The West Des Moines City Council has approved an Urban Renewal Plan for the Valley West Mall site, allowing for an agreement for the redevelopment of the site to move forward. File photo The West Des ...

Kading Properties, an Urbandale-based construction and property management company, will stop in five Iowa towns on its second annual Hometown Tour, designed to bring its leadership and development ...

The American Institute of Architects, Iowa Chapter (AIA Iowa) has elected Cheryl Peterson, Brian Warthen and Steve Miller to the Iowa Architect magazine editorial board. The magazine and its editorial ...

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The first tenants of the newly reimagined Atlas Building were recently announced, taking the first steps in turning the former Wells Fargo office building in West Des Moines into a multi-tenant ...

Molecules are the building blocks of life and are the foundation of a multigenerational Iowa manufacturing business. Des Moines-based Kemin Industries is a $1.4 billion ingredient supplier run by the ...

A coalition of multiple local and state partners have launched a campaign to bring the headquarters of Corteva’s seed business to Iowa when the company splits into two companies next year. On Oct. 1, ...

Dana Rupe, the new director of the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, said she thinks AI can democratize entrepreneurship. “I think about what it took to start businesses, even ...

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 ...

UnityPoint Health Des Moines has opened its new Eyerly Ball building, a certified community behavioral health clinic. The $10.4 million project was funded through support from the Polk County Board of ...

Pella Corp., celebrating its 100th anniversary, has recognized team members’ contributions to community service through its 8th Annual Joan Kuyper Farver Spirit Awards, distributing over $100,000 in ...

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 ...