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Real Estate and Development

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Boesen: Economic development a priority

For over three decades, Connie Boesen had a front-row seat to downtown Des Moines’ transformation as a vibrant Central Iowa retail hub to a business district void of people after 5 p.m.

Boesen, who in …

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Proposed Merle Hay Mall arena’s future uncertain

Owners of Merle Hay Mall and the Des Moines Buccaneers have not yet reached an agreement for a lease for a proposed arena on the west side of the mall, according to an Urbandale city …

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MidAmerican Energy buys land for substation

MidAmerican Energy Co. has purchased nearly 7 acres of farm ground in Dallas County on which it plans on building a new electric substation.

The energy company paid Hope K Farms LLC nearly $1.8 million for the property …

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Shopping center in Clive sold for $7.46 million

The former Babies R Us store at 8801 University Ave. in Clive. Photo courtesy Polk County Assessor

A strip shopping center in Clive that once included Babies R Us and Joann Fabric Store has been …

An architectural rendering of a new arena for the Des Moines Buccaneers hockey team at Merle Hay Mall.

Discussions continuing over future of arena at Merle Hay Mall

Discussions are occurring this week about the future of a proposal to convert empty department space at Merle Hay Mall into an arena that would be home to the Des Moines Buccaneers, according to an …

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Developer gets council nod for plans for 19 industrial lots in Bondurant

The Bondurant City Council has approved preliminary plans by a Central Iowa developer to develop 19 industrial lots south of U.S. Highway 65 on the city’s northeast edge, adjacent to the Bondurant Business Park.

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Patience key in WB Realty’s acquisition of Wells Fargo property

For several months in 2023, Ryan Wiederstein thought he was out of contention to buy a West Des Moines office building that Wells Fargo was selling at a heavily discounted price.

Wiederstein, the owner of …

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Kyle Gamble named Hubbell Realty’s COO

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Kyle Gamble, who joined Hubbell Realty Co. in 1994 as a real estate broker, has been named the company’s chief operating officer.

The new position is in addition to Gamble’s role as executive …

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Vision 2024 trends to watch

The Business Record works every day to find the pulse that’s driving business news throughout our state and to make sense of it and provide you, our audience, a variety of perspectives. Our newsroom aims …

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Academy for student athletes to join Norwalk Central’s sports campus

The city of Norwalk, in conjunction with SportsPlex USA, Gregg Young Sports Campus and Sportsman Solutions, has announced that TPH Academy, a multi-sport academy for athletes in grades six through 12, will be a part …