Industry in Des Moines runs on insurance, manufacturing, agriculture, logistics and food processing, and coverage here follows all of it. Reporting tracks how whole sectors are performing, shifting and being disrupted.
Urban Dreams and Hubbell Construction Services will build a six-unit affordable housing building at 1411 7th Street in the River Bend neighborhood.
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Do you support building new affordable housing in your community?
Hundreds of volunteers have begun constructing three duplexes north of downtown Des Moines for six families.
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Do you trust that local hospital system disputes do not compromise the quality of patient care?
The Iowa Clinic will terminate all contractual agreements with UnityPoint Health between February and October 2027.
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Should the federal government provide financial relief to farmers facing rising costs and poor weather?
The free event at the Iowa Capitol Grounds celebrates agricultural heritage as farmers face seasonal delays.
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Do you plan to prioritize companies that explicitly integrate AI into their professional services?
The technology consulting firm now operates as WWC following a reorganization of its professional service offerings.
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Should your city prioritize lawsuits against chemical companies to fund environmental cleanup costs?
The city council retained Grossman & Kelly to investigate potential legal claims regarding water contamination.
This section follows sector employment trends, supply chain disruptions that hit an entire vertical, industry-wide regulatory changes and consolidation waves reshaping local markets. Coverage takes in the city and the communities around it wherever a sector story crosses the metro line. Insurance and agribusiness shape the regional economy in ways that ripple into dozens of adjacent industries. Rising costs and tight labor supply are the two pressures most often behind a sector story here.
