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Two Boone County Housing Developments Receive State Funding

August 15, 2023

Empire Reality, LLC will be constructing eight market rate rental units on four infill lots in West Boone. The Ringold Estates project will consist of four twin homes. Josh and Heidi Walters, owners of Empire Realty, LLC explain, “This State of Iowa funding is critical to move our Ringold Estates...

Three Ames MSA Housing Projects Awarded State Funding

August 14, 2023

In a Statewide announcement made Friday, August 11th the following Ames MSA housing projects were awarded Workforce Housing Tax Credits from the Iowa Economic Development Authority. Awarded $1.0 M in state funding assistance, Nevada Flats, LLC will add sixty market rate apartments in the Nevada community when complete. The proposed...

Two Companies in the Ames MSA Awarded Funds for Expansion Projects

July 21, 2023

(July 21, 2023) – The Iowa Economic Authority (IEDA) has announced funding for two companies in the Ames MSA. State funding has been approved for M.H. Eby, Inc. in Story City and Mid-States Material Handling and Fabrication in Nevada. M.H. Eby, Inc. M.H. Eby was founded in 1938, as a...

City of Roland to Purchase 120 N. Main Street for City Hall

April 18, 2023

Roland, Iowa – The City of Roland is to purchase the Availa Bank building at 120 N. Main Street to serve as the new Roland City Hall. Availa Bank announced it would be closing the Roland branch as of April 28, 2023. “After the 2020 derecho it was discovered that...

City of Boone Announces $90,000 Available to Support Home Improvements in Boone

February 22, 2023

The City of Boone announces the availability of grant funding to support major home improvements and repairs to those that qualify. This grant program is designed to assist Boone homeowners in fixing up their homes. Funding partners include the City of Boone and the Central Iowa Housing Trust Fund (CIHTF)....

Boone Holds Ceremony for New Iowa 17 Overpass

December 8, 2022

BOONE, Iowa – Dec. 8, 2022 – The City of Boone, Boone County, Iowa Department of Transportation, and Fareway Stores, Inc., celebrated the opening of the Iowa 17 overpass with a ceremony on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. The Iowa DOT constructed the overpass to improve driver safety and traffic flow...

New Hardware Store in Madrid, True Value, Expected to Open This Spring

December 5, 2022

December 5, 2022 (Madrid, IA) - A new hardware store in Madrid, True Value, is expected to open this spring. Stacey and Jesse Bannor have been business owners for over a decade, launching Bannor Toys in Des Moines back in 2011. After moving their growing business to Madrid in 2016,...

Kruck Plumbing & Heating Opens New Facility in Boone

November 17, 2022

November 17, 2022 (Boone, IA) - Kruck Plumbing & Heating, a company that has been serving the needs of the local community in Central Iowa since 1941, has opened a new facility along Highway 30 in Boone. “As an organization we are excited about the opportunities that will come with...

All Iowa Homes, Inc. Begins Construction on Homes in Ogden

November 14, 2022

All Iowa Homes, Inc. headquartered in Boone has initiated construction on two homes in the community of Ogden. These homes will feature three bedrooms, two bathrooms, attached garages, and either finished or unfinished basements. The square footage on the homes range from 1,360 –2000 square feet. All Iowa Homes builds...

Pioneer Property Management and the City of Boone Celebrate the Groundbreaking of a $19 Million New Construction Investment

October 6, 2022

October 6, 2022 (Boone, IA) - Pioneer Property Management and the City of Boone celebrated the groundbreaking of The Villas at Fox Pointe, located at the northwest corner of 22nd Street and P Avenue in Boone, Iowa, on Thursday, October 6, 2022. This groundbreaking ceremony marked the beginning of a...

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