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Historic property nominations sought by state

The Iowa Economic Development Authority, which promotes the rehabilitation of historic properties as a way to build community economic development, has made a few recent announcements regarding historic properties:

By Business Record Staff | Oct 24, 2025

BioMADE marks five years

This week BioMADE, which is planning a $40 million site in Iowa, is noting the five years that have passed since its creation. In 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense announced an $87 million, seven-year award to the BioIndustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem, commonly known as BioMADE, a nonprofit created by the Engineering Biology Research…

By Business Record Staff | Oct 24, 2025

Director of mental health equity innovation to keynote NAMI Iowa conference

Stephanie Robertson, director of mental health equity innovation at the National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, will deliver the opening keynote for the NAMI Iowa Annual Mental Health Conference on Nov. 21. Her address, titled “Psychiatric Advancements in Medicine, Medicaid, and Social Determinants of Health,” will examine how innovation, federal policy and equity initiatives…

By Business Record Staff | Oct 24, 2025

Simpson College to offer adaptive and resilient leadership workshop series

Simpson College will host an Adaptive and Resilient Leadership workshop series on Nov. 13, at Hubbell Hall inside the Kent Campus Center in Indianola. The event features three one-hour afternoon sessions on trauma and resilience, data analysis and project management, each derived from Simpson’s online degree and certificate programs and taught by faculty members. The…

By Business Record Staff | Oct 24, 2025

Food bank shelving filled with donated tinned food ready for distribution

If government shutdown delays SNAP benefits, food banks say capacity will be ‘pushed to their very limits’

Local food banks and pantries said Thursday they are preparing for potential SNAP delays due to the federal government shutdown, although they said their efforts can’t replace SNAP benefits. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP, provides food benefits for low-income families and is federally funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food…

By Lisa Rossi | Oct 24, 2025

Powerful Prospecting: A Live-Coached Training Experience

Have you ever dreaded picking up the phone, crafting a cold email, or sliding into a prospect’s DM? You’re not alone. A SalesHacker survey found that 30% of sales reps avoid making cold calls because of fear of rejection, while 18% cite a lack of confidence as the primary reason. Fear of rejection is just…

By Jen Simpson | Oct 24, 2025