WB Realty Co. has acquired former Wells Fargo property at 7001 Westown Parkway and 1725 68th St. in West Des Moines. The brokerage firm paid $16.5 million for the property. Photos courtesy of ...

The University of Northern Iowa Foundation announced it raised $29.28 million during the 2024-25 fiscal year as part of its “Our Tomorrow” campaign, which aims to reach $300 million in total support.

The Des Moines Menace announced it has appointed Kyle Davy as the club’s new general manager as it prepares for the 2026 United Soccer League League Two season. Davy will step into the full-time role ...

BPC President Chris Conetzkey and Business Record Editor Sarah Diehn host the weekly recap of statewide news you may have missed in the last week. Stories shared were first reported between Nov. 19-25 ...

Chuck Magro, pictured, joined Corteva Agriscience Nov. 1 as its CEO and a member of the board of directors. Based in Delaware, Corteva formed after the 2019 merger of Dow and DuPont and operates labs ...

Emily Videtto thought she was going to be a lawyer. When she walked onto campus at Indiana University in 2000, she studied English and business. But after college, she had the chance to join GAF — the ...

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, ...

Five employees of Des Moines Area Community College, all of whom have served in different roles at the community college, will start new positions for the spring semester. Jessica Cole has been named ...

Technology giant Microsoft Corp. has acquired 377 acres of farmland in Van Meter’s Vision Park, an area on the southeast part of the Dallas County community that a decade ago was identified for ...

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, a national nonprofit focused on the equipment finance sector, this week published its second-quarter update for 2025, revising expectations downward.

Additional details and new renderings were released this week about the proposed conversion of Two Ruan Center from an office to multifamily building. Last fall, Ruan Inc. announced it was forming a ...

Dana Rupe, the new director of the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, said she thinks AI can democratize entrepreneurship. “I think about what it took to start businesses, even ...