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UNI Advance Iowa launches Iowa Center for Employee Ownership

The University of Northern Iowa’s Advance Iowa program recently unveiled the Iowa Center for Employee Ownership, or IA-CEO, aimed at supporting and promoting employee ownership within the state. IA-CEO serves as a resource hub, offering …

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Business Publications Corp. relocating to new offices

Connie Wimer, owner and chairman of Business Publications Corp., plans to sell the Depot at 100 Fourth St. The company is relocating in the fall to the Plaza at 300 Walnut St. Photo by Duane…
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Delta Dental leader accepts new job as president, CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska

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Delta Dental of Iowa announced today that its president and CEO, Jeff Russell, is leaving after he accepted a new job as president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska.…

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Ankeny High School team is crowned high school mock trial champion

Ankeny High School’s mock trial team won the 2023 National High School Mock Trial Championship. Team members included Hayden DeWitt, Stephanie Gray, Sareena Casady, Nicki Casady, Mallory Jordan, Chloe Andersen, Noah Yeager, Grant Miner, Hannah …

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Des Moines Arts Festival spotlights street photographer Alan Jacobs

The Des Moines Arts Festival will showcase an exhibition by internationally acclaimed photographer Alan Jacobs on June 2 from 5 to 8 p.m. The event will take place in Suite 431 of Mainframe Studios, located …

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Burger King property sold in Clive

A limited liability company managed by Bryan Slama of Sioux Falls, S.D., paid Kroha Family Trust $1.1 million for property at 10056 Hickman Court in Clive, Polk County real estate records shows. The property, purchased …

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New projects planned in Waukee include McDonald’s, Chipotle

Several new projects are planned in Waukee. They include:

• A McDonald’s fast-food restaurant that is planned at 2820 Grand Prairie Parkway near where a Live Nation entertainment venue is under construction. The Waukee City …

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Proposed projects in Norwalk move forward

Norwalk’s Planning and Zoning Commission this week gave the green light to two proposed projects. They are:

A Fairfield Inn and Suites, planned at Chatham Avenue and Hughes Drive. The $14 million project is proposed to include…
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Second Wasabi planned in Ankeny; restaurant will anchor new strip retail center near Costco

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Restaurateur Jay Wang, CEO of Wasabi Restaurant Group, is expanding his professional skills to include that of developer.

Wang owns five Wasabi restaurants in Central Iowa with plans to open two others in …

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Mercy College names new provost, vice president of academic affairs

Mercy College of Health Sciences announced the appointment of Timothy G. Laurent as the Des Moines institution’s provost and vice president of academic affairs. Following a national search led by Hyatt-Fennell Executive Search, a higher …