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Effort seeks regional common building, fire codes

Johnston City Administrator Jim Sanders is leading an effort to review building and fire codes in Greater Des Moines and determine whether there is way to make them more consistent.

The effort is one of …

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Old YMCA murals could adorn new YMCA

Jim Cownie went in search of a middle ground between development and historic preservation, and, along with a crew of like-minded folks, may have found a resolution to protect murals at the Riverfront Y before …

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DMACC Foundation extends entrepreneurship contest deadline

The Des Moines Area Community College Foundation has extended the deadline for the first round of the DMACC Foundation Entrepreneurship Competition to May 29. The competition is open to DMACC students and alumni who live in Iowa …

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Eagle View Lofts receives federal funding needed for project to go forward

 

Hansen Real Estate Services has been notified by the Iowa Economic Development Authority that it will receive $3 million in federal disaster recovery funds for its 120-unit Eagle View Lofts apartment project, Hansen Real …

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House prices gain nearly 5 percent in March-to-March comparison

Greater Des Moines house prices increased 4.7 percent in March compared with March 2014, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said today. From February to March, prices rose 0.9 percent. For the state, house prices …

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Tollakson persuades City Council to call timeout on development of City Hall parking lot

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Rick Tollakson, president and CEO of Hubbell Realty Co., on Monday asked the Des Moines City Council to take proposals from various developers for a city-owned parking across the …

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Potential new development partnership could complete Younkers rehab

Blackbird Investments, a development team that has completed the renovation of a historic warehouse in downtown Des Moines and is planning a residential build out at Historic Fort Des Moines, is considering a partnership with …

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Johnston named Home Base Iowa community

The city of Johnston has become the first Greater Des Moines city to be named a Home Base Iowa community. Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today that Johnston, along with Franklin, …

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Mixed-use project proposed for City Hall parking lot

Developers Jake Christensen and Tim Rypma have proposed a residential and commercial project that would include a parking ramp on a parking lot at East Grand Avenue and Robert D. Ray Drive, directly east of …

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Southridge Mall owners propose senior apartments

The owners of Southridge Mall will ask the Des Moines City Council for changes to the development plan for the shopping center to allow the construction of a 52-unit, four-story senior living apartment building. Norm …