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Former D.M. official is city’s first selection for convention center board

The Des Moines City Council will vote Monday on the appointment of former city finance director and deputy city manager Allen McKinley to the Iowa Events Center Hotel Corp., the nonprofit group that will own …

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A year for the books

For a guy who says he had no real purpose in life after graduating from Marquette University, Gerry Neugent has done all right for himself, and for Knapp Properties, where he was named president and …

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University Research

University Research Overview:

Every day, the professors and researchers at Iowa’s colleges and universities go to work on a series of projects and research efforts. Their work often gains high-praise within the educational community and …

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A little piece of legislation that does a lot

Legislation that creates or modifies a range of tax incentives for business development also would make some necessary changes in the workforce housing and brownfield/grayfield tax credit programs that are used by developers. House File …

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It’s good to be Des Moines, until it gets complicated

A proposed state law would resolve this question: what comes first, flood control or economic development?

 

Two laws are in play here, and both have come to roost in Des Moines, the only metropolitan …

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Metro-area foreclosure rates down in February

Foreclosure rates in Des Moines-West Des Moines decreased to 0.96 percent of active mortgages in February, down from 1.46 percent in February 2014, according to real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. The national foreclosure rate …

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dsm magazine unveiled

Dsm magazine’s May/June issue of the year was unveiled last night at Audi of Des Moines in Johnston.   To read the issue, visit dsm’s website atwww.dsmmagazine.com. Here are links to five of our favorite articles:…
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Coalition formed and training date set for fair housing construction

Several construction trade associations have joined with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission to advocate for fair housing accessibility in Iowa. The Iowa chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Home Builders Association of Greater …

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March building permits signal ‘very good year’ for D.M.-area housing

Residential building permits were up 27.6 percent in March from the same time last year, with all categories registering gains. Permits to build townhouses and apartments provided the biggest boost to the numbers, with townhouse …

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Johnston announces another project for Merle Hay Road corridor

Land is being cleared along Merle Hay Road in Johnston for a Hubbell Realty Co. apartment development that is part of the city’s efforts to improve the corridor.

 

The Johnston City Council has approved …

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