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Registration open for Ivy Sales Innovation Summit

Registration is now open for the second annual Ivy Sales Innovation Summit, which will be held on May 17 at the Iowa State University Alumni Center. The one-day conference is designed for leaders seeking best …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 20, 2023
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Iowa’s March unemployment rate slips to 2.8%

Iowa businesses added 2,900 jobs in March, raising the state’s total nonfarm employment to nearly 1.6 million workers, Iowa Workforce Development reported today.

Sectors that experienced increased employment were education and health services (up 1,500 …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 20, 2023
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Partnership releases federal policy agenda ahead of DMDC 2023

The Greater Des Moines Partnership released its federal policy agenda as it prepares for its annual trip to Washington D.C. next month. Photo by Michael Crumb

As it finalizes plans for its annual DMDC trip …
By Michael Crumb | Apr 20, 2023
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Scurry speaking at Des Moines-area events

Briana Scurry, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and World Cup champion goalkeeper, will be sharing her story of resilience and determination at a free community event on May 11 at the Principal Financial Group located …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 19, 2023
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Partnership’s DSM Intern Connection returns this summer

The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced its intern series, DSM Intern Connection, will return with free events throughout the summer.  All college-aged interns working in Greater Des Moines are invited to attend. Students who …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 19, 2023
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DMACC offering new software development training program

Connections between Des Moines Area Community College, Google and a California congressman have helped the two-year college make a new software development training program available to students.

Rep. Ro Khanna, who represents California’s 17th congressional …
By Sarah Diehn | Apr 19, 2023
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Public health scholar addresses youth mental health at UNI lecture

Ebonee T. Johnson, an assistant professor in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health at the University of Iowa, will be the keynote presenter at the 2023 Carlton-Mellichamp Lecture in Education at the University of …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 19, 2023
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Reports: Industrial vacancy rates rise as new space comes available

The completion of six industrial projects in the Greater Des Moines area added over 2 million square feet of warehouse and flex space to the market, increasing vacancy rates in the sector, first-quarter market reports …
By Kathy A. Bolten | Apr 19, 2023
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Construction begins on Dupaco learning lab in Waukee

Construction has started on a Dupaco Community Credit Union learning lab branch at 1090 E. Hickman Road in Waukee.

Plans for the branch office were first announced in late 2020.

The branch is Dubuque-based Dupaco credit union’s …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 19, 2023
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Here’s some of the new technology going into office buildings

Alex Lange, vice president of strategy and innovation for the National Association of Realtors, this month gave a presentation to CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Iowa about how advancements in technology are revolutionizing the commercial …
By Kathy A. Bolten | Apr 19, 2023