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Easler appointed consumer advocate for regulated utility issues

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has appointed Jennifer Easler as consumer advocate for regulated utility issues. Easler, whose appointment is subject to confirmation by the Iowa Senate, replaces Mark Schuling, who retired Jan. 10. Schuling …

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Kemin’s Guldenpfennig named Deloitte CFO of the Year

Tammi Guldenpfennig, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Des Moines-based Kemin Industries Inc., has been selected by the Business Record as the Deloitte CFO of the Year. 

The award will be presented to …

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Area nonprofits, credit union partner to open savings accounts for young men of color

Twenty-one middle school and high school boys at the Greater Des Moines Conference for Young Men of Color received $100 and a new savings account through a partnership between Community Choice Credit Union, Choice Creative …

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Taylor Jenkins Reid announced as a DSM Book Festival headliner

New York Times best-selling author Taylor Jenkins Reid will be a headlining author at this year’s DSM Book Festival, organizers announced. The festival returns to Capital Square in downtown Des Moines on March 28 from …

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Funding extended for DMACC YouthBuild program

The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration has extended funding through 2023 for the Des Moines Area Community College YouthBuild of Central Iowa program, a pre-apprenticeship program that targets disadvantaged youth. The $915,697 …

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2020 Top 25 Influential Business Leaders announced

For the second straight year, Dan Houston, chairman, president and CEO of Principal Financial Group Inc., has been voted by Business Record readers as the Most Influential Business Leader in Greater Des Moines. 

The online …

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Terminal upgrade for Quad Cities airport could cost $20M; federal funds may pay for 70%

Quad-City Times: Revamping the terminal at the Quad City International Airport in Moline, Ill, could cost $20 million. That figure was given Friday during a meeting of the airport’s governing body’s planning committee. The cost estimate …

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Executive director out at Salisbury House after tumultuous tenure

Des Moines Register: The executive director of Salisbury House in Des Moines resigned abruptly last week following controversies over administrative and financial decisions that have included the sale of the historic home’s rare book collection. Kit …

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Utilities Board OKs settlement agreement in Alliant’s request to increase electric rates

The Iowa Utilities Board approved a partial settlement agreement, including increases to electric rates, brought by Alliant Energy subsidiary Interstate Power and Light Co. The Utilities Board said Alliant had “not efficiently managed its relationships …

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Longtime credit union leader to retire from ICUL

The Iowa Credit Union League announced that Jim Niederhauser will retire from his role as chief operating officer, effective July 1. Before being named COO of the trade association in 2018, Niederhauser worked in various …