Real Estate and Development

PLaN Architecture, Joshua Palmer, Finley Pitt and RDG Planning & Design received the 2012 AIA Iowa Excellence in Design – Honor Award during the architecture group’s fall convention Sept. 27-28 in Des Moines. Click here …

2012 AIA Iowa Excellence in Desgin awards
from the Iowa chapter of the American Institute of Architects

HONOR AWARD RECIPIENTS

PLaN Architecture, Joshua Palmer, Finley Pitt and RDG Planning & Design were all given the …

TEDxDesMoines will host an Oct. 13 event called “CITY 2.0,” which will explore recent trends in urban development.

The event will be at the Des Moines Public Library, 1000 Grand Ave., and at The Temple …

Applications for home mortgages rose last week as interest rates dropped to record lows in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s latest stimulus efforts, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday.

Reuters reported that mortgage application activity, …

With his first Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant set to open Oct. 25 at 1301 Eighth St. in West Des Moines, Drew Cownie is lining up locations for three more.

“We’re inside the five yard line on …

Dice Holdings Inc. has filed an application to expand its footprint at 12150 Meredith Drive in Urbandale by 10,400 square feet. The proposal would include an additional 27 parking spots. The company is a recruiting …

Mortgage foreclosure and delinquency rates declined in July in Greater Des Moines, CoreLogic Inc. reported. Foreclosures dropped to 2.41 percent from 2.46 percent in July 2011. For the state, 2.05 percent of loans were in …

DLR Group Inc., an international design and engineering firm with an office in Urbandale, is the top architectural firm in the country, according to Architect magazine. The firm, whose work in Iowa has focused primarily …

Des Moines nonprofit Center on Sustainable Communities (COSC) is presenting its free statewide Energy Efficiency Rehab Training at the John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center in downtown Des Moines on October 12-13 and November 9-10. …