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National child care provider opens first Iowa location

Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care has opened its 300th child care center, in Urbandale. With its first Iowa center, the brand now has franchises in 33 states and the District of Columbia, with 70 more academies …

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SBA webinar to provide information on Community Navigator program in Iowa

The U.S. Small Business Administration will host an informational webinar on July 13 at noon Central time to detail how the recently launched Community Navigator program can assist small businesses in Iowa. The pilot program is designed …

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McClure Engineering announces CEO transition

McClure Engineering CEO Terry Lutz transitioned to chairman of McClure as of July 1, and succeeding him is McClure’s Executive Vice President Dustin Leo. Lutz became president and CEO of the company in 1985 and …

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Kim Augspurger elected chair of Iowa Association of Business and Industry

Corridor Business Journal: Kim Augspurger of Pigott Inc. has been elected chair of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry board of directors for the 2022 fiscal year, which began July 1. Members elected Augspurger during …

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Hy-Vee’s Local Brands Summit set for Sept. 7-9

Hy-Vee Inc. will hold its quarterly Best of Local Brands Summit Sept. 7-9, the West Des Moines-based grocer announced. The summit is one way in which the company finds and promotes local products on its …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: How the rest of the world is doing flexible working

While so many of our economy’s sectors – entertainment, public transport, restaurants – have largely returned to operations similar to pre-pandemic times, white-collar office jobs have not, Yasmeen Serhan writes in the Atlantic. The reason, most …

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Iowa companies weigh in on impact of Roe v. Wade decision on state’s workforce

Editor’s note: While the Business Record is apolitical, we report on governmental decisions that affect business. Through our Fearless initiative, we believe it’s imperative to talk about policy related to gender and family issues.

This story …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Keep new employees 90 days, you’ll have them for the long term

Eons ago when I was a boss, I figured out that if new hires stayed six months after they were hired, they’d likely remain with the company at least a few more years.

New hires, …

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SPPG, Essman Research merge under new name

Essman Research and SPPG announced they have merged under the name SPPG following SPPG’s acquisition of Essman’s research division in 2017. For the last five years the company has operated under the name Essman Research + …

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Report: Iowa entrepreneurship levels yet to recover after pandemic

Corridor Business Journal: Iowa has not experienced a rebound in entrepreneurship activity following the pandemic, according to a new Indicators of Entrepreneurship report from the Kauffman Foundation. That differs from the national trend. In 2021, entrepreneurship …