What does a science center have to do with Iowa’s future workforce, manufacturing, and innovation economy? In this episode of Made in Iowa, Jolie Pelds shares how the Science Center of Iowa is far ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed an executive order Monday establishing the Iowa Nuclear Energy Task Force to advise her, the General Assembly and relevant state agencies on the development and advancement of ...

A private equity firm located in Irvine, Calif., has acquired property in West Des Moines that includes a multi-tenant medical office building, Polk County real estate records show. IRA Capital, doing ...

The hub of Des Moines’ city government is beginning its move to downtown’s Western Gateway district. Over the next month, 11 city departments currently located in four different buildings will ...

Southridge Mall, an aged retail center on Des Moines’ south side, continues to be revitalized, this time with the addition of a multifamily project and expansion of an auction company in space once ...

Being an effective leader, whether on the court or in the boardroom, is difficult. Iowa State Head Men’s Basketball Coach T.J. Otzelberger will share insights on what has made him successful and how ...

Just over 3,100 building permits for single-family houses and townhome units are expected to be issued in the Greater Des Moines area in 2025, the fewest since 2021, data from the Home Builders ...

According to the Alliance for Lifetime Income, more than 4.1 million Americans will hit the retirement age of 65 through the year 2027. That’s over 11,200 people every day. The trend is more ...

Shive-Hattery, a West Des Moines-based architecture firm, has acquired Montgomery Roth Architecture & Interior Design, a 14-person firm in Houston with expertise in the gaming and hospitality, and ...

Emily Wood is special projects editor at Business Record. She covers nonprofits and philanthropy, HR and leadership, and diversity, equity and inclusion.

After becoming one of the early adopters of a farming practice that would forever change animal agriculture, the Faaborg family in Radcliffe is swapping its concentrated animal feeding operation for ...

Jeff Pomeranz was city manager in West Des Moines when the community was approached around 2008 by a consultant looking for land on which to build a data center for Microsoft Corp. At the time, ...