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Vilsack’s next challenge: Former ag secretary joins World Food Prize to create more peaceful world through food security and equitable food systems
Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has been named the CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation, a newly created position designed to focus on organizational leadership and diplomacy, and expand the foundation’s global …
Read More5 takeaways from Gov. Reynolds’ 2025 Condition of the State address for Iowa businesses
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ eighth Condition of the State address on Tuesday night was a checklist of economic proposals ranging from expanded pilot programs in child care affordability and access to further reducing taxes on …
Read MoreJim and Allison Fleming named 2025 Bravo Award honorees
Bravo Greater Des Moines will recognize Jim and Allison Fleming as the Bravo Award recipients at its awards gala on Feb. 8 at the EMC Expo Center. The award recognizes a person, family or foundation …
Read MoreLatina Leadership Initiative welcomes new cohort
The Latina Leadership Initiative (LLI), a professional development program designed for Latinas, has announced its 2025 cohort, according to Hola Iowa. The cohort includes 16 participants and 15 mentors who will attend weekly sessions focused …
Read MoreDes Moines University expands enrollment partnership with Drake
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences (DMU) and Drake University have expanded their partnership to offer more students in the Des Moines metro access to medical and health sciences education. This partnership is effective …
Read MoreMolina Healthcare of Iowa partners with Innovive Health
Molina Healthcare of Iowa, one of three insurers available to Iowans using Medicaid, announced a new partnership with Innovive Health to provide a new home care model to members with behavioral health needs. Innovive Health …
Read MoreTeehee’s deal to buy Spaghetti Works space falls through
The proposed sale of the former Spaghetti Works space on Court Avenue to comedy club Teehee’s is dead, with Spaghetti Works resuming its search for a buyer, the company’s president said Friday.
Shelly Stokes, president …
Read MoreIowa Business Council finds increased optimism in Q4 Economic Outlook Survey
The Iowa Business Council’s fourth-quarter Economic Outlook Survey for 2024 shows an increase in optimism from IBC members with an overall economic outlook index of 65.63, up 8.96 points from the previous quarter. That is …
Read MoreBroadlawns appoints Jonathan Brendemuehl as foundation director
Broadlawns Medical Center has appointed Jonathan Brendemuehl as the new director of the Broadlawns Medical Center Foundation, effective Jan. 6. The nonprofit foundation secures funding for programs, services and capital projects that aim to enhance …
Read MoreHolmes Murphy awarded IEDA incentives for office expansion into West Des Moines
Waukee-headquartered insurance brokerage Holmes Murphy & Associates is planning a $10.6 million expansion of its Central Iowa office footprint that the company says will allow it to create 212 new positions, according to the Iowa …
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