The Iowa Association of Business and Industry and MidWestOne Bank announced today the winner of the 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa competition: the CP770 cotton picker, manufactured by John Deere in Ankeny. “Dedicated employees at Des Moines Works have been assembling cotton pickers in Ankeny since 1950,” Rosalind Fox, John Deere factory manager, said in a…

Abby Delaney, senior vice president of marketing and communications officer at Bankers Trust, has been selected by Independent Banker magazine as a 2025 40 Under 40 Emerging Community Bank Leader. According to a news release, this award recognizes community-minded, innovative leaders from across the country who are under 40 years old. Delaney, who joined Bankers Trust…

Eight Seven Central, a Des Moines-based screen printing company, has announced the acquisition of Embleo, a contract embroidery shop. As part of this acquisition, all of Embleo’s operations will be relocated to Des Moines. This move aims to expand Eight Seven Central’s production capacity and allow the company to better serve regional and national clients….

Crews began work this week to remove Wells Fargo signage from the arena that will soon be named Casey’s Center. The name change was announced last fall. Ankeny-based Casey’s General Stores was awarded naming rights for the 17,000-seat arena following about eight months of talks with Polk County and Oak View Group, operators of the Iowa…

A major adaptive reuse project at Cityville on 9th is complete, marking a milestone in the property’s continued evolution, the group behind the project recently announced. Artisan Capital Group acquired the 312-unit multifamily property in 2024 for $50 million, and began converting the vacant ground floor space on the west side into apartments. The space has been…