EMC Insurance Cos. announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement to sell EMC’s ownership interest in EMC National Life Insurance Co., also known as EMC Life, to Avocet Partners. EMC ...

BPC President Chris Conetzkey and Business Record Editor Sarah Diehn host the weekly recap of statewide news you may have missed in the last week. Stories shared were first reported between Nov. 19-25 ...

The University of Northern Iowa, Des Moines Public Schools and Des Moines Area Community College are engaging with existing and new relationships to create pathways that develop educators for Iowa.

Construction is expected to begin in the next two years on multifamily projects that would add over 4,600 apartment units to the Des Moines area, according to CBRE Inc.’s recent market report.

Emily Videtto thought she was going to be a lawyer. When she walked onto campus at Indiana University in 2000, she studied English and business. But after college, she had the chance to join GAF — the ...

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, ...

Infrastructure work that needs to be done in advance of the construction of the proposed Pro Iowa Soccer Stadium and Global Plaza is expected to begin in spring 2026 as members of the board overseeing ...

Last week, Principal Financial Group told its employees that most would be required to begin working in the office at least three days a week starting in November. The mandate was welcome news to ...

Forbes has released its 2024 Best Employers by State list. To create the list, Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista to survey more than 160,000 employees working for companies with at ...

Fairway Frank’s Bar & Grill has opened in Norwalk, at 729 Main St., in the former Pyra Pizzeria space. The locally owned restaurant is named after southside Des Moines native Frank Cataldo, who passed ...

Technology giant Microsoft Corp. has acquired 377 acres of farmland in Van Meter’s Vision Park, an area on the southeast part of the Dallas County community that a decade ago was identified for ...