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Polk, Dallas counties see increase in residential valuations

The valuation of residential property grew by an average of 9.9% in Polk County and 4.5% in Dallas County in this year’s reassessment of property values, officials with the counties said.

The increases are substantially …
By Kathy A. Bolten | Apr 15, 2025
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Mary Greeley CEO receives leadership award

Brian Dieter, president and CEO of Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, has received the Harry S. Hertz Leadership Award for 2025 from the Baldrige Foundation. The award was presented to Dieter at the Baldrige …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 14, 2025
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Record number of Iowa fuel stations receive infrastructure grants

The Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program board recently approved 114 project applications from Iowa gas stations, totaling more than $2.88 million, for new and expanded ethanol and biodiesel infrastructure projects.

This sets a new quarterly …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 14, 2025
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More residency spots among solutions needed for health care workforce challenges, local residency director says

Dr. Maria Guevara Hernandez, the internal medicine residency program director at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. Photo by Duane Tinkey

Iowa health care leaders working on Iowa’s physician workforce challenges are optimistic that Gov. Kim …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 14, 2025
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Ag scientists call for change in crop yield estimate methods

Sotirios Archontoulis, an agronomy professor at Iowa State University, is one of a team of scientists who published a paper in the journal Nature Food, calling for a reevaluation of the statistical methods used in …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 14, 2025
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Applications open for Leadership Urbandale

The Urbandale Chamber of Commerce has announced applications are now open for Leadership Urbandale, a leadership development program that runs from September to June. According to a news release, the program offers workshops, interactive discussions …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 14, 2025
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Business Record newsroom hires two new reporters

Gigi Wood, left and Lisa Rossi. Photos by Duane Tinkey

The Business Record has hired two new reporters, Gigi Wood and Lisa Rossi, who will support our mission of helping businesses do business better. Wood …
By Sarah Diehn | Apr 14, 2025
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Iowa Medical Society names first set of five Physicians to Watch

The Iowa Medical Society has announced the honorees of its newly created Five Iowa Physicians to Watch award. Winners are chosen by IMS’s Leadership Development Committee. This year’s honorees are Muhammad Ajmal, an interventional cardiologist, …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 11, 2025
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Weitz Co. names new business development director

Mina Wassef

Weitz Co., a construction management and contracting company headquartered in Des Moines, announced Mina Wassef has been promoted to business development director. Throughout Wassef’s decade at Weitz, he has driven the company into …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 11, 2025
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Producer Price Index data shows higher construction materials costs in March

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest Producer Price Index data today, which includes numbers from March, before the latest rounds of tariffs being put into …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 11, 2025
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