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SBA’s new Made in America initiative aims to cut $100B in regulation costs

U.S. Small Business Administration officials announced the agency’s new Made in America Manufacturing Initiative, designed to reduce red tape and regulatory costs, as well as offer resources to manufacturers.

As part of the Made in America Manufacturing …
By Business Record Staff | Mar 12, 2025
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Choose Iowa food purchasing pilot program launches

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced the launch of the Choose Iowa Food Purchasing Program for Schools. The $70,000 pilot program aims to connect Iowa schools with Choose Iowa members to encourage school food …
By Business Record Staff | Mar 11, 2025
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Cumulus Media announces new Des Moines vice president and market manager

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Cumulus Media, an audio-focused media company, has announced Adam Dobbins as the new vice president and market manager of Cumulus Des Moines. Dobbins joins Cumulus Media from Walnut Media in Omaha, where he …
By Business Record Staff | Mar 10, 2025
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Big Grove launches new micro-grant program for neighborhood projects

Big Grove Brewery has launched a new micro-grant program to offer direct funding to local projects aiming to enhance or revitalize neighborhoods. The grants will be funded by sales of Big Grove’s new lager, Neighborhood …
By Business Record Staff | Mar 7, 2025
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For now, restaurants absorbing high cost of eggs

The graph above shows the average monthly price of a dozen Grade A large eggs in the U.S. since January 2023, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics.

About three months ago, …
By Kathy A. Bolten | Mar 7, 2025
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Casey’s partners with Feeding America for round-up fundraiser

Casey’s is partnering with Feeding America to support food banks by collecting register roundups and online donations. The proceeds will go to 60 Feeding America partner food banks in Casey’s communities, and the campaign will …
By Business Record Staff | Feb 28, 2025
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ABI opens registration for 42nd Business Horizons Program

Registration is now open for the Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s 2025 Business Horizons summer program, available to all Iowa high school students in grades 9-12. The program will take place July 13-17 at …
By Business Record Staff | Feb 27, 2025
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Hy-Vee, Caitlin Clark Foundation partner to raise money for childhood nutrition

Hy-Vee announced that it is partnering with the Caitlin Clark Foundation to support childhood nutrition by raising funds for local food banks across the Midwest in March. Throughout the month, customers will be able to …
By Business Record Staff | Feb 25, 2025
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Metronet completes fiber-optic build in Des Moines

Metronet has completed the construction of its $70 million fiber-optic network in Des Moines, the internet service provider recently announced. The city now has access to symmetrical, multigigabit internet speeds, with residential options up to …
By Business Record Staff | Feb 20, 2025
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Moody’s: Greater Des Moines’ cost of doing business below national average

The cost of doing business in the Greater Des Moines region is 14.6% below the national average, according to the latest Cost of Doing Business Index from Moody’s Analytics that places Des Moines in the …
By Business Record Staff | Feb 13, 2025
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