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Real Estate and Development

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DMACC serves Perry with VanKirk Academy


Perry residents now have a new option for college classes.

Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) last month completed construction on a 15,000-square-foot facility in Perry, the VanKirk Career Academy. The academy will serve high …

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No deal yet on former Regency project

A public hearing on Woodland Hills, the former Michael’s Landing development that spread across 300 acres in West Des Moines and was seized by banks in the wake of the collapse of Regency development companies, …

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A Closer Look: Kristin McHugh-Johnston


Tell us about the rabbit.

Jackson Harering is a our 4 1/2-year-old Holland lop, and he is my baby. We rescued him from a pet store in the Quad Cities. He is our third rabbit. …

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Shrinking budgets hit construction employment

Construction employment increased in Greater Des Moines and the Quad Cities for the year ending in July, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. Nationwide, construction employment increased in 136 out of 337 metropolitan …

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Residential real estate prices could be stabilizing

Residential real estate prices decreased in the year ended in June at a slower pace than in the prior month, a sign the market may be stabilizing, Bloomberg reported. The S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values …

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Making room(s) for old-timers


We’re getting older, maybe older before our time. That is a good thing for developers as they try to accommodate the needs of an aging population and keep a fairly dormant construction industry alive as …

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Hubbell looks to seniors


Hubbell Realty Co. has remained nimble during the tight real estate market.

The company is dabbling in the construction of senior living communities while it studies the potential of that market niche in its larger …

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Staying low to the ground


If you spot Bill Spencer kicking the clods around a piece of Greater Des Moines real estate, take note: A development opportunity could be afoot.

Spencer is president of Landmark Development Services Inc., a company …

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New casino hotel will cater to business, too


Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino will become a “stay where you play” gaming venue when an attached hotel property opens next spring.

The 168-room hotel, now being built onto the Meadows Events and Conference Center, …

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Home prices decline 5.9 percent in second quarter

Home prices in the United States fell 5.9 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, the biggest decline since 2009, as foreclosures added to the inventory of properties for sale, Bloomberg reported. Prices …