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Origin Homes receives Rand Fisher Rural Leadership Award

Origin Homes was awarded a 2025 Rand Fisher Rural Leadership Award at the 2025 Iowa Rural Summit. The award, given by the Iowa Rural Development Council, highlights an organization that demonstrates exceptional leadership, innovation and …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 16, 2025
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Blank Park Zoo announces Jurassic exhibit

It’s going to be a Jurassic Park summer at the Blank Park Zoo.

Fifteen animatronic dinosaurs will take over Blank Park Zoo from July to October, the zoo announced today.

The Dino Park Zoo experience …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 16, 2025
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Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon receives marketing awards

The Iowa Pork Producers Association’s “Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon” initiative was recently named the grand champion of the National Agri-Marketing Association Awards. The association
judged 950 award entries in more than 60 categories. The initiative …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 16, 2025
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Iowa humanities council loses federal funding

Humanities Iowa was among all state humanities councils nationwide notified that federal funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has been terminated, effective April 2.

The NEH, an independent federal agency supporting museums, historic sites, libraries, …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 11, 2025
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Bondurant art program honored by Iowa City/County Management Association

Bondurant’s public art program has been named Program of the Year by the Iowa City/County Management Association. The award recognizes Bondurant’s approach to integrating public art, cultural initiatives and community wayfinding into everyday city planning. …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 10, 2025
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Des Moines farmers market opening day scheduled

The Greater Des Moines Partnership announced that opening day for the 50th season of the Downtown Farmers’ Market will be Saturday, May 3, from 7 a.m. to noon in the Court District in downtown Des …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 9, 2025
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Kemin co-founder Nelson dies at 98

Kemin Industries announced that its co-founder and chairman of the board, R.W. Nelson, died on April 7. He was 98.

The company supplies over 500 specialty ingredients for human and animal health and nutrition, crop …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 9, 2025
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MidAmerican Energy announces Trees Please grant recipients

MidAmerican Energy announced it is awarding $134,000 in grants from its “Trees Please!” program to 59 cities in Iowa. The program promotes strategic tree planting projects on public property to encourage reduced energy usage in …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 8, 2025
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Public invited to suggest locations for new Monopoly: Des Moines Edition

A Des Moines edition of the Monopoly board game will be released later this year, Top Trumps, a board game and card company announced April 1. “Monopoly: Des Moines Edition” will feature Des Moines businesses, …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 8, 2025
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ABI announces second Coolest Thing Made in Iowa contest

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry and MidWestOne are hosting the 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa competition. The winner will be announced at ABI’s annual Taking Care of Business Conference, which takes place …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 8, 2025