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Courage League Sports founder to be honored by Arthritis Foundation

The Arthritis Foundation announced it will host its first Woman of the Year Gala in Des Moines on Sept. 20. The inaugural event will honor Melissa Clarke-Wharff, founder of Courage League Sports, an adaptive recreation …

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Wintersteen joins World Food Prize Council of Advisors

The World Food Prize Foundation announced that Wendy Wintersteen, president of Iowa State University, has joined the World Food Prize Council of Advisors. Wintersteen will review, advise and guide the World Food Prize leadership on its policies …

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SBA award nominations accepted through Jan. 9

The U.S. Small Business Administration will accept nominations in a variety of divisions through Jan. 9 for its National Small Business Week Awards, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year. Awards directly tied …

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Autonomous vehicle security engineer to give Iowa Technology Summit keynote

An autonomous vehicle security expert will give be the headliner at the Iowa Technology Summit. Charlie Miller, principal autonomous vehicle security architect at Cruise Automation, will deliver the keynote presentation in downtown Des Moines on …

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Des Moines Corporate Games winners to be recognized at State Fair

Winners of the third annual Des Moines Corporate Games will be recognized on the Grand Concourse at the Iowa State Fair on Friday at noon. Sixty-one Des Moines-area companies and nearly 9,000 employees participated in 25 sports …

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Non-variable annuity sales up 20 percent year-over-year

Non-variable annuity sales for the second quarter were up 22 percent compared with the first quarter, and increased 20 percent from the same period last year, according to preliminary data from Wink’s Sales & Market Report. …

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TrueNorth acquires second location in Denver market

Cedar Rapids-based insurance brokerage TrueNorth Cos. announced it has expanded its presence in Colorado with the acquisition of Jewell Insurance in Greenwood Village, Colo. “As we continue to broaden our national footprint, we intend to expand TrueNorth’s …

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Summit announces $300M fund

Alden-based Summit Agricultural Group, led by Bruce Rastetter, has formed the $300 million Summit Ag Opportunities I, LLC, which will invest in five to eight ag projects. In a statement, Rastetter said the idea is …

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NOTEBOOK: In case you missed it…

In case you missed it…
A brief look back at news from the past week on BusinessRecord.com.

Clean energy = 30K jobs
A new report says Iowa’s clean energy industry employs 30,000 people. Learn more…

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Airport to install system leading the way to parking

The Des Moines International Airport Authority Board has approved a new system that will tell drivers, in real time, how many parking spots are available on each level of the parking ramp.

The system also …