Janet Wilwerding has been appointed senior marketing and communications specialist for the city of West Des Moines. Wilwerding replaces Lucinda Stephenson, who retired. Wilwerding most recently worked ...

The West Des Moines City Council set a public hearing date Monday for an amendment for the Urban Renewal Plan that includes Valley West Mall. Business Record file photo The West Des Moines City ...

Nominations open for the 2026 John Lewis Youth Leadership Award in Iowa Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has announced nominations are open for the 2026 John Lewis Youth Leadership Award, honoring ...

Health and well-being encompasses numerous factors that come together to influence each person’s quality of life and economic mobility. The requirements of a healthy community, and in turn a strong ...

The Story County Board of Supervisors is seeking public feedback on its draft Capital Improvements Plan through April 27. The multi-year plan outlines proposed construction, facility improvements and ...

According to the Alliance for Lifetime Income, more than 4.1 million Americans will hit the retirement age of 65 through the year 2027. That’s over 11,200 people every day. The trend is more ...

A recent review of Business Record archives found at least 552 executive leadership changes have happened in the Des Moines area since 2020. One-third of those changes, 211, occurred between 2024 and ...

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

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, ...

Sustainable solutions are a form of innovation. They often birth new technologies, ideas, mindsets and behaviors that differ from how consumers and businesses have traditionally interacted with the ...

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 ...