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

Urbandale’s plan to redevelop its downtown district — that area between Merle Hay Road to 75th Street along Douglas Avenue — is moving forward with the next steps focused on branding and zoning to ...

A law goes into effect July 1 that allows owners of single-family lots in Iowa to add an accessory dwelling unit to their property. The graphic above shows different ways the secondary housing units ...

A new rental community is planned in Norwalk, a Warren County community whose officials want to offer an array of housing options to potential residents. Hubbell Realty Co. plans to begin construction ...

A syncopated rhythm beats along in a conversation with Daryl Metzger and Rob Smith as they finish each others’ sentences and meet on the downbeat with their thoughts. They have followed that ...

Building permits for 165 new commercial and multifamily projects were issued in 2025 in the Greater Des Moines area, a Business Record review shows. The value of the new projects exceeds $893.3 ...

Insane Impact is building a new headquarters at 7901 S.W. 22nd St. in Des Moines. Rendering courtesy of Rains Architecture Insane Impact, a national supplier of audio-visual equipment, is building a ...

SPAL Automotive, headquartered in Italy, plans to expand its presence in Ankeny with the construction of a $35 million state-of-the-art manufacturing, distribution and office facility that would be ...

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 ...

TPI Composites Inc., the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based wind turbine blade manufacturer, will receive financial assistance from the state for a $3.2 million project to restart production at its Newton ...

Drake University’s Zimpleman College of Business has announced four recipients of its 2026 Social Impact Awards for Research and Outreach, recognizing faculty whose work advances the college’s mission ...

An aged northwest Des Moines shopping center has been purchased by a Kansas City-area real estate company and development firm that plans to modernize the center and add restaurants and small retail ...