Catch Des Moines is pleased to announce the hiring of Ben Handfelt as the Vice President of Marketing. In this role, he will be part of the leadership team responsible for guiding the overall...more

Hilton Des Moines Downtown Opens for Business, Further Establishing City as Leading Meetings and Events Hub Located in the heart of downtown Des Moines, city’s first convention center-connected hotel...more

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) today announced the selection of Des Moines, Iowa, as the location for the 2019 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology . The event will be held...more

Des Moines will play host to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Wrestling National Championship this weekend. The Championship will focus on keeping the five core values of...more

Katie Fencl, CSEE, Director of Conventions, Sports & Services at Catch Des Moines, has been named a 2018 “Forty Under 40” honoree by the Business Record – a Greater Des Moines weekly business...more

After a successful 2017 which saw Greater Des Moines host the wildly popular Solheim Cup and land the bid for the 2019 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, Catch Des Moines is carrying the momentum over...more

Downtown Des Moines will play host to more than 8,500 event attendees next week as it welcomes the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 5, which is celebrating its 50 th anniversary,...more

Today USA Track & Field announced the 2018 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships will be held at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. The five-day event will bring 1,000 of the best track and field...more

13.7 million visitors generated $838M in spending According to new research by Longwoods International, commissioned by Catch Des Moines, the Greater Des Moines region welcomed 13.7 million visitors...more