The Holmes Murphy Foundation’s Community Footprints Program is giving more than $140,000 to 21 nonprofit organizations. Employees select nonprofits located across the insurance brokerage’s geographic footprint that align with focus areas including health and well-being, youth opportunities, arts and culture, and community support. Des Moines organizations included on this round of awards are Building BrAve…

Central Iowa nonprofit Foster Squad has introduced the eQuip Hub, a centralized resource platform designed to connect foster and kinship families in Central Iowa with community-donated essential items. The initiative aims to reduce logistical and financial barriers for caregivers and improve outcomes for children entering care. Launched earlier this year, the hub facilitates access to…

Wells Fargo will lay off 29 employees in July from its Jordan Creek campus in West Des Moines, according to the Iowa Worker Adjustment and Retraining, or WARN website. The latest layoffs, which were announced this week, did not indicate in which sections Wells Fargo was eliminating jobs. So far in 2026, the San Francisco-based…

The median sale price of homes sold in the Greater Des Moines area dropped to $295,000 in April, $20,000 less than March’s median sales price of $315,000, according to data from the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors. April’s home sale price was also slightly lower than April 2025 when it was $296,500, data shows.    …

Average gasoline prices in Iowa fell 4 cents over the past week to $4.19 per gallon, according to AAA. Though prices remain $1.30 higher than a year ago, Iowa sits below the current national average of $4.51. Retail diesel prices in the state also declined by 4 cents to $5.36 per gallon, still well above…

Three development projects in Des Moines have been awarded more than $17.8 million through Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Historic Preservation Tax Credit program, the state agency announced. The financial awards were part of more than $28.1 million allocated to historic revitalization projects from the tax credit program. IEDA received 18 applications requesting nearly $39 million…