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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Sam Summers returned to his music promotion roots when the Val Air Ballroom reopened earlier this year. Since January 2022, Summers has spent much of his energy restoring the Val Air to its original ...

Jason Conway and his co-workers at Opus Group are in the midst of planning for 2025 today. Companies that had been snatching up commercial real estate investment properties are sitting on the ...

Holmes Murphy & Associates has signed a lease and will expand into the newly renovated Arcadia building in West Des Moines. The move was necessary to accommodate the insurance broker’s growth, and it ...

Mom’s Meals announced it doubled its original 2025 Hunger Challenge goal by donating 59,863 medically tailored meals to individuals experiencing nutrition insecurity throughout the year, according 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 ...

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 ...