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Des Moines finance professional recognized nationally for community leadership

The Principal Foundation has awarded a total of $205,000 to more than a dozen nonprofit organizations through its inaugural Principal Financial Network Community Service Awards. The 2025 program honored 15 members of the Principal Financial …

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One year in the CEO’s chair

Deanna Strable has decades of experience working at Principal Financial Group, but she said she still found her first year transitioning into the company’s top leadership role to be an “unexpected” experience.

“I’ve been here …

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2025 Forty Under 40 class shares their aspirations, leadership advice

A recent review of Business Record archives found at least 552 executive leadership changes have happened in the Des Moines area since 2020. One-third of those changes, 211, occurred between 2024 and August 2025. 

Among …

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2025 Iowa Business Hall of Fame nominations close tomorrow

The Greater Des Moines Committee is accepting nominations for the 2025 Iowa Business Hall of Fame through tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 21 at 4 p.m. The program recognizes Iowans whose leadership and achievements have significantly contributed …

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7 takeaways from Power Breakfast on Central Iowa’s leadership transitions

Central Iowa, along with other communities across the country are experiencing a faster pace of leadership transition as the pandemic brought on by a wave of retiring baby boomers in addition to other post-pandemic career …

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Bâton Global and SCG Hybrid Work Solutions announce partnership

Bâton Global and SCG Hybrid Work Solutions have formed a partnership to launch Work Model Advantage, a new platform designed to help organizations adapt to flexible work environments while maintaining performance. The initiative will combine …

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Palmer Group survey finds increase in employers expecting fully in-person workplace

A majority of employers who responded to Palmer Group’s annual salary survey want their employees working in the office, a substantial increase from a year ago and a sign of the importance bosses place on …

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Meet 2025 Dentons HR Professional of the Year Kristi Kaye Burma

Kristi Kaye Burma, executive vice president and chief human resources officer at Athene, has worked many jobs in her career, including one of her first – McDonald’s – at age 14. 

She said working hard …

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Event Preview: Power Breakfast panelists say shared purpose, trust are drivers of strong community leadership

Des Moines leaders often say many of Central Iowa’s successes as a region, from the Global Insurance Accelerator to ICON Water Trails, are the result of close collaboration across organizations and mutual interest in the …

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2025 Palmer Group Salary Guide survey now open

The 2025 Palmer Group Salary Guide survey is now open to Iowa employers. The survey is open today through Friday, Oct. 3. The West Des Moines-based employment agency publishes the salary guide annually as a …