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Secretary Naig announces availability of grants for urban water quality projects

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is now accepting pre-applications for cost-share grant funding to support urban conservation projects. “Communities of all sizes can utilize …

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Tanner Krause reflects on time at Kum & Go, next steps

Tanner Krause, CEO of Kum & Go, at the Krause Gateway Center in downtown Des Moines. Krause’s last day as CEO is tomorrow as Kum & Go transitions following the sale to Maverik. Maverik CEO…
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Women Lead Change to honor 3 Iowa women who made history

Women Lead Change announced its three honorees for the 2023 Iowa Women of Achievement Award: Heather Allen, Marion Ethel Helland and Lulu Johnson.

The Women of Achievement Award recognizes the contributions of historical Iowa women …

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Tanner Krause concludes tenure as Kum & Go CEO on Friday

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Kum & Go CEO Tanner Krause will conclude his three-year tenure as the company’s chief executive on Friday, following the close of the sale to Utah-based Maverik, Krause told the Business Record.

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Lead DSM announces 2023 Distinguished Leadership Award recipients

Lead DSM will recognize three community leaders and one workplace with the presentation of the 2023 Distinguished Leadership Awards during the Toast on the Lawn event at 5:30 p.m. today at Water Works Park’s Lauridsen …

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Grow Solar Polk County continues to help Polk County businesses, homeowners

Grow Solar Polk County, a community group purchasing program that emphasizes solar education and volume purchasing to make solar more affordable for businesses and homeowners, has extended its program to Oct. 31. The program surpassed …

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Casey’s General Stores’ stock climbs 11%

Shares of Casey’s General Stores Inc. were up 11% after the convenience store chain reported first-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations.

Casey’s earnings grew 9.5% year over year to $4.52 per share, beating analysts’ …

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Restaurant property in south Des Moines sold for $2.5 million

William O’Connor and the O’Connor Family Trust, both located in San Diego, Calif., paid 6157 SE 14th LLC $2.5 million for property located at 6157 S.E. 14th St. in Des Moines, Polk County real estate …

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Demolition permit issued to raze Valley West Inn in West Des Moines

A demolition permit has been issued to raze the dilapidated Valley West Inn in West Des Moines, a city official confirmed.

A fire in the fall of 2021 damaged the structure, which was built in …

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Council OKs preliminary terms of grant to new owner of Kum & Go

The Des Moines City Council this week approved preliminary terms of an urban development agreement with FJ Management Inc., which plans on opening a regional headquarters in downtown Des Moines. FJ Management, which owns Maverik …