West Bancorporation Inc., headquartered in West Des Moines, finished 2025 “very strong,” its president and CEO David Nelson said in a news release. “Through proactive and strategic balance sheet ...

The fourth quarter marked positive net absorption as companies took advantage of decreased rents in some areas, according to quarterly office reports from brokerage firms. The reports also showed ...

Dr. Eric Dreibelbeis has been appointed chief medical officer of On With Life, a neuro rehabilitation program with campuses in Ankeny, Polk City, Coralville and Des Moines. “Bringing on a chief ...

The Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area ranked No. 100 in the Milken Institute’s 2026 Best-Performing Cities (BPC) Index, placing it in Tier 3 of 5, where Tier 1 is the highest rank. The ...

The architecture and design firms of Invision and GastingerWalker& announced that they are merging under the Invision brand, effective March 16. The merger unites two legacy architecture and design ...

Ownership of the Flux Apartments in downtown Des Moines has changed hands. Rittenhouse Square LLC, located in Columbia, Mo., acquired the property at 1400 Walnut St. for $12.7 million, Polk County ...

A 202-unit apartment building is proposed to be constructed at 1435 Mulberry St. in downtown Des Moines. The $62 million project is proposed on the site where the Des Moines Area Religious Council’s ...

Jodie Hawley Trust paid Ferris Living Trust $1.15 million for property at 4175 NE 64th St. in Altoona, Polk County real estate records show. The nearly 9-acre parcel includes a 2,464-square-foot house ...

Jason Kerndt has been appointed market president of Home State Bank’s Polk City branch, the bank announced. Kerndt brings 23 years of banking experience and will support the bank’s continued growth in ...

The downtown French-inspired restaurant Django will permanently close this spring, its owners announced Tuesday. “This was a difficult decision for Django’s partners,“ co-owner and Orchestrate ...

It was the day before the first day Ryan Russell and his wife, Abigail Russell, opened local coffee shop Grounds for Celebration as the new owners — and Ryan had a major question. “How are we going to ...

Des Moines and West Des Moines are the first cities in the U.S. to receive upgrades to multi-gig speeds from Google Fiber. On Tuesday, all existing Google Fiber customers on 1 Gig plans were ...