Capital Crossroads and the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s DSM Workforce Collaborative have launched the Capital Crossroads Workforce Development Ecosystem Map, which offers a visual representation of workforce development organizations, programs and resources in Polk, Dallas and Warren counties. The map is designed as an interactive tool to help workforce development professionals better navigate workforce resources in Central…

The city of West Des Moines has announced the return of the Community Engagement Institute for spring 2025. The program aims to provide residents with an inside look at how local government operates and give city leaders a deeper understanding of community needs. The goal is to give residents a space to ask questions, build…

Des Moines-based insurer Wellabe has named Mary Anna Jones as the company’s assistant vice president of national sales distribution. Jones will lead the company’s health distribution sales of Medicare Supplement and ancillary health products, including hospital indemnity, short-term care, first diagnosis cancer, and dental insurance. Jones brings more than 20 years of experience from multiple…

Newly constructed homes accounted for 24% of all home sales in the Greater Des Moines area in 2024, a share that has increased each year since 2019, Multiple Listing Service data compiled by Kalen Ludwig shows. But while sales of new homes make up a larger share of the area’s overall home sale market, new…

The National Bar Association, the nation’s largest global network of predominantly Black American attorneys and judges founded 100 years ago in Des Moines, will return to Des Moines for its 45th annual Midyear Conference and Gertrude E. Rush Awards Gala March 20-23. Events at the conference include continuing legal education workshops, a board of governors meeting,…