Vernon Research Group announced it will acquire the assets of Des Moines-based research and consulting firm Horizon Group. Iowa-based Vernon Research Group is a full-service market research firm ...

Each year, the Business Record honors 40 young leaders with our Forty Under 40 awards. We ask these honorees several questions, including what they’d like to improve upon as leaders. Some in the 2026 ...

The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced the fifth cohort of the Scale DSM Business Accelerator, a program designed to help small business owners gain access to knowledge, management know-how ...

The Des Moines City Council voted Monday to approve the final terms of an Urban Renewal Development Agreement that will allow the proposed conversion of an old agricultural threshing warehouse in the ...

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 ...

As Hubbell Realty Co. continues to grow and develop properties in the Des Moines metro, it is also growing its presence in the Omaha market, where it is developing industrial and multifamily projects ...

Construction is set to begin on the Westgate Townhomes, a 48-unit, market-rate rental development on Oskaloosa’s west side. The project will feature two-bedroom, two-story units ranging from ...

This year’s Photo Issue highlights four leaders whose interests outside of work are as varied as their professional backgrounds. An environmental leader cultivates a garden filled with native plants ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...