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Trump tariff payments and E15 take a hit from shutdown

Successful Farming: The partial government shutdown is putting a kink in the Trump tariff payments to farmers, and it could prevent the EPA from approving the sale of E15 by the summer, as promised by …

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Walsh Door & Security acquires Kansas City company

Walsh Door & Security, one of Des Moines’ oldest family-owned companies, has acquired Metal Doors & Frame Co. in Kansas City, Mo. The transaction, which closed on Dec. 31, adds 12 employees and expands the …

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Worsfold Wealth Management affiliates with Omaha-based Carson Wealth

A financial adviser team in West Des Moines led by Joel Worsfold has affiliated with Carson Wealth, an independent advisory firm based in Omaha. Worsfold said in a press release that he will maintain active majority ownership …

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Durham take over IFA, Kramer named director of cultural affairs

Iowa Economic Development Authority Director Debi Durham will also run the Iowa Finance Authority as part of a new dual appointment, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today. 

Durham’s selection was one of a handful that also …

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2019 Top 25 Influential Boards announced

The board of the Greater Des Moines Partnership has been voted by Business Record readers as the most influential board in Greater Des Moines for the fifth year in a row.

The Partnership topped the…
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March 9: Wheelchair Basketball Competition

Host: Candeo
About: Morning session: Drake and Grand View football teams and the Des Moines police and fire departments compete for traveling trophies and then a championship prize. Afternoon: Social teams (the public can register) …

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Cargill proposing $37.6M project to update C.R. corn milling plant

Corridor Business Journal: Cargill is asking Cedar Rapids and state officials to support incentives for a $36.7 million project to update the company’s corn milling plant in Cedar Rapids. The project includes $31.5 million for equipment …

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If shutdown continues, research at Iowa universities could suffer

Iowa City Press-Citizen: Iowa university researchers who depend on federal dollars have not yet had to halt their work because of the government shutdown. But researchers warn that consequences will snowball if the shutdown stretches on, …

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UI researchers search for mineral wealth in northeast Iowa

Northeast Iowa’s hills may hold a wealth of mineral riches, IowaNow reported. University of Iowa geologists are leading an effort to determine the age of an underground formation that encompasses a 10-county region in northeast Iowa to …

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Marion Process Solutions acquired by private equity firm

Marion Process Solutions, one of the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids area’s oldest locally based manufacturers, has been acquired by a private equity firm in a move that’s expected to accelerate growth, the Corridor Business Journal reported. Chicago-based May …