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Interest rates, labor market among concerns of local architects

A recent AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index showed that business conditions are softening at the nation’s architect firms and that there is a dwindling amount of work in the pipeline. Specifically, there has been 11 consecutive …

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Accessible playground opens at West Des Moines park

A new inclusive playground at Raccoon River Park, 2500 Grand Ave. in West Des Moines, is open. Photo special to the Business Record

A new inclusive playground, with more than 52,000 square feet of play …

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Oak Park Restaurant opens Oct. 17

A dining room at Oak Park Restaurant, which opens Oct. 17. Photo special to the Business Record

Oak Park Restaurant at 3901 Ingersoll Ave. in Des Moines will open to the public on Oct. 17. …

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Big Brothers Big Sisters announces plans for new mentoring center

Rendering of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa’s new mentoring center. Courtesy of SVPA Architects Inc.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa (BBBSCI) has purchased a 10,500-square-foot building at 2130 Grand Ave. in …

Iowa architecture firms recognized by AIA for work

Iowa architecture firms were recognized at the American Institute of Architects, Iowa Chapter’s Annual Awards Celebration held recently at Mainframe Studios in Des Moines. Awards handed out and their winners include:

AIA Iowa Craft Award, …

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Douglas Avenue Plaza strip center sold for $2 million

A decades-old strip center on Des Moines’ west side has been sold to a local limited liability company, Polk County real estate records show.

Douglas Avenue Plaza LLC, located in Des Moines, paid Knapp Investments LLC …

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Report: Wells Fargo vacates West Des Moines office building

Wells Fargo vacated the four-story Arcadia office building in West Des Moines during the third quarter of 2023, adding over 272,000 square feet of vacant office space to the Greater Des Moines market, according to …

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ICREA Expo keynote speaker Greenberg discusses Gen Z customers, AI and metaverse

Nikki Greenberg, futurist and thought leader in the real estate industry, was a keynote speaker during the recent Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association Expo in Des Moines.

Greenberg, who began her career as an architect …

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Urbandale unveils new trench training site

The city of Urbandale hosted a ribbon-cutting for its new trench training site on Friday. The new site is designed to advance training for emergency responders and construction professionals. The new facility provides scenarios that …

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A Closer Look: Jared Johnson

Jared Johnson acquired his first commercial real estate property when he was 18 years old.

The nearly 6-acre parcel at 4905 Hubbell Ave. in northeast Des Moines included a 77,000-square-foot building that had been occupied …