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Greater Des Moines Partnership Guest Column

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Remembering the one and only Jay Byers

One of a kind. The best of the very best. Transformational leader. 

In reading so many tributes over the last several days, I, and so many others, have read these phrases and many more to …

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Guest column: Make a difference for our future workforce

I’ll never forget the feeling. 

As a student at Drake University studying journalism and mass communication, I was finally in the field as an intern for KCCI, working with one of the news outlets I …

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Guest column: Collaboration leads to economic development success

At last month’s Greater Des Moines Partnership Annual Dinner, we played a video featuring testimonials from key leaders who were heavily involved in our organization in 1999 when it was reimagined to become what the …

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Guest column: Your decision to support local makes a difference

As I have attended holiday events around our region like our Downtown Winter Farmers’ Market presented by UnityPoint Health — Des Moines, the Holiday Promenade that we collaborate on with Historic East Village, and so …

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Guest column: Playing the long game for economic development success

Earlier this month, we hosted leaders from across our 11-county Greater Des Moines region at the inaugural Regional Summit. It was inspiring to have hundreds of passionate advocates and changemakers for our region in one …

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Guest column: The power of regionalism and connecting rural, suburban and urban leaders

Last year, the Greater Des Moines Partnership team embarked upon an 11-county listening tour to hear from stakeholders from throughout our service area that consists of Adair, Dallas, Guthrie, Jasper, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Polk, …

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Guest column: Gratitude after year one as president and CEO

July 1 marked my one-year anniversary as president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership. As I have been reflecting on my time in this position, I am filled with gratitude. Here are a …