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JBS USA says it plans to spend $100 million to buy and expand an Ankeny production facility that Hy-Vee announced in April it was closing.

New Horizon Cuisine, a company that makes organic soups, broths and vegetable stocks for the food service industry, plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Ankeny.

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.

The Ankeny City Council has given its approval to a plan to revitalize the South Ankeny Boulevard corridor from First Street to Oralabor Road.

An Ankeny manufacturer and packager of mayonnaise, salad dressing, juices, and barbecue, tartar and other sauces is planning to expand its juice production with local and state assistance.

Iowa is home to one of the best places to live in America and it is located in the Des Moines metro.

Property values in Ankeny’s Uptown district have more than doubled since 2010, Polk County assessor’s data shows.

Community State Bank is planning to build a new headquarters near Costco in northeast Ankeny. The Ankeny City Council this week scheduled a public hearing on a development agreement between the bank and the City.

The District at Prairie Trail overcomes early struggles to become major economic driver

Trailside Tap could break ground on an expansion this fall that would nearly quadruple the size of the bar and restaurant in Ankeny’s Uptown neighborhood.

Aside from the Hobby Lobby, the project will also construct parking, storm water basins and utility service connections on the 6.42 acres south of Sam's Club.

Cinnaholic is opening a new location in Ankeny, with plans for a third in West Des Moines/Waukee.

A three-year strategic plan underway at Casey’s General Stores, Inc. will include efforts to expand the convenience store’s footprint, guest-centered convenience, and restaurant-quality food.

An Italian auto parts manufacturer with a distribution center and offices in Ankeny will invest $35 million to build a new U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facility there, more than doubling its workforce.

In 2010, Ankeny’s Uptown was a tired commercial district with scant hustle or bustle. As the decade progressed, a transformation began to occur.

The taxable value of property among Polk County cities grew more than 160% in the past two decades, it's now nearly $30 billion.

When completed, Prairie Trail Sports Complex will include nearly 100,000 square feet of indoor athletic space on the 9-acre site along Southwest Vintage Parkway.

The Business Record has named Steve Boal, chief financial officer at Accumold in Ankeny, as this year’s Deloitte CFO of the year.

The wholesale store is the biggest in the Midwest, featuring a food court, gas station, pharmacy, tire service and more. As part of the Spectrum 36 development, the new store is located at 4000 NE Spectrum Drive just off the I-35 exit at NE 36th St.

On With Life, a brain injury, stroke and neuro rehabilitation center in Ankeny, has served thousands of individuals over the past 30 years. The organization announced its plans to continue growing through a major expansion on their Ankeny campus.

Residents of Ankeny have been watching for months as a huge structure was going up over Oralabor Road on the city’s south side. The project is a $3 million dollar High Trestle Trail overpass.