Hubbell Realty Co.’s 2025 Hubbell Extreme Charity Golf Classic, held at Woodland Hills Golf Course in West Des Moines, raised $69,000 to benefit three Iowa organizations. The Alzheimer’s Association Iowa Chapter, Easterseals Iowa and On With Life each received $23,000 from event proceeds. Hundreds of trade partners, community members and associates participated in the annual…

Shive-Hattery, a West Des Moines-based architecture firm, has acquired Montgomery Roth Architecture & Interior Design, a 14-person firm in Houston with expertise in the gaming and hospitality, and multifamily housing markets. The acquisition marks Shive-Hattery’s third design office in the southwestern region after it expanded into Tucson, Ariz., in 2022 followed by a Tempe office in…

The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative, in partnership with the Physical Activity Alliance, has launched the CEO Pledge for Physical Activity, a statewide campaign encouraging leaders to make workplaces more movement friendly. CEOs, executives and business leaders across Iowa are invited to sign the pledge and commit to strategies that help employees stay active and healthy….

Iowa companies plan to build, spend and hire – eventually, at least – despite unfavorable business conditions, putting the Iowa Business Council third quarter survey results on par with historical averages. The IBC today released its third quarter 2025 Economic Outlook Survey, which measures IBC member expectations for sales, capital spending and employment for the next six…

The Iowa State University Foundation has named Jen Scharff of Ankeny as the recipient of the 2025 Order of the Knoll Emerging Philanthropist Award, recognizing her leadership and commitment to advancing the university’s mission through philanthropy and service. A 1998 ISU graduate in physics, Scharff has established two scholarships, the Jennifer Scharff Physics Scholarship and…

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has released its latest fall colors report, which tracks where leaf color changes are peaking. The Travel Iowa website has a list of trails and drives to take to see some of the season’s best colors. In Central Iowa, some of those are the High Trestle Trail near Madrid, Jester Park Equestrian Center in Granger, historic Route…