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Amy Landrigan gets a bit choked up when speaking about her work as executive director at the Beacon.
Serving women and supporting them through trauma and barriers feels like the perfect landing spot for everything …
Courtney Ackerson believes her background in the nonprofit sector will serve her well in her new role as the executive director of the Bondurant Chamber of Commerce, a position she started in March.
Ackerson, who …
Nicole Crain found a good fit in her work at the Iowa Association of Business and Industry as the organization focuses on two of her top career passions: businesses and the state of Iowa.
She …
When developers unveiled details of the proposed regional shopping center in southeast Des Moines in 1972, they called it Army Post Plaza.
By fall of 1975, when the center opened, its name had been changed …
Jonathan Brendemuehl considers Des Moines the “Goldilocks of cities.”
Growing up, the Spring Valley, Ill., native thought his hometown was too small but that Chicago would likely be too big for him.
He said he …
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 …
When Judd O’Connor had the opportunity to join Corteva Agriscience, then Pioneer, in 1999, it was a pivotal time for innovation in the seed industry.
“Biotechnology was really entering into the fray at that point …
Alissa McKinney decided she was ready for a change. She’d worked on multiple political campaigns and spent nearly 20 years fundraising for nonprofits. She landed a position at a for-profit business and decided to take …
Sid Juwarker travels a lot for his job at the Greater Des Moines Partnership. The farthest has been a trip to India as part of the Partnership’s delegation on Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ trade mission …
As Juliann Van Liew begins her new position as the director of the Polk County Health Department, she’ll also be pursuing her Doctor of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, caring for two young kids …
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