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 ...

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 ...

The developer behind the Ignit Johnston LLC youth sports and recreation facility is being accused of breach of contract in a lawsuit filed by the city of Johnston. Business Record file photo The city ...

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 ...

New renderings of the Ignit Sports and Fitness complex in Johnston were recently released by Emergent Architecture, the project’s architect. Construction of the $55 million project is underway on ...

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 ...

Andy Beal and Michael Derkenne grew up in Australia and met in 1998 while attending the University of Newcastle north of Sydney. Today, they are leading construction of the 33-story 515 Walnut tower ...

The Jacobson Institute at Grand View University has announced the launch of a new free online platform offering interactive career simulations to students, educators and community members, in ...

A longtime southwestern Iowa shoe wholesaler has relocated its headquarters to Dallas Center, where its management team hopes the company will be able to find employees and other resources to help it ...

A building permit has been issued for a long-awaited mixed-use project in the neighborhood adjacent to Drake University, a review of Des Moines permits shows. However, the project that will include ...

The Stelter Co., an integrated marketing agency serving nonprofits, announced the opening of its new office in West Des Moines, located at 505 Market St., Suite 300. The company is calling the new ...