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A long walk in the park to reach state champion cottonwood

Even with an average crown spread of 106 feet, it is unlikely that a state champion cottonwood tree — it ranks No. 2 — casts its shade a quarter of a mile, the rough distance …

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Live-work storefronts planned in Uptown Ankeny

Live-work units where Main Street-type retailers can reside in apartments behind their storefronts could be built in Ankeny’s historic district. DesMoinesRegister.com reports that 98 Investments LLC, a development firm controlled by commercial real estate broker Marcus Pitts, …

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Event Sept. 10: Today is the last day to register for Extreme Charity Golf

Registration ends today for Hubbell Realty Co.’s Extreme Charity Golf Classic, an 18-hole event planned for Sept. 10 at Copper Creek Golf Club in Pleasant Hill. Proceeds will benefit Puppy Jake Foundation, the Homestead and …

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At Drake, there is STEM and then there are stems

Weitz selected as contractor for STEM complex

Drake University has selected the Weitz Co. to build two new buildings that will anchor the school’s new STEM complex, President Marty Martin said.

If the Drake board …

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Greater Des Moines construction employment advances

Greater Des Moines construction employment increased by 500 jobs over the year that ended July 31, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. The trade group said in a news release that 168 of …

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Convention center board gets first look at management agreement with Hilton

Hilton Worldwide Inc. could receive nearly $1.2 million in management fees annually after revenues stabilize in the fifth year of operation of a proposed $100 million, 330-room convention center hotel in downtown Des Moines.

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Entrepreneurs: Todd Millang

Todd Millang took a fairly simple path to entrepreneurship.

“When I was growing up, it was anything to make a dollar,” Millang said.

By profession, he is a senior vice president at CBRE|Hubbell Commercial. He …

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Foreclosures continued to drop in June

Greater Des Moines foreclosure dropped slightly in June on a year-over-year basis to 0.94 percent of all outstanding mortgages, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said. Foreclosure activity was lower than the national foreclosure rate…
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Greater Des Moines housing projects on tap for $7 million in state tax credits

The second round of applications for state tax incentives geared for housing projects has been completed, with nine projects in Des Moines and two in Johnston approved for a total of $7.2 million.


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Kum & Go slated for Waukee development corridor

A Kum & Go convenience store will be the first commercial development in Waukee’s Kettlestone Corridor. The City Council approve a site plan Aug. 17 for a store that will veer from the norm. It …

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