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Jon Rozenfeld arrived in Des Moines on Jan. 8 to a brown, dry landscape to begin his new role as UnityPoint Health’s market president. By the next day, the scenery looked a little different – …
When Iowa artist Julia Franklin was a child growing up in north Texas, she would melt crayons on the hot lightbulb of a bedroom lamp.
She recalls this distinctly because she uses wax in her …
Data in the 2020 One Economy report tells a story about the disparities Black residents in Polk County face. For example, in 2019, Des Moines was named the 10th-best city for business and careers; however, …
Jay Reavis got his start with Holmes Murphy in 2002 as an intern at one of the company’s subsidiaries after meeting Holmes Murphy’s then-CEO while working at a sunglasses shop in Valley West Mall. …
Kaity Patchett’s first week as executive director of the Central Iowa region’s Capital Crossroads initiative was “appropriately overwhelming and extremely exciting.”
The 35-year-old said she is meeting key players and taking a deep dive into …
Mercy College of Health Sciences and Buena Vista University have announced a partnership to launch a 3+1 nursing program in Storm Lake. In four years, students will earn both a bachelor’s degree from BVU and …
Cameron Nicholson had a head start on his new position when he became president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Des Moines on Dec. 4.
He had served as interim CEO since June 2023, …
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 …
In one of Central Iowa’s most notable 2023 leadership transitions, Jay Byers departed his role leading the Greater Des Moines Partnership to take the helm of his alma mater, Simpson College, as president.
Byers started …
When the Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Small Businesses program came to Iowa in 2018, it wasn’t expected to stay. Iowa was one of two states selected to pilot a statewide model of the program, which normally …
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