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Two Greater Des Moines agribusiness leaders join Food Bank of Iowa board

Food Bank of Iowa has added Tim Glenn from Corteva Agriscience and Laura Barringer from John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group to its board of directors. Glenn is executive vice president and chief commercial officer of …

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Kemin co-founders receive Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation recognized three individuals with its Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award during its annual meeting this week in Des Moines. Kemin Industries’ co-founders R.W. Nelson and his wife, Mary Nelson of …

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Celebrating 20 years of Forty Under 40

For the past 20 years, the Business Record has celebrated Forty Under 40. The honor has long recognized up-and-coming business leaders and the powerful impact young professionals make in Greater Des Moines. 

Each of these …

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2019 Leaders Survey – Light Rail

Each year we get a pulse on key issues affecting the region’s business community from our audience of leaders. This is the eighth year the Business Record has asked for your thoughts.

We asked a …

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Johnston releases rendering of proposed ice skating rink

The city of Johston this week released a new rendering of an ice skating rink planned for the Johnston Town Center at Northwest 62nd Avenue and Merle Hay Road. Architectural rendering by Confluence Landscape Architects and …

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DMARC assists record number of people in November

The DMARC Food Pantry Network assisted 22,632 individuals in November — the first time it has assisted more than 9,000 households in a single month, the organization announced this week. The DMARC Food Pantry Network …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Climate change and consumer trends are changing the Christmas tree industry

Confession: I have never gone shopping for a live Christmas tree. My parents switched to artificial trees somewhere after deducing that three kids, three dogs and a live tree might pose a fire risk. They …

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Iowa Public Television to become Iowa PBS in 2020

Corridor Business Journal: Iowa Public Television has announced it will change its name to Iowa PBS effective Jan. 1, as part of a broader rebrand at the national broadcasting company. PBS began rolling out a refreshed …

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Event honoring Waukee’s Peard planned

A celebration honoring Bill Peard’s 22 years of public service in Waukee will be held at 5 p.m. Dec. 19 at Holmes Murphy, 2727 Grand Prairie Parkway in Waukee. A program featuring several speakers begins …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: What should I do about the workaholic who works for me?

If we aren’t the workaholics ourselves, we lead one. In today’s age of being constantly connected, it’s easy to work around the clock. But as managers, we have to be cognizant of how often employees …

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