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More residency spots among solutions needed for health care workforce challenges, local residency director says

Dr. Maria Guevara Hernandez, the internal medicine residency program director at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. Photo by Duane Tinkey

Iowa health care leaders working on Iowa’s physician workforce challenges are optimistic that Gov. Kim …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 14, 2025
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Ag scientists call for change in crop yield estimate methods

Sotirios Archontoulis, an agronomy professor at Iowa State University, is one of a team of scientists who published a paper in the journal Nature Food, calling for a reevaluation of the statistical methods used in …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 14, 2025
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Applications open for Leadership Urbandale

The Urbandale Chamber of Commerce has announced applications are now open for Leadership Urbandale, a leadership development program that runs from September to June. According to a news release, the program offers workshops, interactive discussions …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 14, 2025
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Business Record newsroom hires two new reporters

Gigi Wood, left and Lisa Rossi. Photos by Duane Tinkey

The Business Record has hired two new reporters, Gigi Wood and Lisa Rossi, who will support our mission of helping businesses do business better. Wood …
By Sarah Diehn | Apr 14, 2025
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Iowa Medical Society names first set of five Physicians to Watch

The Iowa Medical Society has announced the honorees of its newly created Five Iowa Physicians to Watch award. Winners are chosen by IMS’s Leadership Development Committee. This year’s honorees are Muhammad Ajmal, an interventional cardiologist, …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 11, 2025
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Weitz Co. names new business development director

Mina Wassef

Weitz Co., a construction management and contracting company headquartered in Des Moines, announced Mina Wassef has been promoted to business development director. Throughout Wassef’s decade at Weitz, he has driven the company into …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 11, 2025
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Producer Price Index data shows higher construction materials costs in March

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest Producer Price Index data today, which includes numbers from March, before the latest rounds of tariffs being put into …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 11, 2025
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Iowa humanities council loses federal funding

Humanities Iowa was among all state humanities councils nationwide notified that federal funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has been terminated, effective April 2.

The NEH, an independent federal agency supporting museums, historic sites, libraries, …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 11, 2025
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Valuation of multifamily properties increases in Polk, Dallas counties

The valuation of multifamily properties has increased an average of 7.9% in Polk County and 21% in Dallas County, assessors’ information shows.

In Dallas County, multifamily projects that were completed in 2023 and 2024 and …
By Kathy A. Bolten | Apr 11, 2025
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Event Preview: CRE forum panelists share opportunities for 2025

Adaptive reuse of buildings, the continued development of data centers, securing long-term leases and working to build stronger relationships between communities. Those are among the opportunities for growth in the commercial sector in 2025 identified …
By Michael Crumb | Apr 11, 2025