The U.S. construction industry reported 231,000 job openings on the last day of January, a decline of 14,000 from December and 1,000 fewer than a year earlier, based on an Associated Builders and ...

Drake University’s Zimpleman College of Business has announced four recipients of its 2026 Social Impact Awards for Research and Outreach, recognizing faculty whose work advances the college’s mission ...

Southridge Mall, an aged retail center on Des Moines’ south side, continues to be revitalized, this time with the addition of a multifamily project and expansion of an auction company in space once ...

The Jacobson Institute at Grand View University has announced the launch of a new free online platform offering interactive career simulations to students, educators and community members, in ...

Drake University has appointed Professor Natalie Bayer as the interim dean of the College of Arts & Sciences for a one-year term, succeeding Dean Gesine Gerhard, who will step down after eight years ...

Mom’s Meals announced it doubled its original 2025 Hunger Challenge goal by donating 59,863 medically tailored meals to individuals experiencing nutrition insecurity throughout the year, according to ...

An increase in inside-same-store sales boosted Casey’s General Stores Inc.’s third-quarter earnings and profit margins, prompting the Ankeny-based retailer to revise its fiscal 2026 outlook for the ...

Amanda Zwanziger has been named the new director of business development at Kraus-Anderson’s Des Moines office. Kraus-Anderson is a commercial general contractor and construction manager with ...

Bankers Trust Co. CEO Don Coffin will retire on June 30, following nearly two decades of leadership at the bank. As part of a planned succession, Samantha Mosser, who was named president last year, ...

New renderings of the Ignit Sports and Fitness complex in Johnston were recently released by Emergent Architecture, the project’s architect. Construction of the $55 million project is underway on ...

A building permit has been issued for a long-awaited mixed-use project in the neighborhood adjacent to Drake University, a review of Des Moines permits shows. However, the project that will include ...

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