Archive for January 2023
11 Economic Forecast takeaways
Economic uncertainty will remain the norm – at least for the next several months, panelists said during the Business Record’s Economic Outlook event on Tuesday. What can business leaders expect, though? Read on to see some of …
Read MoreDes Moines Global Shapers accepting applications for Des Moines hub
Global Shapers, a local young professionals’ initiative from the World Economic Forum, is currently accepting applications to join the Des Moines Hub. It is an opportunity for globally minded young professionals to volunteer, provide local …
Read MoreAnkeny names new fire chief
Vance Swisher, pictured, who has 27 years of experience in fire administration, has been selected as Ankeny’s fire chief. Swisher will replace James Clack, who retired in December after serving eight years as the suburb’s …
Read MoreFamily provides update on Keeps’ condition; names of students killed released
The family of local activist and rapper William Holmes, known more commonly as Will Keeps, said he is in serious but stable condition in a hospital following Monday’s shooting at the Des Moines nonprofit that …
Read MoreBranstad named new World Food Prize Foundation president
Former Iowa Gov. and U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad has been named the new president of the World Food Prize Foundation, the organization announced today.
Branstad served as Iowa’s governor from 1983 to 1999 and again …
Shooting at nonprofit leaves two students dead, activist in serious condition
Two students died in a shooting at a Des Moines nonprofit Monday afternoon, and local activist and rapper William Holmes, known more commonly as Will Keeps, is hospitalized in serious condition. The nonprofit Starts Right Here, …
Read MoreCattlemen’s Heritage announces $150M investment in planned processing facility
Cattlemen’s Heritage Beef Co. today announced that Karis Capital, a private equity real estate company based in Naples, Fla., is investing $150 million in the company’s planned processing facility in Mills County. The investment will …
Read MoreRural Iowa economy helped by improving farm sector, despite continued concerns over high input costs
Iowa’s rural economy strengthened in January behind stronger hiring and an improving farm economy, despite continued high agricultural input prices, according to a survey of rural bank managers.
Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index, released on …
Read MoreWest Des Moines one of top places to rent new apartment
West Des Moines is ranked among the top 50 cities in the United States for finding a new apartment, a report by RentCafe.com found. The report ranked West Des Moines as the 40th-best city to …
Read MoreDes Moines company among those to receive IEDA awards
The Iowa Economic Development Authority on Friday approved awards for three companies for projects that will result in $156 million in capital investment and create 579 jobs.
The largest award went to Upper Iowa Beef …
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