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State ag department opens applications for Butchery Innovation Grant program

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has announced the launch of the Choose Iowa Butchery Innovation Grant program. The grant helps small-scale meat processors expand their capacity within Iowa. It is part of Choose Iowa, …

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2024 Business Hall of Fame inductees announced

Robert G. Riley, Christopher J. Risewick and Dr. Teri Wahlig have been named the 2024 inductees to the Iowa Business Hall of Fame.

The Greater Des Moines Committee, the 118-year-old group of more than 100 …

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Valley West Mall up for sale as West Des Moines eyes redevelopment

Valley West Mall has been placed on the market, opening the door for redevelopment of the nearly 60-acre site. Business Record file photo

Valley West Mall has been placed on the market, months after the …

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Gross-Wen Technologies hires VP of business development

Gross-Wen Technologies (GWT), a Slater-based wastewater treatment technology company, announced the hiring of Steve Wirtel as its new vice president of business development. Wirtel is a licensed engineer with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering …

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Fong’s to move to former Peace Tree building

Fong’s Pizza will close its current restaurant at 223 Fourth St. at the end of March and reopen in the former Peace Tree Brewing Co. space in the East Village by early April. Business Record…
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Kinzler Corp. acquires Michigan insulation company

Kinzler Corp., an employee-owned family of construction services companies based in Ankeny, has acquired Leading Edge Insulation Services, a Michigan-based residential and commercial insulation company with locations in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. According to a …

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Norwalk Central Development adds new restaurant

The city of Norwalk has announced the opening of Cooper’s Central Table and Cocktails, a new restaurant and cocktail bar in the Norwalk Central development. The restaurant is located at 1400 Chatham Ave., east of …

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Fractional services firm launches in Des Moines

Leverage4, a Des Moines-based broker of independent contractors, freelancers and fractional services, has announced its launch in the Des Moines market. According to a news release, the company’s business model aims to provide an alternative …

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Cedar Falls’ Carthage Holdings acquires Chicago-based digital design firm

Carthage Holdings Inc., the Cedar Falls-based parent company of software engineering firm DISTek Integration, has announced the acquisition of Red Foundry LLC, a Chicago-based digital product design and development services company. Red Foundry’s 14 employees …

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Hy-Vee reaches goal of 100 million meals for Feeding America

Hy-Vee announced that it has achieved its goal of helping to provide 100 million meals to Feeding America and its 19 partner food banks across the Midwest following a 20-month campaign. Hy-Vee raised donations of …