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Stelter Co. announces promotions, appointments to its executive team

Stelter Co., a marketing company with a focus on nonprofits, announced March 21 the appointment of two employees to its executive leadership team. Zach Christensen has been promoted to vice president of strategy, innovation and …

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World Food Prize Foundation to launch DialogueNEXT on Tuesday, with focus on women

The World Food Prize Foundation will launch the inaugural DialogueNEXT on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., with the theme “Seeds of Equity: Women Driving Growth and Innovation in Agriculture.” Celebrating International Women’s History Month, the event …

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Iowa Leading Indicators Index unchanged in January

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index remained unchanged, at 105.2 in January 2024, from a revised 105.2 in December and November 2023.

A six-month annualized change in the index below -2.0% and a six-month diffusion index …

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Iowa Workforce Development announces next steps in assisting Tyson workers in Perry

Iowa Workforce Development’s new IowaWORKS Mobile Workforce Center will be stationed at Tyson Foods in Perry from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday to help answer initial questions and prepare workers for the next …

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Applications open for Spark DSM Business Incubator

The Greater Des Moines Partnership announced the Spark DSM Business Incubator program has opened applications. “We look forward to the return of the Spark DSM Business Incubator program that connects new vendors to attendees of …

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Iowa Department of Agriculture awards 26 Choose Iowa grants

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has awarded 26 Choose Iowa value-added grants, totaling $463,000, to Iowa farmers, small businesses and nonprofits in 22 counties. …

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IEDA approves $56M local tax break for Google’s $576M Cedar Rapids data center

The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board today approved the city of Cedar Rapids providing $56 million in local property tax exemptions over 20 years for Google Inc.’s proposed data center project in Cedar Rapids.

The project will …

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Greater Des Moines Partnership announces 2024 federal policy agenda

The Greater Des Moines Partnership announced its 2024 federal policy agenda Tuesday. The agenda addresses the Partnership’s stance on federal policies that affect issues like economic growth, workforce retention, transportation and others in the 11-county …

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What they’re checking out: Week of Mar. 22

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 …