CREW Iowa is hosting NXT 515: The No Excuses Tour, a one-day leadership conference focused on advancing women and community leaders in November, featuring WNBA star and West Des Moines native Caitlin ...

After nearly two decades in Des Moines’ historic East Village, Ephemera Design faced a challenge familiar to many retailers: declining foot traffic as more shoppers moved online. Rather than continue ...

Drake University has named Jessica Vanden Berg the new executive director of the Ron and Jane Olson Institute for Public Democracy, a role aimed at expanding the institute’s efforts in civic ...

A new developer is under contract with Valley West Mall in West Des Moines and is undertaking a shorter due diligence process with hopes of closing in about 90 days. Business Record file photo A new ...

The second annual ICONic Riverfest raised more than $86,000 for ICON Water Trails and brought together volunteers to clean waterways at 14 sites across Central Iowa. More than 250 volunteers removed ...

A rendering from The Iowa Clinic shows the clinic’s proposed two-story, 27,000-square-foot medical building that is planned for 207 Jordan Creek Parkway, west of Jordan Creek Town Center. If approved ...

Tell us a little about your hobby. I am a classically trained musician with undergraduate and master’s degrees in piano performance and literature, as well as an MBA. Playing classical music has ...

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. announced that Axel André will join the West Des Moines-based life and annuity company this month as chief financial officer.

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

Shopping malls, which used to be a hub of retail activity — and an after-school and weekend hangout for teenagers — are struggling to maintain relevance as consumers seek experiential shopping ...

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 area highlighted in yellow shows the 517 acres DRA Properties LC is annexing into Ankeny on the city’s northeast side off of 36th Street. Although plans are not definitive, a mix of development ...