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VIDEO: Fearless event celebrates inspiring women, honors WOI 25th anniversary

The Business Record celebrated four years of Fearless on Oct. 30 with an annual celebration featuring three of the women profiled in this year’s Fearless edition as speakers. Read all their stories here.

Speakers included:…
By Business Record Staff | Nov 4, 2024
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Hummingbirds raises $5.4 million in new venture capital funding

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By Business Record Staff | Nov 1, 2024
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Central Library hosting Día de Muertos event Saturday

Des Moines Public Library and Latinx Immigrants of Iowa are hosting a Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration on Saturday at Central Library from 4-6:30 p.m. The holiday is widely observed in Mexico …
By Business Record Staff | Nov 1, 2024
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Iowa receives $3 million to offer E15, biodiesel blends

The U.S Department of Agriculture announced $3 million in funding for nine Iowa fueling locations across the state to update infrastructure in order to offer higher blends of biofuels, like E15 or B20. The funding, …
By Business Record Staff | Nov 1, 2024
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Iowa launches updated educator apprenticeship program

The state of Iowa has launched an updated apprenticeship grant program targeted at preparing more people for careers in education.

Iowa first began the Teacher and Paraeducator Registered Apprenticeship grant program in 2022 as a …
By Business Record Staff | Nov 1, 2024
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World Food Prize Foundation announces Innovate for Impact Challenge

The World Food Prize Foundation, in collaboration with America’s Cultivation Corridor, is launching the Innovate for Impact Challenge, a pitch competition for early-stage agricultural technology startups. The foundation announced the initiative Wednesday during the 2024 …
By Business Record Staff | Nov 1, 2024
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Palmer Group releases annual salary survey

Ninety-seven percent of business leaders who participated in Palmer Group’s annual salary survey plan on increasing employees’ wages in 2025, an increase from 95% in 2024. Also, 78% of those surveyed indicated plans to give…
By Kathy A. Bolten | Nov 1, 2024
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On the Move: Week of Nov. 1

Olaf Sunleaf
Invision Architecture
Hired as intern architect
olafs@invisionarch.com…
By Business Record Staff | Nov 1, 2024
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What they’re checking out: Week of Nov. 1

As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des …
By Business Record Staff | Nov 1, 2024
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Iowa STEM accepting nominations for 2025 Teacher Award

The Governor’s STEM Advisory Council at the Iowa Department of Education is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Iowa STEM Teacher Award Program. Administrators, teachers, counselors, parents, students and community members can nominate an inspirational …
By Business Record Staff | Oct 31, 2024