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Exile Brewing wins gold at 2025 World Beer Cup

Exile Brewing Co. won gold at the World Beer Cup in the Munich-style dunkel beer category for its beer titled G.G. Exile’s brew was selected in a field of 8,375 entries from 1,761 breweries across …

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Red Bull Soapbox Race to bring $1M in economic impact to Des Moines

The Red Bull Soapbox Race will roll into Des Moines on May 31. Thousands of spectators are expected to attend the event near the Des Moines State Capitol grounds. In 2022, the event drew more than 25,000 spectators …

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Blank Park Zoo breaks ground on new lion habitat

Blank Park Zoo broke ground on Tuesday on a new lion habitat that will support the conservation of African lions. The Marjorie A. Foster Lion Conservation Center will more than triple the zoo’s space for …

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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 …