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Business Record announces 2025 Women of Influence

Top row (from left): Courtney Clarke, Bridget Cravens-Neely, Suzanna de Baca, Sally Dix, Sally Frank.
Bottom row (from left): Christina Moffatt, Jackie Norris, Dawn Refsell, Kimberly Baeth, Courtney Shaw.

The Business Record is proud to …

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Choose Iowa Passport launches as free guide to agritourism

Choose Iowa and Travel Iowa have partnered to launch the Choose Iowa Passport, a free, interactive digital platform designed to help Iowans and visitors find farms and farm stands, orchards, you-pick opportunities, farm-to-table dining and …

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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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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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ABI announces top 8 products in Coolest Things contest

Eight products have advanced to the next round of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s Coolest Thing Made in Iowa competition. The products will compete in head-to-head matchups to determine the final four products. Voting …

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Partnership announces Out to Lunch event dates, locations

The Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Out to Lunch event series will start Wednesday, May 21. Out to Lunch is a series of mid-day summer events that pop up in various downtown locations featuring local food …

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Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute graduates announced

Lead DSM has announced the graduation of 44 leaders from the private, public and nonprofit sectors who participated in Lead DSM’s Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute. Participants increased their understanding of local issues, developed leadership …

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Caitlin Clark Foundation and Musco Lighting partner on new mini-pitch for DMPS schools

Weeks Middle School in Des Moines has a new mini-pitch, a modular sports system that supports basketball, soccer and futsal, as a result of a partnership betwen the Caitlin Clark Foundation and Musco Lighting. Musco …

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Beyond Business Conference 2025 updates announced

Speaker applications and sponsorship opportunities are open for the Beyond Business Conference on Sept. 25. The conference is an event designed for women and gender non-conforming entrepreneurs, leaders and professionals to connect and learn. The …

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2025 statewide tourism and hospitality awards announced

Iowa Travel Industry Partners has announced the recipients of the annual iTIP Foundation Awards. The awards ceremony will take place at the association’s annual meeting on June 10 in Winterset. The iTIP Awards are open …