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Ames looks to take already vibrant downtown to the next level

Ames is undertaking a revamp of its downtown, hoping to take what…

2025 Leadership for Iowa Award recipient announced

Iowa State Fair announces promotions, staff realignment

Casey’s profits up due to strong performance in hot sandwiches, bakery items

33 schools to receive Choose Iowa food purchasing grants

Area fire stations collecting box fan and window air conditioner donations

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NOTEBOOK: ClaimDOC claims desk used by NBC during caucuses

A black steel staircase winds up to mezzanine space near the lobby of ClaimDOC’s offices at 3200 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines. The mezzanine, or loft, is where ClaimDOC records its podcasts. Hosts and guests of the podcasts sit behind a desk used by NBC during the 2020 Iowa caucuses, said Ben Krambeck, ClaimDOC…

By Kathy A. Bolten | Jun 9, 2025

2025 Leadership for Iowa Award recipient announced

Leadership Iowa, a program of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry Foundation, has named Susan Judkins of Clive the recipient of its annual Leadership for Iowa Award. The award recognizes an alumnus of the Leadership Iowa program who demonstrates exceptional commitment to leadership on a community and statewide level. Judkins currently serves as the…

By Business Record Staff | Jun 10, 2025

Iowa State Fair announces promotions, staff realignment

Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons has announced a realignment of the fair’s organizational structure, including the creation of four strategic teams to help the organization operate more efficiently and prepare for the future. To lead the teams, four individuals were promoted to new roles. The promotions are: According to a news release, the goals…

By Business Record Staff | Jun 10, 2025

Casey’s profits up due to strong performance in hot sandwiches, bakery items

Casey’s General Stores has released its fourth quarter and fiscal year results. For the year, sales were up 9% and the company acquired or built a record 270 stores. For its fourth quarter, Casey’s reported diluted earnings per share, or EPS, of $2.63, up 12.4% from the same period a year ago. Net income was…

By Business Record Staff | Jun 10, 2025

33 schools to receive Choose Iowa food purchasing grants

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced 33 schools or school districts have received grants to participate in the Choose Iowa Food Purchasing Program for Schools. The one-year pilot program aims to connect Iowa schools with Choose Iowa members to encourage school food service programs to purchase and serve more ingredients and products sourced from…

By Business Record Staff | Jun 9, 2025

Area fire stations collecting box fan and window air conditioner donations

IMPACT Community Action Partnership and area fire departments have partnered to collect fans and window air conditioners for local families. The community is invited to donate new fans and/or window air conditioners in unopened boxes by dropping them off at any City of Des Moines, Urbandale, Altoona or Hartford fire station. Donations will be taken to IMPACT’s…

By Business Record Staff | Jun 9, 2025

NOTEBOOK: ClaimDOC claims desk used by NBC during caucuses

By Kathy A. Bolten | Jun 9, 2025

2025 Leadership for Iowa Award recipient announced

By Business Record Staff | Jun 10, 2025

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Changing the cultural perception of entrepreneurs

A group of Central Iowa entrepreneurs, funders and advocates are trying to reframe entrepreneurship as a legitimate career path by creating an inspirational hub of conversation via Substack, an online writing platform. The Iowa Startup Collective is a group of nine writers, each writing about entrepreneurship from different angles. Tej Dhawan, who started as an…

By Lisa Rossi | May 23, 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

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

Power Breakfast panel offers insight on navigating federal policy changes

Uncertainty was the word of the day at the May 15 Power Breakfast at the Heritage Center in downtown Des Moines. The focus of the forum was recent federal policy changes, ranging from tariffs to DEI. Several experts shared their perspective on those changes and how local business leaders can respond. Panelists included Joel Anderson,…

By Gigi Wood | May 30, 2025

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2025 Leadership for Iowa Award recipient announced

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Iowa State Fair announces promotions, staff realignment

Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons has announced a realignment of the fair’s organizational structure, including the creation of four…

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Casey’s General Stores has released its fourth quarter and fiscal year results. For the year, sales were up 9% and…

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Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced 33 schools or school districts have received grants to participate in the Choose…

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NOTEBOOK: ClaimDOC claims desk used by NBC during caucuses

A black steel staircase winds up to mezzanine space near the lobby of ClaimDOC’s offices at 3200 Westown Parkway in…

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