Mercy College of Health Sciences President Dr. Adreain Henry signed the 2026 Proclamation Against Human Trafficking and Slavery on Jan. 8. This year’s event marks the eighth consecutive year that ...

The organizers of the 2026 Global Insurance Symposium have announced this year’s agenda. With the theme of “Insurance in an Era of Possibilities,” this year’s symposium will recognize the convergence ...

Just over 40% of the 434 teaching vacancies in Iowa’s public school districts this school year are in special education, a persistently difficult area to fill nationally and in the state. Data ...

Bresson Real Estate Holdings LLC, located in Ankeny, paid R&W Schonhorst Inc. $2.4 million for farmland in northeast Polk County, real estate records show. The property, located east of Interstate ...

As Iowa lawmakers return to the State Capitol for a 100-day session beginning Jan. 12, business and nonprofit leaders say that while the agenda might look familiar, the stakes are high. Property taxes ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that Iowa has been awarded funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program, a federal initiative ...

Ahead of the Business Record’s annual Economic Forecast event, host Chris Conetzkey sits down with the event speakers to ask them for a glimpse at their projections for the year. From persistent ...

The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce has announced its annual West Des Moines Citizen and Emerging Citizen of the Year: Dan Houston and Kara Matheson, respectively. The two will be honored at the ...

The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index fell to 47.6 in December. Not only is that the lowest rating of 2025, it’s the fourth time in six months the index was below growth ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed an executive order Monday establishing the Iowa Nuclear Energy Task Force to advise her, the General Assembly and relevant state agencies on the development and advancement of ...

Iowa employers added 4,600 jobs in November, boosted by hiring in education and health services sectors as well as construction, and trade, transportation and utilities, new data from Iowa Workforce ...

A private equity firm located in Irvine, Calif., has acquired property in West Des Moines that includes a multi-tenant medical office building, Polk County real estate records show. IRA Capital, doing ...