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Casey’s awards $900,000 in grants to schools
Casey’s General Stores, through its Cash for Classrooms program, is awarding $900,000 in grants to 80 public and nonprofit private schools in 17 states. The annual Cash for Classrooms program provides grants of up to …
Read MoreDes Moines Menace to host second round of U.S. Open Cup
The Des Moines Menace, a pre-professional soccer club competing in USL League Two, defeated Sporting KC II, 2-1, behind two penalty kicks from team captain Sacha Kljestan last week in Kansas City. The Menace will …
Read MoreNicole Crain appointed to U.S. Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry announced that its president Nicole Crain has been appointed to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Committee of 100. Crain joined ABI in 2011 and was named president in …
Read MoreWhat they’re checking out: Week of Mar. 21
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 …
Read MoreBusiness Record 3-21-25
What they’re checking out: Week of Mar. 14
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 …
Read MoreOn Leadership: Why continuous learning is a leadership essential in the digital age
The urgency of continuous learning hit me hard recently. An entire class of MBA students awaited an assignment I’d uploaded incorrectly on the online education platform that I was still learning to use. Panicked, I …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Carrie Woerdeman
Carrie Woerdeman is the new president of Commercial Real Estate Women Iowa (CREW) for 2025 and is the executive director of Home Inc., a position she has held for about 18 months. She sees leading …
Read MoreBusiness Record 3-14-25
Cover Story: Health care leaders hope influx of residency slots will help solve Iowa’s physician shortage
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Read MoreNOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Bergman starts acquiring land for Grand Experience development
WDM South LLC, managed by developer James Bergman, paid W&G McKinney Farms LC $5.1 million for about 24 acres of farm ground along Grand Avenue near the MidAmerican Energy Co. RecPlex in West Des Moines, Dallas …
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