The Outreach Program, a nonprofit based in Union, Iowa, distributed 100,000 meals this month to local organizations, including Des Moines Public Schools, Des Moines Refugee Support, Joppa, the Des Moines Area Religious Council and the Iowa National Guard Warrior & Family Services Branch. The meals were assembled during community meal packing events to be distributed…

Audio Labs, an audio solutions provider founded in Des Moines in 1972, announced it has moved from its longtime Ingersoll Avenue location to West Des Moines as part of an effort to support continued growth and improve customer accessibility. The business will operate its new location at 1903 EP True Parkway, focusing on customized client…

Jason Hansen has been named Nebraska and Western Iowa market president for Associated Bank, the entity announced. The move follows Associated Bank’s April 1 acquisition of American National Bank, of which Hansen was president. Hansen began his career as a teller at American National Bank in 2000. He moved to other significant commercial and client-centered…

A groundbreaking ceremony for a new fire and EMS station will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at 1650 SE Maffitt Lake Road in West Des Moines. The 15,288-square-foot Station 13 will include modern apparatus bays, advanced safety features for firefighters and paramedics, and a flexible fitness space that can be expanded for more room…

The Iowa Medical Society recognized nine physicians, health professionals and organizations at its 2026 IMS Awards, presented April 17 during the 177th annual President’s Dinner in Iowa City. The organization gave out its Five Physicians to Watch awards, recognizing their emerging leadership. Other awards given during the event include:

Iowa’s unemployment rate in February remained at 3.4%, the same as it was in January and December, new data from Iowa Workforce Development shows. Also in February, Iowa employers shed 4,400 jobs from their payrolls, lowering total non-farm employment to 1,576,400. In the past 12 months, Iowa’s total non-farm employment has shrunk by 19,200 workers…