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Property tax bill: Was the drama worth 2 cents a square foot?

The Iowa Senate passed a massive property tax bill today, and the House could vote and pass it on to Gov. Terry Branstad yet this afternoon Has the decades-long struggle to deal with commercial property taxes worth the effort?

Stewart moves to Knapp Properties

Veteran commercial real estate broker Bob Stewart has moved to Knapp Properties Inc.

Oppidan, Iowa Realty sell out Woodland Hills

Minneapolis-based Oppidan Investment Co. said it has sold or contracted to sell all 131 lots in a West Des Moines residential development it rescued from banks.

Weitz revenues slip, but company still ranks among top 100 contractors

The Weitz Co. ranks No. 65 among the top 400 construction companies in the country.

Index suggests construction activity could falter

Lack of financing for projects is being blamed for the first negative reading in nine months on an index that typically forecasts construction activity nine months to a year in advance.

Register seeks zoning exception for sign on Capital Square

Ryko spends $3 million to upgrade Grimes plant

Nollen Plaza to become Cowles Common

Study: Main Street Iowa program accomplishing its mission

East Village Spa to move to larger space

House construction dropped last month, but permits hit a five-year high

New house construction fell to a five-month low in April, according to a report today from the U.S. Commerce Department.

Down to the wire on property tax reform

At least two observers of the most recent installment of the great property tax debate in the Iowa Legislature believe that this could be the year something positive happens, even if in little steps.

Traffic counts in West Des Moines

There's little doubt that Richard Hurd and Gary Kirke have made big contributions to the Mills Civic Parkway miracle mile or so of development, but the traffic that would be generated by a Kum & Go convenience store at 60th Street and Mills Civic has scuttled a potential $12.7 million land deal the two had struck.