When Jim Lewis was preparing to interview for the job of executive director of the Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, he did what ...

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 Business Record recently assembled a group of experts to talk about the Des Moines area housing sector and its outlook for 2026. Panelists who took part in the Business Record’s Project515 on ...

A rendering provided by WB Realty Co. LLC, shows a 76,800-square-foot warehouse the company is developing in West Des Moines. The West Des Moines City Council on Monday approved a site plan for the ...

Temple Real Estate has entered into a development agreement with the city of Urbandale to build a 9,886-square-foot mixed-use building on Plum Drive. The Urbandale City Council approved the ...

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

Jeff Pomeranz was city manager in West Des Moines when the community was approached around 2008 by a consultant looking for land on which to build a data center for Microsoft Corp. At the time, ...

The renovation and expansion of an iconic white mansion that overlooks Gray’s Lake and downtown Des Moines is expected to begin this summer with much of the work completed by fall 2026. Members of the ...

A notable policy leader has stepped into a role that will call on her expertise, experience and love for Iowa. Andrea Woodard joined the Iowa State Association of Counties as executive director in ...