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Power Breakfast: 10 takeaways about the power of placemaking

Placemaking and big investments in quality of life projects continue to be a focus of Greater Des Moines leaders to attract residents and visitors alike. At Thursday’s Power Breakfast, which focused on placemaking, we asked …

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Tauscheck shares regional vision for one Partnership

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Tiffany Tauscheck, who was named the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s new president and CEO today, said she sees the transition into the Partnership’s top job as an evolution and an opportunity to begin work on …

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VIDEO: Rewatch our Power Breakfast on the power of placemaking

Placemaking and big investments in quality of life projects continue to be a focus of Greater Des Moines leaders to attract residents and visitors alike. At Thursday’s Power Breakfast, which focused on placemaking, we asked …

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Tauscheck to lead Greater Des Moines Partnership

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Tiffany Tauscheck will succeed Jay Byers as president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, the organization announced today.

Tauscheck is the Partnership’s chief operations officer and president of Downtown DSM Inc. …

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Urbandale, Windsor Heights chambers of commerce to merge

The Windsor Heights Chamber of Commerce and the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce announced today plans to merge operations beginning June 1.

The Urbandale Chamber of Commerce will be the lead organization powering the Windsor Heights …

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Iowa’s unemployment rate falls to 2.7%

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in April was 2.7%, a slight drop from March’s rate of 2.8%, Iowa Workforce Development reported today.

Overall, 46,800 Iowans were unemployed in April; in April 2022 there were 40,100 …

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R&R Realty official: Updates made to Palisade building make structure ‘look new again’

The exterior of a West Des Moines office building was stained a lighter color in an effort to make it “look new again,” an official with R&R Realty Group, the property’s owner, said. Photo special to the…
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IWD encouraging employers to assist in spring data collection by May 24

Iowa Workforce Development is urging employers to assist in collecting economic statistics for the state. The spring data collection for Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics is currently underway, supporting tools like the Iowa Wage Report …

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SBA to host second annual America’s Seed Fund Week

Isabella Casillas Guzman, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced the second annual America’s Seed Fund Week, taking place this week. The event, which includes a Startup Expo, is designed to offer science …

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Byers named Simpson College’s 25th president

Jay Byers, the president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, will join Simpson College as its 25th president, the college announced today. He will succeed Marsha Kelliher, who announced in January that she …

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