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Courtney Long is a Design Fellow at Iowa State University and works at the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Her topic of creating urban agriculture was particularly interesting, in that, during a time of such …
Eric Burmeister has been with the Polk County Housing Trust Fund since 2010 and is currently the organization’s Executive Director. He has long been a proponent of affordable housing and through his work with the …
Ying Sa recently shared that Iowa is the 2nd fastest growing state for immigrant-owned businesses. Let that sink in for a second. Ying has been helping those immigrant owned businesses for years both through her …
Mike Beranek was a Disney American Teacher Award winner – in 2001 – and has also been a third grade teacher in West Des Moines for more than 20 years. Mike is also helping shape …
Dianne Bystrom is the director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics. Dianne tackled a topic that is very important to the Business Record – growing female leadership. In her talk, Bystrom …
Zachary Mannheimer founded and currently serves as the executive director for the Des Moines Social Club. We asked Zack to kick off our Ignite Des Moines Power Breakfast because quite frankly Zack has been helping …
Iowa Workforce Development announced that the state will receive nearly $2.5 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Labor as part of the Disability Employment Initiative to improve employment opportunities for adults and youths …
The Iowa Economic Development Authority has approved a $75,000 grant for remodeling at the Sheldon Munn, a former hotel in downtown Ames, the Ames Tribune reported. John Lott, owner of the Benjamin Design Collaborative, has owned the …
MidAmerican Energy Co. recently recognized the West Des Moines Fareway store for capturing waste heat from its refrigeration system, saving $126,872 in energy costs. The project is expected to save 520,013 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, which …
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