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What they’re checking out: Week of Jan. 3

As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des …

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Great Oaks High School and Career Center awarded $1.5 million grant

Great Oaks High School and Career Center, a Des Moines charter school operated by Oakmont Education for students who previously dropped out of high school, announced it has been awarded a $1.5 million Department of …

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa to host third annual Big Little Game Show

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa (BBBSIA), a youth mentoring organization, will host its third annual “Big Little Game Show” on Jan. 9 at Grand View University’s Viking Theatre. A reception will begin at …

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Albertson named 2025 Deloitte CFO of the Year

Kip Albertson, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Bankers Trust, has been named the Business Record’s 2025 Deloitte CFO of the Year.

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The award honors an individual for outstanding performance in …

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Sammons Financial Group donates $60K to help fight food insecurity in Central Iowa

Sammons Financial Group, an insurance holding company in West Des Moines, announced that it donated $60,000 across six nonprofits addressing food insecurity: Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) Food Pantry Network, Food Bank of Iowa, …

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Central Iowa Water Works goes operational Jan. 1

Representatives of Central Iowa Water Works and founding members sign documents last week giving the regional drinking water utility ownership of the members’ water treatment plants. Photo submitted by Central Iowa Water Works.

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xBk Live launches Creative Entrepreneurship Program

xBk Live, a Des Moines music venue, has announced the launch of a 12-month Creative Entrepreneurship Program to help local performing artists, musicians and songwriters start new businesses. The program will launch in February 2025 …

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IEDA board incentivizes $20 million in private investment, $36.7 million in public projects at December meeting

The Iowa Economic Development Authority board awarded nearly $900,000 in tax credits to two companies at its Dec. 20 meeting through the state’s High Quality Jobs program that the economic development agency says will create …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Apartment property sold in Des Moines

Sonar Multifamily Fund LLC, located in West Des Moines, paid Edwin Allen $1.3 million for property at 3612 Ingersoll Ave. in Des Moines, Polk County real estate records show. The property includes a three-story, eight-unit …

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What’s in store for commercial real estate in 2025?

The Business Record reached out to several people in the commercial real estate industry, asking them their thoughts on the outlook for the sector in 2025 and biggest challenges. Below is the question we asked …