Real Estate and Development

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Denny’s lands in Clive

Denny’s Corp. announced that within the next two years it will open 140 restaurants in Flying J Inc. travel plazas across the nation. It also plans to open about 50 restaurants over the next several …

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Howling Wolff LLC leases 2,000 square feet

Howling Wolff LLC has leased 2,000 square feet of flex space at 3171 99th St. in Urbandale. The tenant was represented by Eric Grubb with Stanbrough Realty Co. LLC. The landlord, Anderson Properties, represented itself.…

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Rusty Boggs leases 1,282 square feet

Rusty Boggs has leased 1,282 square feet of office space at 6750 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines. The tenant was represented by Jon Ledinsky with CB Richard Ellis/Hubbell Commercial. The landlord, West Lakes Investors …

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Kemin announces $30 million expansion project

Kemin Industries Inc. this morning announced a major expansion project that will triple the size of its southeast Des Moines headquarters campus and allow it to add nearly 100 employees within the next five years. …

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Housing starts indicate stabilizing market

Builders in the United States began work on more homes in September, a sign the real estate market was stabilizing at depressed levels heading into the recent upheaval in the foreclosure crisis, Bloomberg reported.

Housing …

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Urbandale Development Association names coordinator

Tiffany Coleman has been named the first economic development coordinator of the Urbandale Development Association (UDA).

Coleman, a certified economic developer, has been in the field for 12 years in both Dallas and Warren counties. …

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Home builders report ‘flickers of interest’

Home-builder sentiment rose for the first time in five months as builders are starting to see “some flickers of interest” among potential buyers, according to results of a survey released today, Reuters reported. The National …

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Big City Burgers to replace Battani’s Pizza


Customers who eat at the new Big City Burgers and Greens will notice a big change in the feel of the space.

“We’re giving it a complete overhaul, lightening it up, opening it up,” said …

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New tenant could lead Keck building out of bankruptcy

A new, paying tenant at Keck City Center should help the building owner pay off debts, according to a bankruptcy reorganization plan.

Dan Stanbrough LC said in court documents that under a tentative lease effective …

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Property investors to spend more amid declining values

Following two years of declining commercial property values, investors are preparing to spend more, Bloomberg reported.

Since December, fund and investment companies have increased the capital available for deals in the Americas by 54 percent …