Des Moines Register: Business

A look at futures prices on commodities that impact the Des Moines metro area and greater Iowa.

State lawmakers scrapped a multi-year effort to create a new student assessment exam in part because the vendor was from out of state.

Starbucks, video-gaming desks, foosball, ping pong, a 'Big Bag Theory' living room and more adorn the grocery chain's tech center in Grimes.

HST, which is housed in a warehouse that faces a cornfield, is part of Hy-Vee’s vision for the future. The 104,000-square-foot building houses 230 information tech., digital dev. and brand marketing workers with space for more.

With a fraught state budget, can Iowa afford the millions in incentives likely needed to win a large-scale auto assembly plant?

Mackay’s Moral: Don’t just make a sale, make a friend.

Sierra Club raises concerns about DNR proposal that would remove 44 Iowa lakes and rivers from the federal impaired waters list

Iowa's transportation system is made up of 114,000+ miles of road, 24,184 bridges, 107 publicly owned airports and 3,851 miles or railroad track.

One great thing about living in Des Moines used to be that renters could better afford housing than those making similar pay elsewhere in the nation.

See how Colin Johnson of Agency, Iowa, is dealing with the drought that is affecting about half of farms across the state.