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After all these years, Valley Junction is ready for a master plan

The city of West Des Moines is searching for a consultant to help develop a master plan for Valley Junction, the original West Des Moines that was founded in 1893 and was noted in the …
By BPC Staff | Aug 26, 2015
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Iowa affordable housing conference scheduled for September

The Iowa Finance Authority will host housing professionals from throughout the state Sept. 9-10 at the Coralville Marriott for the HousingIowa Conference, which will showcase the benefits affordable housing has on communities. The event is …
By BPC Staff | Aug 26, 2015
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Norfolk Southern land deal off for now

  Click to see full downtown map   Contracts have expired for the purchase of the largest development parcel in downtown Des Moines as a well as a smaller, related piece of land, but the…
By KENT DARR | Aug 25, 2015
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New homes sales increase in every region of the country but the Midwest

Sales of new single-family homes rose 5.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 507,000 units in July, according to federal reports. “Our builders are reporting higher traffic and more serious buyers, and are …
By BPC Staff | Aug 25, 2015
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City to save nearly $4 million in parking garage demolition contract

The Des Moines City Council on Monday accepted a bid nearly $4 million below the expected cost to demolish the parking garage at Grand Avenue and Seventh Street downtown, reports DesMoinesRegister.com. City staff said the 63 percent …
By BPC Staff | Aug 25, 2015
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Urbandale housing subject of public meeting

The city of Urbandale will launch the process of plotting its housing future during a public meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Giovannetti Community Shelter at Walker Johnston Park, 8900 Douglas Ave. The session…
By BPC Staff | Aug 24, 2015
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Hy-Vee gives $250,000 for Methodist ER expansion

Hy-Vee Inc. today announced it has committed $250,000 in support of the expansion and renovation of the William C. Knapp Emergency Department and Trauma Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center and Blank Children’s Hospital. A…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Aug 21, 2015
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With headquarters project growing, Kum & Go seeks increase in state assistance

The Iowa Economic Development Authority agreed today to more than double the amount of tax incentives for Kum & Go’s corporate headquarters in downtown Des Moines.


In June 2014, the IEDA board approved $9.1 million…
By KENT DARR | Aug 21, 2015
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City board gets a peek at parking lot development

The Des Moines Urban Design Review Board got a look earlier this week at initial development plans for a parking lot across the street from City Hall and a nearby property at 219 E. Grand…
By KENT DARR | Aug 21, 2015
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Hubbell ready to go on Johnston and Des Moines projects

Hubbell Realty Co. has stayed busy this week breaking ground, or watching such activity get washed away by the rain, on projects in Johnston and Des Moines.

Active professionals are the target market for 5Fifty5, …
By KENT DARR | Aug 19, 2015