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Taylored Expressions grows crafting business in Ankeny

Cupcakes were all the rage back in the early aughts, made popular…

David Spalding stepping down as dean of ISU’s business college

Small colleges partner to form Great Plains Entrepreneurial Consortium to help entrepreneurship flourish in Iowa

Medicap Pharmacy introduces 24/7 prescription pickup

ISU veterinary college receives $5 million gift for facility expansion

Drake launches master’s program in Montessori education for DMPS teachers

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Drake launches master’s program in Montessori education for DMPS teachers

Drake University has announced the launch of a new Master of Science in Montessori Education program that is designed to support teachers within Des Moines Public Schools. The three-year agreement with DMPS is exclusive to Drake University and will serve a new cohort of at least 20 current DMPS teachers each year for the next three years,…

By Business Record Staff | Jun 12, 2025

Taylored Expressions grows crafting business in Ankeny

Cupcakes were all the rage back in the early aughts, made popular by TV shows like “Sex and the City,” which highlighted New York City’s Magnolia Bakery. The height of the cupcake trend was 2008 — when the economy soured, cupcakes were an affordable luxury. That’s when crafting blogger Taylor VanBruggen began producing her “Cuppy”…

By Gigi Wood | Jun 13, 2025

David Spalding stepping down as dean of ISU’s business college

David Spalding has tried to retire twice during his professional career. Both times, “I failed,” said Spalding, who is stepping down as dean of Iowa State University’s Ivy College of Business on June 30. “I found myself getting pulled into something instead of stepping back.” Spalding, 71, is hopeful that he’s successful with his third…

By Kathy A. Bolten | Jun 13, 2025

Small colleges partner to form Great Plains Entrepreneurial Consortium to help entrepreneurship flourish in Iowa

Paula Kueter doesn’t just want students to stay in Iowa after college. She wants them to have the network and support to start businesses here. That’s the idea behind the Great Plains Entrepreneurial Consortium, a group of small private colleges and one community college that aims to develop a statewide network that encourages entrepreneurship to…

By Lisa Rossi | Jun 13, 2025

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Medicap Pharmacy introduces 24/7 prescription pickup

Medicap Pharmacy announced the launch of its new Pharmaself24 automated prescription pickup kiosk. Pharmaself24 is a secure, self-service prescription pickup kiosk solution that allows patients to collect their medications any time. The new service aims to support patients, caregivers, shift workers, a news release said. “The implementation of the Pharmaself24 self-serve kiosk for prescription pickup…

By Business Record Staff | Jun 12, 2025

ISU veterinary college receives $5 million gift for facility expansion

Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine has announced a $5 million gift commitment from ISU alumni Scott and Angie State that will launch an expansion of the Large Animal Hospital at the Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center. The 21,000-square-foot expansion will help extend services to horses by increasing intensive care areas, adding space for equine…

By Business Record Staff | Jun 12, 2025

Drake launches master’s program in Montessori education for DMPS teachers

By Business Record Staff | Jun 12, 2025

Taylored Expressions grows crafting business in Ankeny

By Gigi Wood | Jun 13, 2025

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Bits and bites from DMDC 2025

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to go on my first Greater Des Moines Partnership DMDC trip to Washington, D.C. It was a quick but memorable two days taking in sights and meeting some of the more than 160 attendees. One thing I kept thinking about throughout was how the trip was, in a…

By Sarah Diehn | May 30, 2025

On Leadership: The silent crisis: Why leaders must tackle mental health stigma

This is part of an ongoing series on mental health and leadership. Mental health struggles are quietly shaping the modern workplace. Behind polished resumes and team meetings lie stories of anxiety, depression, burnout and loss – often shared only in whispers, if at all. In my own life, I’ve seen the toll increase even in…

By Suzanna de Baca | Jun 13, 2025

Taylored Expressions grows crafting business in Ankeny

By Gigi Wood | Jun 13, 2025

Ames looks to take already vibrant downtown to the next level

Ames is undertaking a revamp of its downtown, hoping to take what leaders say is an already vibrant district to the next level. The downtown vision plan put together by Ames Main Street and signed off on by the city council is a working document that is the result of several years of work, said…

By Michael Crumb | Jun 6, 2025

A Closer Look: Nathan Simpson

As Primary Health Care moves forward with its third CEO in 43 years of existence and first new one in 24 years, Nathan Simpson is projecting continuity for the nonprofit community health center in Des Moines. “To have that kind of legacy and then switch to a new CEO, I felt it was really important…

By Kyle Heim | May 30, 2025

What they’re checking out: Week of May 30

As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des Moines Public Library’s six locations and online at dmpl.org. And find information on how to get a FREE library card…

By Business Record Staff | May 30, 2025