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Mid-America Conditions Index climbs again in February

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The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index is once again above the growth-neutral rate of 50.0. The index, an economic indicator for a nine-state region including Iowa, reached 52.0 in …

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JJ Moses to receive Robert D. and Billie Ray Character Award

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The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University has named JJ Moses as the 2025 Robert D. and Billie Ray Pillar of Character Award recipient. This award is the Ray Center’s …

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Nominations for Borlaug field research award now open

Nominations are now open for the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, which is endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation. Launched in 2011, the $10,000 award recognizes science-based achievement in international agriculture …

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DOGE cancels 7 leases for office space in Iowa

The Department of Government Efficiency has canceled 748 leases for office space, including seven in Iowa, a review of federal data shows.

Shrinking the size of the federal government was among President Donald Trump’s campaign …

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Nominations now open for Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute

Lead DSM is accepting nominations now through March 28 for the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute 2026 class. The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute aims to equip leaders to be effective caretakers and changemakers in …

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State Curator Leo Landis departs State Historical Society of Iowa

The State Historical Society of Iowa, a division of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services, announced the departure of State Curator Leo Landis, who has served the organization as both state curator and museum curator. …

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Catch Des Moines’ Edwards announces retirement

Greg Edwards, the president and CEO of Catch Des Moines, will retire later this year after 25 years, the organization announced today.

According to the announcement, Edwards, a Peoria, Ill., native, will step down this …

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Food hall, apartment project planned along Sixth Avenue

The Urban Design Review Board this week approved the final design of a food hall and apartment project proposed at 1605-1619 Sixth Ave. in Des Moines. The $12.5 million project incudes the restoration of the…
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Chase opens another metro branch as part of its Iowa expansion

Chase recently opened a new branch in Waukee as part of its commitment to expand across Iowa.

The branch opened on Feb. 25 at 350 S.E. Alice’s Road. It is the ninth Chase branch to …

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DMOS plans sixth Des Moines-area clinic

DMOS Orthopaedic Centers plans to build a freestanding, 12,000-square-foot clinic in Norwalk at Iowa Highway 28 and Turnberry Drive. Construction is expected to be completed by spring 2026. The facility, DMOS’s sixth in the Des …