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Fareway, Iowa Farm Bureau donate over 57,000 pounds of ground meat

Fareway Stores and the Iowa Farm Bureau partnered to donate 57,863 pounds of ground beef and turkey to food banks across Iowa as part of the “Meat the Need” campaign. For every 10-pound tube of …

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Greater Des Moines Partnership launches site readiness program

The Greater Des Moines Partnership has launched a site readiness program, DSM RFI Ready, which highlights 16 sites available to view for those looking to start or grow their business in Des Moines. DSM RFI …

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ARTSwork launches online Iowa Artist Directory

A new online Iowa Artist Directory is now active with 100 listings in more than 20 counties so far. ARTSwork, a year-round sister organization of the Des Moines Arts Festival, created the free directory to …

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Iowa Leading Indicators Index decreased in September

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII) decreased 0.3% to 106.0 in September from a revised 106.3 in August.

During the six-month span through September, the ILII decreased 1.4%, an annualized rate of -2.8%. The six-month …

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EPA fines Altoona company for alleged chemical risk prevention violations

The Environmental Protection Agency said Lineage Logistics, the largest cold storage company in the United States, has agreed to pay a $172,591 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act’s chemical …

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4 Des Moines projects awarded historic preservation tax credits

A project to renovate the former Carpenter Paper Co. building at 106 S.W. Seventh St. in Des Moines was awarded over $4.7 million in tax credits from Iowa’s Historic Preservation Tax Credit program. Architectural rendering…
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Publisher’s Note: Business Record hires Mike Mendenhall as new associate editor

Good afternoon, Business Record readers. I’m writing today to introduce you to Mike Mendenhall, an experienced, award-winning journalist and Des Moines native we have hired to fill the newly created role of associate editor of the …

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IWD announces partnership to help employers hire transitioning military members

Iowa Workforce Development announced Thursday that it was approved to become a third-party administrator for the U.S. Department of Defense’s SkillBridge program – a nationwide initiative that allows service members to spend the last six …

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Google, INREC to support ‘batch and build’ water quality projects in Iowa

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that Google, through a grant to the Iowa Nutrient Research and Education Council (INREC), will provide $150,000 in funding to support ongoing Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land …

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Holmes Murphy Foundation contributes $100k in collective impact to local nonprofits

Holmes Murphy is providing $100,000 in philanthropic contributions to 25 nonprofit organizations across the United States, including six in Iowa, through the Holmes Murphy Foundation Community Footprints Program. The nonprofits in Iowa that will receive …