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Top 4 finalists announced for 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry has named four finalists in its 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa competition. The finalists are:

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Double Up Food Bucks expands to all Fareway locations in Iowa

The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative’s Double Up Food Bucks program has expanded its partnership with Fareway to offer the program at every Fareway location in Iowa. The addition of 76 Fareway stores will make the …

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Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe announces grand opening

The Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe announced its grand opening will be May 31 at 7 a.m. at 300 S.W. Fifth Street, in downtown Des Moines after almost six years of operating as a …

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Big Grove expanding into Omaha, Kansas City

Iowa-based Big Grove Brewery is growing, opening a new taproom in Omaha this summer and one in Kansas City, Kan., in mid-2026, the company announced.

The company also announced that store directors now have the …

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Partnership announces Out to Lunch event dates, locations

The Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Out to Lunch event series will start Wednesday, May 21. Out to Lunch is a series of mid-day summer events that pop up in various downtown locations featuring local food …

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Denver-based architecture firm relocating to Des Moines

Studio Siembra, a Latina-owned landscape architecture firm, has announced it will relocate from Denver to Des Moines. The firm offers landscape architecture design and community engagement services, including for populations that may not be well …

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Public voting starts for ABI’s Coolest Thing Made in Iowa contest

Iowa Association of Business and Industry is hosting its annual Coolest Thing Made in Iowa contest, and has narrowed the finalists down to the top 16. Public voting is now open to further narrow the …

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Breakfast, brunch restaurant planned in Waukee

The Breakfast Club plans on opening its newest location in Kettlestone Central, a new commercial project under construction at 2285 Grand Prairie Parkway in Waukee. The eatery is a part of a chain of restaurants …

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SBA to recognize team from Percival Scientific

The U.S. Small Business Administration will present the 2025 Iowa Small Business Persons of the year award to Jake Oakland, Jamie Jackson and Joni Campidilli of Percival Scientific in Perry on May 13. The team …

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Drake professors to release new book on work environments

Two Drake professors, Ina Purvanova and Alanah Mitchell, are releasing a new book to help leaders navigate the evolution in hybrid work environments. “The New Workplace: Employee Alignment in Remote-First, Office-Forward, and Hybrid Work Organizations” …