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The value of a small white building on Woodland Avenue

For more than a century, a small, white wood-framed building in the 2500 block of Woodland Avenue was the pulse of the Woodland Heights neighborhood, first as a grocery store and then as a barbershop …

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Report analyzes state of charitable giving in Central Iowa

Charitable contributions in Central Iowa are likely to stay the same or grow in 2023, according to a report that is intended to help nonprofits better understand what donors are looking for.

The authors of …

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Business Record 2-24-23

Cover Story: Finding workforce in creative ways

Focus: Nonprofits

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New regional economic development group helping win grants for community improvements

A new regional economic development organization is poised to support Central Iowa communities as they try to tap into federal funding they may not have previously been qualified for.

The Mid-Iowa Planning Alliance is the …

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Bringing engagement to employee benefits

3E Partners is named after the three Es that represent the company’s goals: engagement, education and enrollment. President Josh Terrell has homed in on engagement since starting the insurance brokerage three years ago.

3E Partners …

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What’s the outlook in 2023 for new development projects?

In each of the past two years, the value of residential and commercial building permits issued by West Des Moines has exceeded $1 billion. 

Building permit values could top $1 billion again in 2023, especially …

Josh Terrell

Business Record 2-17-23

Cover Story: Bringing engagement to employee benefits

Focus: Building and Construction

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Downtown Des Moines more than a place to work

Wells Fargo’s plan to move a majority of its downtown workers to a sprawling corporate campus in West Des Moines was not welcome news to supporters of Des Moines’ central business district.

But it wasn’t …

IWD Business Engagement Division

Business Record 2-10-23

Cover Story: From unemployment to reemployment

Focus: Workforce Development & Retention

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IWD Business Engagement Division

From unemployment to reemployment

In a 100-day period between September and December last year, the new Business Engagement Division within Iowa Workforce Development held one-on-one meetings with 2,698 Iowa employers.

The new arm of IWD aims to tune in …