Construction began in October on a new Trades and Industry Center at the Des Moines Area Community College’s Ankeny campus. Rendering courtesy of DMACC Building permits were issued in October for the ...

According to data filed through the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, a construction company based in Ankeny has closed. Solgen Power, doing business as Purelight Power, located at ...

A limited liability company managed by Nashville-based Healthcare Realty Inc. has acquired medical office property at 5880 University Ave. in West Des Moines, Polk County real estate records show.

The Polk County Health Department and Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement are partnering with the Iowa Cancer Registry to host Cancer in Polk County, a public data presentation ...

As part of its 60th anniversary celebration, Blank Park Zoo is launching Roar & Explore, a statewide public art initiative. The zoo is seeking 20 Iowa artists to paint their designs on large-scale ...

This past year was a busy one for the commercial real estate sector, with some big transactions, building renovations and insights into the possible future of a once popular shopping hub, which were ...

American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. plans to move into the Nationwide building at 1100 Locust St. in downtown Des Moines. The Des Moines City Council on Monday will consider an agreement ...

A recent review of Business Record archives found at least 552 executive leadership changes have happened in the Des Moines area since 2020. One-third of those changes, 211, occurred between 2024 and ...

Just over 3,100 building permits for single-family houses and townhome units are expected to be issued in the Greater Des Moines area in 2025, the fewest since 2021, data from the Home Builders ...

Robinson Inc., a metal fabricator based in De Pere, Wis., is planning to expand to Altoona. Construction is expected to begin on the Altoona site in spring 2026 with the plant becoming operational in ...

The Animal Rescue League of Iowa has started the second phase of its facility expansion with construction underway on the state’s first rescue intake and rehabilitation center. The $1 million project ...

When I interviewed Harry Smith in October on the Central College campus in Pella, the focus was his class on curiosity he was teaching at his alma mater. But naturally, the conversation turned to ...