Sammons Financial Group Inc. announced it donated nearly $4.6 million to charitable organizations across its corporate locations in 2025, with employees contributing more than 11,000 volunteer hours.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is now accepting applications for the 2026 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, a federally funded initiative through the U.S. Department of ...

No new office construction was brought to market in the first quarter of 2025, with vacancy rates remaining high in the central business district as tenants either consolidated locations or moved but ...

BPC President and Group Publisher Chris Conetzkey interviewed the Forty Under 40 class of 2026 at a kick-off event, held on Wednesday at the Krause Gateway Center.

Valley West Mall, pictured above, is facing redevelopment. The West Des Moines Planning and Zoning Commission this week voted to designate an Urban Renewal Area around Valley West Mall in what the ...

Iowa banks reported a 4.7% increase in loan growth up from $87.8 billion in 2025 to $92 billion in 2025, new data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. shows. “Banks use deposits to make loans in ...

The city of Des Moines will begin negotiations to purchase three contiguous buildings on Euclid Avenue, which are adjacent to the former IOOF Hall/Drug Store at 200 Euclid Ave. Image provided by Des ...

Deere & Co. announced Friday that it has completed its acquisition of the Wirtgen Group, a global manufacturer of road construction equipment based in Germany. In June, Deere announced a definitive ...

A lawsuit has been filed in federal court seeking to halt enforcement of a law supporters say is designed to regulate and cut costs associated with pharmacy benefit managers. The lawsuit filed by the ...

EMC Insurance Cos. announced in December that it had 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 ...

Releasing a list of endangered buildings isn’t so much about identifying neglected and dilapidated buildings as much as it is about identifying opportunities for redevelopment, said Tim Waddell, ...

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. has named Tolga Uzuner as chief investment officer for asset management of American Equity. Uzuner will be responsible for executing the company’s alpha ...