Common Sense Institute, in collaboration with Iowa State University Professor Cameron MacKenzie, will release a new report titled “Insuring Iowa’s Future: Understanding the Role of Insurance and ...

WB Realty Co. has acquired former Wells Fargo property at 7001 Westown Parkway and 1725 68th St. in West Des Moines. The brokerage firm paid $16.5 million for the property. Photos courtesy of ...

Three affordable housing projects proposed in Des Moines have been awarded federal housing tax credits to support the construction of new rental homes, the Iowa Finance Authority Board announced this ...

Wells Fargo has begun remodeling offices at the company’s 160-acre Jordan Creek campus in West Des Moines in anticipation of relocating a large number of employees to the site. Three building permits ...

A new furniture store is expected to open in Ames this fall, filling a gap in the market that has existed for more than a decade. A Furniture Mart/Ashley furniture store is under construction between ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds recently announced $5 million in funding to expand 19 child care and preschool program partnerships. The Continuum of Care grant program aims to encourage partnerships between child ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ eighth Condition of the State address on Tuesday night was a checklist of economic proposals ranging from expanded pilot programs in child care affordability and access to ...

A new nonprofit organization, Iowa Homes for Heroes, has launched with a mission to build and donate homes for disabled veterans and first responders in Iowa. The organization’s first home, located in ...

A flurry of construction will soon be underway at several school districts in Polk County with Tuesday’s passage of bond referendums. The largest bond referendum – $265 million – was in the Des Moines ...

Principal Financial Group will consolidate its global asset management and international pension businesses, the company announced today. In a news release, Principal announced the new combined ...

Des Moines Area Religious Council set a single-day record Monday for the most people assisted, as November SNAP benefits were not delivered over the weekend due to the government shutdown. With 2,494 ...

Photos above: Improvements would be made at Dallas Center-Grimes schools if voters approve a $88 million bond referendum on Tuesday, including new science and CTE high school classrooms and inclusive ...