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Principal breaks ground for Cedar Falls building

Principal Financial Group Inc. will break ground this afternoon on a new office building in Cedar Falls. Ryan Companies U.S. Inc. will construct and own the 45,436-square-foot building, which will house more than 300 employees …

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Stahl Construction opens Urbandale office

Stahl Construction Co., a Twin Cities-based construction management firm, announced it has opened an Iowa branch office in Urbandale at 2961 100th St., Suite 2. The company currently has more than $78 million in construction …

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Greater Des Moines house sales picked up last month

A measure of future house sales picked up last month in Greater Des Moines, with 793 contracts to purchase a house being written, compared with 754 in July and 641 in August 2010, the Des …

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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 …