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Venture School Seeking Entrepreneurs for Training Program

Are you a local resident looking for a way to launch a startup? Look no further than the University of Iowa’s Venture School! Venture School works with startups, small businesses, non-profits and corporate innovation teams across the state of Io...

City Issued Record 1,282 Building Permits in 2019

Both economic development and residential construction continue to thrive in Waukee. The City of Waukee’s Development Services Department issued a record 1,282 building permits in 2019.

The valuation of the building permits issued by the City in ...

Monthly Building Permit Report December 2019

The City of Waukee issued 76 building permits in December 2019. There were 10 permits issued for single family homes, 18 for townhomes and 48 which fall in the “Other” category (monument signs, furnaces, etc.). The total taxable valuat...

Monthly Building Permit Report August 2019

The City of Waukee issued 108 building permits in August 2019. There were 14 permits issued for single family homes, 135 for townhomes and 64 which fall in the “Other” category (monument signs, furnaces, etc.). The total taxable valuation in July equaled ...

Monthly Building Permit Report September 2019

The City of Waukee issued 303 building permits in September 2019. There were 15 permits issued for single family homes, 232 for townhomes and 53 which fall in the “Other” category (monument signs, furnaces, etc.). The total taxable valuation in September ...

Monthly Building Permit Report November 2019

The City of Waukee issued 134 building permits in November 2019. There were 6 permits issued for single family homes, 2 for townhomes and 26 which fall in the “Other” category (monument signs, furnaces, etc.). The total taxable valuation in October equale...

Monthly Building Permit Report October 2019

The City of Waukee issued 124 building permits in October 2019. There were 32 permits issued for single family homes, 24 for townhomes and 65 which fall in the “Other” category (monument signs, furnaces, etc.). The total taxable valuat...

City Council Approves Entertainment District Agreeement

On Monday, Nov. 4, the Waukee City Council voted to approve an agreement for a massive 40-acre development which will be called "The Quarter." It will be located along Grand Prairie Parkway in Waukee, bringing entertainment, events and office sp...

Widening Alice’s Road – the Growth of a Major Corridor

Waukee’s project to widen Alice’s Road is now complete. The once two-lane, 1.25-mile stretch of Alice’s Road between SE University Avenue and NE Horizon Drive in Waukee is now a six-lane road.

The first phase of improvements t...

Waukee Development Quarterly Update - July 2017

With population growing by an estimated three people per day, it is no surprise that development was also booming in Waukee in 2016. The City of Waukee’s Development Services Department issued a total of 1,124 building permits in 2016 &ndash...