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4 Legends in Manufacturing awardees chosen

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry and Elevate Advanced Manufacturing will recognize four manufacturing leaders at the annual Legends in Manufacturing awards program during ABI’s Iowa Manufacturing Conference on Oct. 4 at the FFA …

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Sammons Financial Group donates $175,000 to 24 Des Moines charities

Sammons Financial Group Inc. announced that its annual community outreach program will donate $175,000 to support 24 local nonprofits. The initiative, which started in 2018, allows employees to nominate their favorite local charities each spring …

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Miller family donates $284K to DMACC’s water environmental technology program

The Miller family, including Tom, Dick, Deb and John Miller, donated $284,943 to the DMACC Foundation for the creation of a water environmental technology (WET) program lab and classrooms on the Ankeny campus. The donation …

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3 Iowa financial institutions win awards for homeownership programs

GreenState Credit Union, Veridian Credit Union and Community State Bank and their community partners were recently recognized for their efforts to increase homeownership in Iowa.

The three institutions recently participated in the Iowa Homeownership Incubator …

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Home tour returns to River Bend neighborhood

The River Bend Neighborhood Association will host its 25th annual home tour on Sept. 23 and 24. The tour will allow community members to see some of the district’s homes, many of which date back …

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ChildServe’s 30th annual golf event raises over $181,000

ChildServe, a specialty pediatric health care provider for children and young adults with special health care needs, raised more than $181,000 during its 30th annual golf outing on Monday at Glen Oaks Country Club in …

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Iowa’s unemployment rate ticks up to 2.9%

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August ticked up slightly to 2.9%, the first increase in nearly a year, Iowa Workforce Development reported today.

In August 2022, Iowa’s unemployment rate was 2.9%. It increased to …

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OpenLoop Health’s downtown headquarters renamed OpenLoop Tower

Left: The new OpenLoop Tower sign on the former Bank of America Building, located at the corner of Sixth and Locust streets in downtown Des Moines. Right: OpenLoop CEO Jon Lensing, center front, cuts the…
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On Leadership: How can you prepare the next generation to lead the family business?

This column is the second in a series on family-owned business issues. 

Earlier in my career when I worked in wealth management, I assisted many business owners with the transfer of business ownership from one …

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A Closer Look: Amanda Wanke

If you don’t already know Amanda Wanke, you probably have heard her name before. She first joined DART in 2015 as chief external affairs officer. She was named chief operating officer and deputy CEO in …