A group of Central Iowa entrepreneurs, funders and advocates are trying to reframe entrepreneurship as a legitimate career path by creating an inspirational hub of conversation via Substack, an online ...

Last week, Principal Financial Group told its employees that most would be required to begin working in the office at least three days a week starting in November. The mandate was welcome news to ...

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 ...

The area highlighted in yellow shows the 517 acres DRA Properties LC is annexing into Ankeny on the city’s northeast side off of 36th Street. Although plans are not definitive, a mix of development ...

A petition to bring a Buc-ee’s travel center to Norwalk has attracted more than 3,500 signatures and will soon be sent to the Texas-based company in what Norwalk Mayor Tom Phillips said is an example ...

A bill that aims to help pharmacists with rising costs has been met with opposition from business groups claiming the legislation will raise health care costs for employers and their employees. The ...

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.

Jay Byers is being remembered as a man who helped shape Des Moines’ future through his innovation and who was the special ingredient in the “secret sauce” that he often said made the Des Moines metro ...

Iowa Donor Network has announced Philip Blumberg as the organization’s new CEO. Blumberg will take over in mid-October, following Suzanne Conrad’s 28 years in the role. Blumberg’s most recent role was ...

Mercy College of Health Sciences has appointed Vincent L. Salyers as the inaugural dean of the Joyce E. Lillis School of Nursing, bringing more than 30 years of academic and clinical experience to the ...

Wells Fargo’s plan to move a majority of its downtown workers to a sprawling corporate campus in West Des Moines was not welcome news to supporters of Des Moines’ central business district. But it ...

Meals from the Heartland announced its 18th Annual Hunger Fight packaged 1.47 million meals to support hungry children and families, enough to feed approximately 5,680 children for an entire year. The ...