Baker Group, a construction contracting firm, announced the opening of a new regional office in Fort Dodge. The new location aims to bring Baker Group closer to its growing base of industrial clients, ...

Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has promoted Dave Williams to the role of director of development and planned giving. In his new role, Williams will lead DMU’s planned giving ...

Ian Roberts was placed on unpaid administrative leave by the Des Moines school board Monday after the district was notified that a state board had revoked Roberts’ school superintendent’s license.

Ian Roberts plans to submit a letter of resignation as superintendent of the Des Moines school district today, Alfredo Parrish, Roberts’ attorney, said during a news conference early this afternoon.

Ritz first joined MercyOne in 2013 as president of what was then Mercy Des Moines Hospital. He led the organization as the hospital system grew across the state. In 2017 Ritz was appointed CEO of ...

The Des Moines school board is expected to vote later today to place Ian Roberts on unpaid leave after receiving notification that the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners revoked Roberts’ ...

Cedar Rapids had the highest unemployment rate among Iowa’s cities in August, with 6.7% of the community’s workforce unemployed, data from Iowa Workforce Development shows. According to the data, ...

This story was updated at 6:51 p.m. Sept. 26, 2025 with new information. Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Friday morning ...

Kemin Industries has acquired CJ Youtell Biotech, the enzyme and fermentation subsidiary of CJ Bio, in a move designed to ...

The Iowa Department of Education announced last week that Iowa has secured over $43 million in federal funding through a five-year competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support ...

The Business Record recently hosted its annual Manufacturing Forecast event, which focused this year on economic uncertainty and tariffs. Four manufacturing and economy experts served as panelists to ...

Merchants Bonding Co. has broken ground on its 34,000-square-foot expansion at its headquarters in West Des Moines, a project ...