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October Architecture Billings Index shows continuing growth in billings

The American Institute of Architects reported that the October Architecture Billings Index was 53.1, down slightly from a reading of 53.7 the previous month. The index, which reflects the approximate nine- to 12-month lead time …
By BPC Staff | Nov 18, 2015
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Mike Knapp steps down as Iowa Realty CEO

R. Michael Knapp Iowa Realty Co. Inc., the state’s largest real estate company and once one of its top developers, announced today that R. Michael Knapp will step down as president and CEO and take…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 16, 2015
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Sioux City is the most affordable housing market, West Des Moines the least

West Des Moines, with an average listing price of $363,008, is the most expensive housing market in Iowa, and Sioux City is the most affordable, with an average listing price of $130,798, according to a…
By BPC Staff | Nov 13, 2015
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Skywalks closed? There will be an app for that

The city of Des Moines plans to provide an app with routes to the Iowa Events Center when it closes a section of the skywalk system between Watson Powell Jr. Way and the Events Center …
By BPC Staff | Nov 13, 2015
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RDG will help with properties near Kum & Go’s new headquarters

RDG Planning & Design has been selected by Kum & Go LLC to help plan the future of properties that the convenience store giant owns near its new headquarters, which is under construction in the…
By BPC Staff | Nov 13, 2015
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2 ISU architecture programs rank in top 20 nationally

  Iowa State University’s undergraduate programs in landscape architecture and architecture are ranked in the top 20 in the nation, according to a new survey of practitioners by DesignIntelligence. The survey placed Iowa State’s undergraduate…
By BPC Staff | Nov 13, 2015
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Immigrant investment program could live on for four more years

Congressional debate is heating up on the EB-5 immigration program, which allows foreigners who invest in job-creating projects to get green cards. The YMCA of Greater Des Moines hopes to tap the program for an …
By BPC Staff | Nov 12, 2015
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U.S. house prices up in third quarter but affordability slipped

Home prices climbed in 87 percent of U.S. metropolitan areas in the third quarter, with gains nationwide slowing to a healthier pace, according to the National Association of Realtors, Bloomberg reported.   The median price of…
By BPC Staff | Nov 12, 2015
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Month-to-month house sales grew in Greater Des Moines, but pace slowed

The Des Moines Area Association of Realtors said 1,034 houses sold last month in Greater Des Moines, up from 1,032 in September and 1,021 in October 2014. Contracts to buy a house rose to 1,023 …
By BPC Staff | Nov 12, 2015
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Mercy Medical Center expansion to take out apartments

Mercy Medical Center plans to demolish the Mercy Park apartment complex at its Des Moines hospital campus to make room for more inpatient facilities, DesMoinesRegister.com reported.  More than 200 residents will be displaced. Mercy officials say residents …
By BPC Staff | Nov 12, 2015