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Mineck to leave leadership role at Mid-Iowa Health Foundation

Suzanne Mineck will leave her position as president and CEO of Mid-Iowa Health Foundation this fall, the foundation announced today. Her departure is intended to allow a new leader to take the helm of the grant-making organization …
By BPC Staff | Jun 21, 2021
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Iowa Business Council encourages congressional delegation to support bipartisan infrastructure deal

Leaders of the 22 largest companies in Iowa have sent a letter to the state’s congressional delegation encouraging them to support a bipartisan plan that would spend $1.2 trillion on the nation’s infrastructure.

The Iowa …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Jun 21, 2021
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Cedar Rapids City Council to consider $109M FedEx warehouse and distribution center

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Cedar Rapids City Council is slated Tuesday to consider financial incentives for an immense FedEx warehouse and distribution facility proposed for the city — a $108.6 million investment that would create 434 …
By BPC Staff | Jun 21, 2021
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Court Avenue ‘Entertainment Zone’ announces live music lineup through August

The Court Avenue District’s weekend Entertainment Zone announced the lineup for 17 bands and guest DJ nights during Fridays and Saturdays 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., until Sept. 4. Supported by Polk County, Prairie Meadows, …
By BPC Staff | Jun 21, 2021
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Challenge grant program created to replace Grinnell trees lost in derecho

The Grinnell Mutual Group Foundation has partnered with local nonprofit Imagine Grinnell and the 1,000 Trees project to offer a two-year, $20,000 challenge grant to replace trees that were destroyed in last summer’s derecho. According …
By BPC Staff | Jun 21, 2021
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Missouri professor tapped as undergraduate program dean at Tippie College of Business

The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business announced it has hired Charles Wayne Keene as the next associate dean for undergraduate programs. Keene is currently on the marketing faculty of the University of Missouri’s Trulaske College …
By BPC Staff | Jun 21, 2021
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Rural economy slows growth in June amid growing concerns about drought, federal debt

Iowa’s rural economy grew at a slower pace in June as growth in farmland values slowed and nonfarm employment continued below pre-COVID-19 levels, according to a survey of rural bankers.

Some Iowa bankers also raised concerns …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jun 21, 2021
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Iowa Supreme Court stops ag pollution case from proceeding

Des Moines Register: The Iowa Supreme Court stopped a lawsuit that claimed the state has failed to adequately protect the public’s interest in the Raccoon River, a major water source for the Des Moines metro area, …
By BPC Staff | Jun 18, 2021
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IEDA announces $400,000 in grants for projects in rural communities

The Iowa Economic Development Authority has awarded $400,000 in grants to 26 projects that will help revitalize rural communities statewide and help them grow. The awards were announced today in a news release from the …
By BPC Staff | Jun 18, 2021
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Vermeer CEO: Infrastructure bill would be ‘transformative’

The proposed federal infrastructure bill would be “transformative” in the same way that rural electrification was, the leader of Iowa-based Vermeer Corp. said during a national manufacturing industry event, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported. Jason Andringa, president …
By BPC Staff | Jun 18, 2021