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VIDEO: Watch a replay of Project515: Retail Outlook

The Greater Des Moines area has dozens of retail areas for residents and visitors to shop, from “power centers” featuring big-box stores to strip centers to storefronts along high-traffic corridors in urban and suburban neighborhoods. …

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Des Moines’ iconic Depot to be sold

Parts of the Depot still have reminders of its ties to the Rock Island. Photo by Duane Tinkey he brick walkway is where passengers once waited for trains. Photo by Duane Tinkey The inside of…
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New EMC Downtown Park opens in central business district

EMC Downtown Park, a partnership between the city of Des Moines and EMC Insurance Cos., opened today at 701 Walnut St. The park includes play areas with interactive sculpture elements for climbing, as shown above.…

Report: Modest decrease in architectural billings

Architecture firms reported a modest decrease in April billings, the American Institute of Architects reported. However, there was a slight increase in inquiries into future project activity, the group reported.

The billings score for March …

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Missouri company buys undeveloped land in Altoona

Equipmentshare.com Inc., located in Columbia, Mo., paid I-80 Business Park LLC slightly more than $1 million for undeveloped property at 1995 21st St. N.W. and 2439 20th Ave. N.W. in Altoona, Polk County real estate records show. The …

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Business Publications Corp. relocating to new offices

Connie Wimer, owner and chairman of Business Publications Corp., plans to sell the Depot at 100 Fourth St. The company is relocating in the fall to the Plaza at 300 Walnut St. Photo by Duane…
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Burger King property sold in Clive

A limited liability company managed by Bryan Slama of Sioux Falls, S.D., paid Kroha Family Trust $1.1 million for property at 10056 Hickman Court in Clive, Polk County real estate records shows. The property, purchased …

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New projects planned in Waukee include McDonald’s, Chipotle

Several new projects are planned in Waukee. They include:

• A McDonald’s fast-food restaurant that is planned at 2820 Grand Prairie Parkway near where a Live Nation entertainment venue is under construction. The Waukee City …

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Proposed projects in Norwalk move forward

Norwalk’s Planning and Zoning Commission this week gave the green light to two proposed projects. They are:

A Fairfield Inn and Suites, planned at Chatham Avenue and Hughes Drive. The $14 million project is proposed to include…
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Second Wasabi planned in Ankeny; restaurant will anchor new strip retail center near Costco

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Restaurateur Jay Wang, CEO of Wasabi Restaurant Group, is expanding his professional skills to include that of developer.

Wang owns five Wasabi restaurants in Central Iowa with plans to open two others in …