmoil in China?

To shake things up this year, our newsroom brainstormed a list of key questions that we thought business people should know the answers to in order to do business better in 2016. Then we went…
By CHRIS CONETZKEY | Feb 3, 2016
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Hubbell planning nine- to 10-story residential tower for Riverfront Y site

Hubbell Realty Co. and city of Des Moines planners and economic development experts are working their way, slowly, toward a design for the former site of the Riverfront YMCA that will include a nine- to…
By KENT DARR | Feb 2, 2016