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Joseph Dunham wins EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2024 Heartland Award

Ernst & Young announced the winners of the Entrepreneur of the Year Heartland Award, including Joseph Dunham II, president and CEO of OneroRx in West Des Moines. The Heartland program celebrates entrepreneurs from South Dakota, …

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Mg Biologics moving forward with $5 million expansion in Ames

An Ames-based biopharmaceutical animal treatments manufacturer and distributor is moving forward with a $5 million expansion of its operation in Boone County over the next three years.

The Iowa Economic Development Authority board voted Friday …

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Ark data centers enters Wisconsin market, receives international award

Formerly Involta, ark data centers entered the Wisconsin market last week with the opening of a data center located outside of Green Bay, Wis. Ark plans to build 20 megawatts of capacity through a multi-phased …

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Iowa agency launches incubator to ease homelessness

The first-ever Iowa Innovation in Homelessness Incubator, an effort to implement new ideas to ease homelessness, has been launched by the Iowa Finance Authority. The agency is seeking proposals to address homelessness prevention or response. …

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State OKs local property tax exemption for Meta subsidiary’s $800 million Davenport data center plan

A Meta subsidiary’s plan for an $800 million data center project in Davenport will receive a $161 million local property tax exemption through the state’s High Quality Jobs Program.

The Iowa Economic Development Authority board …

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Trilix Studio: A new video, audio production facility in Des Moines rivals those in Nashville, elsewhere

Ron Maahs stood in a small room at Trilix Studio and clapped his hands. The sound of the clap was clear and crisp. 

Maahs smiled. “There’s nothing,” he said. “No echoes. Just the sound of …

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California congressman tells DMDC attendees that AI integration could help revitalize manufacturing

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., gives a keynote address Thursday during the Congressional Leadership Luncheon on the second day of the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s annual DMDC advocacy trip to Washington, D.C. Photo by Mike Mendenhall…
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Local CEO named finalist for regional EY Entrepreneur of the Year award

Joseph Dunham II, president and CEO of West Des Moines-based OneroRx Inc., is a finalist for Ernst & Young’s (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year Heartland Award. The Heartland Award celebrates entrepreneurs from North Dakota, South …

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A Closer Look: Skylar Mayberry-Mayes

Skylar Mayberry-Mayes gives a lot of credit to the board game Monopoly for initiating his career in finance and real estate. He said he wasn’t planning to attend college as he prepared to graduate from …

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Better data for better decisions

As planting season gets underway for farms around Iowa, an early-stage research effort out of Iowa State University is focused on giving farmers better data and tools to make decisions that will affect their operations …

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