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Chrysalis Foundation awards over $100,000 to support girls and women
The Chrysalis Foundation has granted over $100,000 to support girls and women in the Greater Des Moines area. In 2024, 27 organizations were awarded Community Partner Grants to invest in the safety, security, education, and …
Read MorePrincipal to host ‘The Thread Collectors’ authors for International Women’s Day event
Principal announced it will host authors Shauna Edwards and Alyson Richman to celebrate International Women’s Day. Edwards and Richman co-wrote ‘The Thread Collectors’, a novel from the perspective of two women who sew clothes for …
Read MorePartnership’s goal is focus and finish as it celebrates successes, lays out priorities for 2024
The Greater Des Moines Partnership touted its successes of the past year and laid out its goals and priorities for the year to come during its annual dinner celebration Thursday evening, saying the need to …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Doug Den Adel
Doug Den Adel is no stranger to Graham Group Inc. or the local business community. After spending several years with the Jacobson Companies working with Dick Jacobson, he joined Graham Group in October 2017 as …
Read MoreWhat they’re checking out: Week of Jan. 26
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 1-26-24
Cover Story: Johnson takes helm as Iowa’s banking superintendent
Focus: Banking, Finance & Investments
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Read MoreWhat they’re checking out: Week of Jan. 19
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 MoreDeloitte CFO of the Year 2024: Erin Kuhl
In August 2023, Krause Group finalized its sale of Kum & Go and Solar Transport to Maverik, making the Utah-based group the 12th-largest convenience store chain in the U.S.
One of the key figures getting …
Read MoreCareer economists weigh in on 2024
The U.S. economy has, so far, avoided the recession some predicted. But according to economists interviewed by the Business Record, slower growth, a prolonged worker shortage, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the …
Read MoreEconomic threats in 2024
Despite what appear to be strong economic indicators, Business Record readers see some economic uncertainty and headwinds facing their industries in 2024.
As part of our annual economic outlook survey, we asked readers to:
Briefly…Read More