Downtown Des Moines, especially west of the river, is still struggling to bounce back from the pandemic. Why it matters: The ...

This is my final column for the Des Moines Business Record, which has carried my musings since 2012. Beginning next month, the Elbert Files will have a new home at a sister publication, dsm magazine, ...

Two towers were once supposed to be built in downtown Des Moines ... a building permit can be issued. A review of those plans is scheduled for early January. Renovations to the historic North ...

Local developer Brian Clark has acquired three properties in Des Moines’ Highland Park business district including a 105-year ...

Nationwide listed its two hulking downtown offices on real estate flyers. The company sold its 1200 Locust St. building to ...

No one seems to know what to do with the ornate, historic ... long-term value to downtown Des Moines. Deputy City Manager Matt Anderson said a dozen developers toured the building.

Greater Des Moines Supportive Housing wants to convert the aging downtown Holiday Inn into supportive housing for those at ...

Maybe that's not quite how the old saying goes ... The "hug-in" at Nollen Plaza in downtown Des Moines, now known as Cowles Commons, was sponsored by the Mental Health Association of Polk County.

Indianola is enhancing their downtown district by revitalizing historic downtown buildings, developing public art projects, ...

Last year was a big one for development in Des Moines ... complete and will be the largest downtown project in decades, culminating in Iowa's fifth-tallest building. "There's always change ...