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A build to suit the city of Des Moines

The city of Des Moines will hold developers who want to enter a chase to build out a parking lot near City Hall to some high standards.

 

Assistant City Manager Matt Anderson will shepherd …

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Lack of operator could delay final state approval of Des Moines convention center hotel plan

With the proposed Iowa Events Center Hotel short a management company, it is unlikely that the Iowa Economic Development Authority will give final approval Friday to a district that would capture hotel/motel and sales tax …

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Iowa house prices, sales were up in April

The median price of Iowa houses that sold in April rose to $136,000 in April, an increase of nearly 8 percent from last year, the Iowa Association of Realtors said today. House sales posted a …

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Friday Five: This week’s top business headlines

 

Minneapolis-based Medica to enter Iowa health insurance market

Iowans will have a new option for health insurance coverage in the individual market next year with the entry of Medica Health Plans, a Minneapolis-based regional …

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Former state officials among county nominees to convention center hotel board

Cynthia Eisenhauer, former chief of staff for Gov. Tom Vilsack, and Susan Voss, a longtime Iowa insurance commissioner who is now vice president and general counsel for American Enterprise Group, are among the final appointees …

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Blackbird Investments takes another step toward taking over Wilkins/Younkers building

The Des Moines City Council will be asked Monday to endorse a letter of support for the transfer of $3 million in federal funds to Blackbird Investments LLC for the renovation of the Wilkins/Younkers building …

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Wells Fargo exec up for appointment to convention center hotel board

Grant Friesth, senior vice president for commercial lending at Wells Fargo Bank, would complete city of Des Moines appointments to the Iowa Events Center Hotel Corp. if the City Council votes Monday to approve his …

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Hubbell emerges as possible buyer for Riverfront Y

 

 

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Hubbell Realty Co. has emerged as the last potential buyer standing in efforts to devise a workable development plan for the Riverfront YMCA, which sits on what many city …

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Blackbird Investments continues to scout involvement in Younkers/Wilkins rehab

 

Blackbird investments is lining up partners as it considers whether to take on all or part of the renovation of the former Younkers building, part of which has been renamed the Wilkins Building. Blackbird …

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Hubbell emerging as potential buyer for Riverfront Y

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Hubbell Realty Co. has emerged as the last potential buyer standing in efforts to devise a workable development plan for the Riverfront YMCA, which sits on what many …