Archive for January 2021
A Closer Look: Michelle Krefft
As the COVID-19 pandemic began hitting Iowa’s economy, Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services heard local businesses open up about the struggle to staff customer service jobs. IVRS, which serves Iowans with disabilities seeking to enter the …
Read MoreVermeer kicks off 50th anniversary celebration of round hay baler with parade
Vermeer Corp. will hold a parade of 50 rounded hay balers through Pella today to celebrate the product’s 50th anniversary of its invention, which revolutionized the agriculture industry. Before the invention of the Vermeer “big, …
Read MoreSBA-backed loans top $89M in Central Iowa for 2020
Small business loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration to Central Iowa businesses topped $89 million in 162 loans in 2020, a 24% dollar increase from the $71.7 million in 146 loans backed in …
Read MoreWhat business leaders should know about Wednesday’s rampage on the U.S. Capitol
What happened: Congress ratified President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory after a day in which a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, the New York Times reports. Early today, President Donald Trump issued a statement saying …
Read MoreNew taproom coming to downtown Des Moines
Craft Bru will open in May at LINC at Gray’s Station. The new taproom will offer 60 Midwest craft beers. Architectural rendering by Slingshot Architecture
A taproom featuring 60 Midwest beers will open in May at …
Read MoreTop 25 Most Influential Business Leaders in 2021 announced
For the third straight year, Dan Houston, chairman, president and CEO of Principal Financial Group Inc., has been voted by Business Record readers as the Most Influential Business Leader in Greater Des Moines.
Houston …
Read MoreTop 25 Most Influential Nonprofits in 2021 announced
The United Way of Central Iowa has been voted by Business Record readers as the most influential nonprofit organization in Greater Des Moines.
The United Way of Central Iowa topped the first-ever list of …
Read MoreA letter from Business Record leaders: Statement on events unfolding at the U.S. Capitol
This afternoon we are witnessing unprecedented disruption in our nation’s capital unlike anything we have experienced in our lifetimes. As an apolitical business publication, we feel it is important to address how and why we …
Read MoreIngredion to cut 35 jobs in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Specialty ingredients company Ingredion will lay off 35 employees from its Cedar Rapids facility effective Feb. 4, according to a notice filed with Iowa Workforce Development. The Cedar Rapids plant has stopped producing …
Read MoreOmaha ethanol producer buys majority interest in Cedar Rapids ag tech company
Des Moines Register: Omaha-based ethanol manufacturer Green Plains said Tuesday it purchased a majority interest in the Cedar Rapids company Fluid Quip Technologies, saying the deal will help the company expand production of new, high-protein products. …
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