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Drake announces leadership changes at business college

Alanah Mitchell and Alejandro Hernandez.

Alanah Mitchell, currently Drake University’s associate dean of academic affairs and the Aliber Distinguished Professor of Information Services, has been appointed to a three-year term as dean of the university’s …

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Space on Princeton University campus named for Drake law professor

Sally Frank, a professor of law at Drake University, is one of 12 people who will have a space named after them in Princeton University’s Prospect House, the university announced recently. Frank received her bachelor’s …

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Chevron lays off 70 in Ames

Chevron USA, at 416 S. Bell Ave. in Ames, which is home to Chevron Renewable Energy Group, reported a layoff of 70 people effective June 18, according to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act data. …

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ICON Water Trails receives $250,000 grant

ICON Water Trails has been awarded a $250,000 grant from Bank of America to support the Hubbell Trailhead at the Fleur Drive Dam, the second whitewater attraction in its downtown development timeline. The access point …

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Big Grove expanding into Omaha, Kansas City

Iowa-based Big Grove Brewery is growing, opening a new taproom in Omaha this summer and one in Kansas City, Kan., in mid-2026, the company announced.

The company also announced that store directors now have the …

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Character Counts! expands early childhood resources

The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University, headquarters for Character Counts!, has announced that new early childhood resources have been extended to 1,687 classrooms in Polk County due to $530,000 in grants. …

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Great Outdoors Foundation hires senior project manager

The Great Outdoors Foundation has hired Melissa Campbell to serve in the new role of senior project manager overseeing the foundation’s Conservation Acceleration Fund including its project pipeline, stakeholder outreach, and partner programs. She holds …

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Economic development incentives awarded to boost $14M in manufacturing investments

The Iowa Economic Development Authority board on Friday approved a loan and tax benefits to two companies in the state. The incentives will lead to the creation of 60 jobs and $14.6 million in new …

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Partnership and Harkin Institute to host workplace accessibility roundtable

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is partnering with the Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement to host a workplace accessibility roundtable on June 9. The event aims to provide opportunities for individuals in …

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Chelesvig receives Broadway League’s lifetime achievement award

At the Broadway League’s Annual Spring Road Conference in New York, Des Moines Performing Arts President and CEO Jeff Chelesvig was presented with the Distinguished Lifetime Service Award for his decades of leadership and advocacy …

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