Democrat Rob Sand was elected Iowa’s next governor on Tuesday, defeating Republican Zach Lahn. Sand will take office in ...

The historic Davidson Building in downtown Des Moines has been awarded nearly $1.46 million in state historic preservation ...

The Des Moines City Council Monday voted to move forward with a proposal by Heart of America Group to build an office building on a narrow parcel of land at 401 Robert D. Ray Drive, and sell the land ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 10:15 a.m. on Nov. 3 to include additional information. At its Nov. 2 work session, the Des Moines City Council received an update on Tax Increment Financing ...

Sixteen building permits were issued for new commercial projects in the Des Moines area in June, including four for data centers at two Microsoft Inc. campuses in West Des Moines, a review shows. Two ...

West Bancorporation Inc., the West Des Moines-based parent company of West Bank, reported net income of $11.6 million in 2026’s third quarter, an increase of nearly 25% from the $9.3 million reported ...

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

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 lessons Jason Herrboldt learned while growing up on his family’s farm in Menno, S.D., have stuck with him during his career in banking: Work hard, persevere and show up for your community. “That ...

UnityPoint Health plans to outsource portions of its information technology and billing and payment operations to third-party operators later this year, the nonprofit health care system announced ...

Robert Montgomery, professor of conservation science at the University of Cumbria (left) moderates a panel with James Rebanks, a farmer at Racy Ghyll Farm in England; Mary Berry, executive director of ...

First National Bank has announced the appointment of Troy Boelman as market president of its Ankeny location, succeeding Tom Friedman, who retired after a 45-year banking career. Boelman joined First ...