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A Closer Look: Rachelle Keck

Since July, Rachelle Keck has been getting acquainted with Grand View University, its students, and its faculty and staff, all gearing up for the fall semester that started Aug. 29. It marks the beginning of …

By SARAH BOGAARDS | Sep 1, 2022

NOTEBOOK: New nonprofit Change Course to help individuals facing barriers with workforce transitions

Joseph Johnson, a recently retired Des Moines business leader, and his wife, Karin, started a new nonprofit in February called Change Course, which will offer a tuition-free career and community development program to individuals coming …

By SARAH BOGAARDS | Aug 31, 2022

NOTEBOOK: Envision Iowa takes on innovation, public-private partnerships

The Envision Iowa event on Aug. 17 dived into innovation, exploring the state of Iowa’s business ecosystem, discussing how to develop partnerships and looking at resources that keep innovative ideas moving forward.

Speakers included:

Keynote: …

By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Aug 31, 2022

Construction of new federal courthouse slowed by pandemic

In late August 2019, federal and local dignitaries gathered at a site overlooking the Des Moines River for a groundbreaking ceremony for a new federal courthouse.

Several noted that by late 2022, federal judicial employees …

By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Aug 30, 2022