The National Speech and Debate Association, based in West Des Moines, will host the world’s largest academic competition, the 2025 National Speech & Debate Tournament, next week in Des Moines. Students will compete June 15-20. “We are extremely proud to be hosting nearly 7,200 of the brightest young minds and future leaders in our home state,” J….

Hubbell Realty Co. has announced the 2025 Hubbell Extreme Charity Golf Classic will be held on Aug. 21 at Woodland Hills Golf Course. This year, the Alzheimer’s Association Iowa Chapter, Easterseals Iowa and On With Life will benefit from the proceeds raised during the double-shotgun golfing event. In 2023, Hubbell raised $60,000 during the one-day…

Principal Financial Group has been named a 2025 Chief Security Officer Award winner for its digital ID verification authentication project. The CSO Awards recognize organizations for security projects and initiatives demonstrating outstanding business value and thought leadership, a news release said. The digital ID project replaces traditional authentication with advanced biometric authentication for online account…

Five rural Iowa development projects will receive grant funding to help develop project-ready industrial sites. The Iowa Economic Development Authority announced Thursday that $133,528 in matching funds will be doled out through the Iowa Rural Certified Site Initiative, a competitive grant program. Funding will help due diligence activities required for site certification, an important factor when attracting new…

Des Moines Area Community College’s longest-serving board president Joe Pugel has announced his retirement and resignation from the DMACC Board of Trustees. His last official day at the college will be June 16. Pugel joined the board in 1997 and he was elected chair each year since 2003. Under his guidance, DMACC has maintained the…

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship hosted a reception on Thursday as the department moves out of the Henry A. Wallace State Office Building, 502 E. Ninth St. The Wallace building, with its gold-tinted reflective windows, has had several structural and maintenance issues since its construction in the late 1970s. The building is set…