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Hyatt Place Hotel Update

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Hotel Update: Construction on floors 4 through 8 are progressing well and it appears that the hotel is scheduled to open this winter. The current unoccupied floors of the Liberty Building, floors four through eight, would become the new home to Hyatt Place Hotel. This would create the first condotel in Iowa where a building [...] Related posts:

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Best Cities 2010: Des Moines, Iowa

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Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has named Des Moines among its top 10 cities. Here are some quotes from the article: The city is working to lure back young Iowans and attracting global talent by developing its downtown and promoting the jobs available in the many industries that flourish there. Other big draws: low-cost housing, plus the [...] Related posts:

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Homebuyers Tax Credit Expires This Week!

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Thousands of Dollars Could Slip Through Your Fingers! The heat is on for those who are out shopping for homes right now – as the Homebuyers Tax Credit is about to come to an end. Last November, the government expanded and extended the new Homebuyers Tax Credit. According to the program, first-time homebuyers are eligible for a [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Drake Relays Sidewalk Art

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Forbes Names Des Moines #1 for Business and Careers

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For 12 years, Forbes has been ranking the Best Places for Business and Careers and, at the top of this year’s list, was Des Moines , Iowa . “ Des Moines favorable regulatory environment and well-educated workforce makes it an attractive destination for high-value-added, well-paying industries,” stated Sunayana Mehra, an economist at Moody’s Economy.com. With a [...] Related posts:

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Interested in Renovating Downtown Buildings as Green Building Solution?

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Another Feather in Des Moines’ Cap with New School for the Arts

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Editor’s Note: This was originally ran as an April Fools Joke, but what a great concept. Des Moines is becoming the Art Capital of the Mid-West! This week it was announced that a new school for the arts would be created and moved into the Ruan Center with classes starting Fall of 2011. With Wellmark Blue [...] Related posts:

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March 2010 Downtown Housing Sales Update

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2010 is starting off with good sales so far, January was pretty good, but February not so much, but it could have been the horrible weather we had last month. Know one in their right mind would get out and look at places in that. 2010 Year-to-Date Downtown Condo Sales: Date of Sale Property Address Sales Price Condo Building 03-10-2010 112 [...] Related posts:

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Skywalk Study Underway – Please Respond!

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The City of Des Moines, Operation Downtown, and Skywalk Association are conducting a survey to gather information about downtown Des Moines’ skywalk system and its users and are currently reviewing possible improvements to the Skywalk System. Your input as a user of the Skywalk System is very important in identifying areas of improvement. Please take [...] Related posts:

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Snapshot of Des Moines and Polk County Health Rankings

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I found this online and thought readers might be interested in seeing some health stats on Iowa’s most populous county since it’s the home of the City of Des Moines. Source: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/iowa/polk Related posts:Smaller Iowa County Now More Techno Enabled than the Most Populous County This week, it was announced that residents of Black Hawk... Des Moines Picture [...] Related posts:

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Another Glowing Article on Des Moines from the NY Times

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Here are just a few highlights from the article, you can read the full article online at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/17/realestate/commercial/17desmoines.html. …recent commercial, residential and retail development in Des Moines, where public and private cooperation has produced a robust urban landscape matched by few cities its size. …Des Moines was one of a growing number of cities that recognize the potential [...] Related posts:

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Rooftop Terraces Could Provide an Oasis for Downtown Dwellers

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It’s hard to believe, but with a lot of downtown developments, developers are not maximizing a huge area of square footage that they have. I’m talking about the roof. Developments that have planned for and provide the rooftop terrace amenity generally sell faster than developments that don’t have a rooftop terrace. Buyers moving from the [...] Related posts:

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2010 Downtown Housing Sales Update

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2010 is starting off with good sales so far. Let’s hope our housing market turns around this year, last year was pretty dismal, only 33 units sold downtown. Our city leaders should be doing whatever possible to help recruit people to move downtown. 2010 Year-to-Date Downtown Condo Sales: Date of Sale Property Address Sales Price Condo Building 01-29-2010 300 Walnut Street #709 $105,000 The [...] Related posts:

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Thanks Once More to the DCA (Downtown Community Alliance)

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The Downtown Community Alliance (DCA) once again put their mind to an easy way to make something ugly beautiful. For the last few years, since Younkers moved out of the previous flagship store downtown, this skywalk area has been pretty dismal. Walkers were always greeted by a wall of black plastic covering the insides of [...] Related posts:

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