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Diamond Vogel exits retail

Orange City-based Diamond Vogel, a family-owned paint and coatings manufacturing company with $180 million in typical annual revenue, is taking a new tack on one of its business units.

The company says it’s “implementing a …
By Gigi Wood | Sep 4, 2025
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Iowa exports decline 10.8% YoY

Iowa exports are down year over year, according to the latest Mid-America Business Conditions Index.

The Business Conditions Index, which ranges between 0 and 100 with 50.0 representing growth neutral, climbed to 50.5 from 49.4 …
By Business Record Staff | Sep 4, 2025
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Travel Iowa partners with Cellet Marketing to promote state in UK

Cellet Marketing, a marketing company based in Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England, has made a deal with Travel Iowa to promote the state in the United Kingdom. According to a press release, Iowa tourism officials want to …
By Business Record Staff | Sep 3, 2025
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Social Indoor expands to Central Iowa with new owners

Social Indoor, a national digital and print advertising franchise, has announced the launch of a new Central Iowa franchise market. The Minnetonka, Minn.-based firm provides advertising across sports bars, restaurants, stadiums and other venues and …
By Business Record Staff | Sep 3, 2025
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Des Moines airport launches new passenger pickup process

Des Moines International Airport has launched a new EZ Pickup program that aims to simplify the passenger pickup process, reduce congestion at the front curb and improve the travel experience during ongoing terminal construction. The …
By Business Record Staff | Sep 3, 2025
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Report: Iowans lost $52 million to financial fraud in 2024

Financial fraud cases in Iowa increased 6% between 2022 and 2024, according to the state’s Department of Public Safety. Iowans’ financial loss from fraud totaled $52 million in 2024, up 204% from 2020, the Federal …
By Business Record Staff | Sep 3, 2025
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Nonresidential construction spending falls in July

National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.2% in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.24 …
By Business Record Staff | Sep 3, 2025
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Landus names new CEO

Eric Heismeyer

Farmer-owned cooperative Landus has named Eric Heismeyer as the organization’s next CEO, effective today. In June, Landus announced it was launching a nationwide search for its next leader after former CEO Matt Carstens …
By Business Record Staff | Sep 3, 2025
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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: JBS acquires production facility property in Ankeny for $40 million

Food processing giant JBS USA acquired an idled food production facility in Ankeny for $40 million, Polk County real estate records show.

The 12-acre site at 4150 S.E. Delaware Ave. had been owned by Hy-Vee Inc. subsidiary …
By Business Record Staff | Sep 3, 2025
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Curtains up at the Ingersoll

By Kylie Petty

Editor’s note: This story was first published by dsm magazine on Aug. 26.

After a decade-long intermission, the lights are coming back on at the Ingersoll Dinner Theatre. With a simpler new …
By Business Record Staff | Sep 3, 2025
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