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 ...

Allison Pendroy has been selected as WesleyLife’s next president and CEO, effective June 1, the organization announced Tuesday. She will succeed Rob Kretzinger, who announced in December his plans to ...

Nicole Crain found a good fit in her work at the Iowa Association of Business and Industry as the organization focuses on two of her top career passions: businesses and the state of Iowa. She grew up ...

Deere & Co. announced the appointment of Brian Sikes, board chair and CEO of Cargill, to the company’s board of directors. “Brian’s decades of leadership at Cargill have given him a deep understanding ...

Nearly 70 people who work in MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center’s patient financial management department will be laid off from their jobs in mid-March, according to a notice posted this week on ...

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 ...

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 ...

The developer behind the redevelopment of the Crossroads Mall site in Waterloo has released an updated concept about what the site could look like, but will continue to gather input from the community ...

A group of Central Iowa entrepreneurs, funders and advocates are trying to reframe entrepreneurship as a legitimate career path by creating an inspirational hub of conversation via Substack, an online ...

Just over 3,100 building permits for single-family houses and townhome units are expected to be issued in the Greater Des Moines area in 2025, the fewest since 2021, data from the Home Builders ...

LaValle Hospitality Group is opening Meridian Events & Catering, a new venue in West Des Moines for weddings, corporate or private events, conventions, trainings, trade shows, galas, holiday parties ...

A conceptual site plan for a new Microsoft data center along Veterans Parkway in West Des Moines. The West Des Moines City Council approved a development agreement for the data center on Monday. Image ...