What initially sparked your interest in your current field or industry? I became a cancer doctor for several reasons. First, I am very interested in science AND I am very interested in humanities.

Green State Credit Union celebrated the opening of a new branch at 4205 Merle Hay Road in Urbandale on June 3 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The location is the credit union’s eighth branch in the ...

Children and Family Urban Movement (CFUM) announced executive director Andy Bales will retire from the role, effective June 10. After a 20-year career in Los Angeles, Bales returned to Des Moines in ...

Jenn Tuetken, director of innovation, design and brand experience at Pella Corp., doesn’t just lead teams that create prototypes. … ...

The industrial market is expected to tighten as the vacancy rate has gradually risen since 2021, a trend driven by speculative construction and economic headwinds, first-quarter market reports by ...

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, ...

No industry is set in stone. Indianola-based Cemen Tech has been shaking up – or vibrating – the cement and concrete industry with its volumetric mixer trucks. Roads, bridges, buildings, parking lots ...

Building permits for 165 new commercial and multifamily projects were issued in 2025 in the Greater Des Moines area, a Business Record review shows. The value of the new projects exceeds $893.3 ...

Jay Byers is being remembered as a man who helped shape Des Moines’ future through his innovation and who was the special ingredient in the “secret sauce” that he often said made the Des Moines metro ...

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Winterset, Iowa – Every month or so, when Gina Robinson was an administrator for the Winterset school district, she would set a marble on the floor of her office and watch as it rolled to a corner of ...

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 ...