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Supply chain disruptions, labor shortages top concerns as Iowa’s economy slows in September
Iowa’s economy slowed in September, following a larger regional trend of slowing manufacturing activity, according to a survey of supply chain managers released this week.
Creighton University’s MidAmerica Business Conditions Index showed that the index score for …
Taking their shot
Years before the rapid production of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 was in the news, the vaccine technology was already familiar to Joel Harris and his father, Hank, who founded Harrisvaccines in 2006.
Hank Harris, a …
Read MorePartnership’s Inclusion Summit registration is open
Registration is underway for the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Inclusion Summit, scheduled for Nov. 9. The summit will be held at the FFA Enrichment Center at Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny. The 2022 Inclusion …
Read MoreIowa HHS expands free naloxone program to schools
The Iowa Department of Health of Human Services announced it is expanding its initiative to provide naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication, to Iowa organizations, businesses and schools, which may be in a position to …
Read MoreRandy Pierce named Altoona city administrator
Vallier to chair 2023 Heart of Greater Des Moines Campaign
Des Moines Performing Arts names new development director
Fourth-generation family owners take reins at Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling
Kirk Tyler, longtime leader of Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Co., announced that Rob Feeney and his wife, Jessica Feeney, have become majority owners of the Atlantic-based company. Rob Feeney will become the CEO and Tyler will …
Read MoreMake-A-Wish Iowa appoints new chair, board of director members
JoDee Stensland has been appointed Make-A-Wish Iowa’s board chairperson, the nonprofit group announced. Stensland, vice president senior lead at Wells Fargo Bank in Des Moines, has been a member of the executive committee on the …
Read MoreIowa Women’s Foundation Core Grant recipients announced
The Iowa Women’s Foundation has announced the six recipients of its Core Grant program. The $150,000 grant program funds organizations across the state that address one of the barriers to women’s economic self-sufficiency that the …
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