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Des Moines resident Greg Abel to succeed Buffett as Berkshire Hathaway CEO

Berkshire Hathaway’s board of directors voted Sunday to appoint Greg Abel as the conglomerate’s CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2026, while Warren Buffett will remain chair of the company. Buffett, 94, announced the leadership transition at the company’s 60th annual meeting …
By Business Record Staff | May 5, 2025
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Drake Law School launches new artificial intelligence certificate program

Drake University Law School has announced its new Artificial Intelligence Law Certificate Program. The certificate integrates expertise from across Drake’s campus and beyond, a news release said, including Drake’s Institute for Justice Reform & Innovation, …
By Business Record Staff | May 5, 2025
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Eide Bailly adds Roycon

Eide Bailly has added Texas-based Roycon, a Salesforce consulting firm, to the company. Eide Bailly says the addition “strengthens Eide Bailly’s technology consulting services, enhancing its ability to provide comprehensive Salesforce solutions alongside ERP, data …
By Business Record Staff | May 5, 2025
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Business groups ask Legislature for PBM amendment

n the final days of the 2025 Iowa legislative session, business groups are asking lawmakers to rethink Senate File 383 because of its potential to increase health care costs for employers and employees.

The Iowa Association of …
By Business Record Staff | May 5, 2025
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Economists: Federal funding cuts could lead to a ‘lost generation’ of talent

An unexpected side conversation at a recent economic outlook webinar delved into a potential loss of Iowa talent due to federal policy changes.

Three economists who teach at Drake University, Iowa State University and the …
By Gigi Wood | May 5, 2025
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Awards for 95 projects to expand access to E15 in Iowa announced

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program Board recently approved an additional 95 applications from Iowa gas stations to support new and expanded ethanol infrastructure projects. These investments aim …
By Business Record Staff | May 2, 2025
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Double Up Food Bucks program announces online registration

The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative announced the launch of a new online registration system for its Double Up Food Bucks program. For the first time, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program users in Iowa can enroll online …
By Business Record Staff | May 2, 2025
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Hy-Vee releases Caitlin Clark cereal to support youth

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Hy-Vee is partnering with basketball star Caitlin Clark to offer Caitlin’s Crunch Time cereal, which will benefit the Caitlin Clark Foundation. Previously, Caitlin’s Crunch Time cereal was only available in select …
By Business Record Staff | May 2, 2025
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Landus partners with Talusag for green ammonia fertilizer field test

Landus has begun a field test of commercial-grade, locally produced green ammonia fertilizer in Boone to see how it performs for farmers.

“By producing fertilizer locally, we’re giving farmers more control and reducing exposure to …
By Business Record Staff | May 2, 2025
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Mid-America business index down but above growth neutral

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The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index came in at 53.3 for April, down from March’s 56.7. The index is above the growth neutral reading for the fourth consecutive month; …
By Gigi Wood | May 2, 2025