By: Susan Stapleton Marketing pro Chris Diebel is ready to jump into the hospitality industry in a whole new way. The managing director of LPCA Public Strategies plans to take his three-day pop-up restaurant from 2013 and turn it into a full-fledged restaurant. His Southern concept Bubba — Southern Comforts opens in the former Raccoon River…
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By: Joel Aschbrenner Plans to renovate the Clemens building, the former home of Raccoon River Brewing, are coming into focus.
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By: Andy Davis The University Heights City Council, with a handful of votes, on Wednesday approved the controversial commercial and residential development One University Place.
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By: Joel Aschbrenner The scorched former Younkers building has a new owner who plans complete the previous owner’s project converting the building into 60 apartments and refurbishing its historic tea room.
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By: Alex Payne DES MOINES, Iowa – The former Younkers building that was severely damaged by fire last year has a new owner. Blackbird Investments has purchased the Wilkins building and the remaining Younkers site from Alexander Company. Their immediate focus will be on the Wilkins Building. The renovation project will include full restoration of…
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By: Reid Chandler DES MOINES, Iowa – Ryan Doyle says his development company, Blackbird Investments, quickly fell in love with the 114-year-old historic building at 130 East Third Street in Des Moines when they first looked at it three years ago.
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By: Kent Darr, Senior Staff Writer A major historic redevelopment of the Fort Des Moines properties will receive 15 years of tax increment finance and forgo any available tax abatements on residential units that are part of the project.
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