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Travel Iowa partners with Cellet Marketing to promote state in UK

Cellet Marketing, a marketing company based in Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England, has made a deal with Travel Iowa to promote the state in the United Kingdom. According to a press release, Iowa tourism officials want to attract more visitors from the United Kingdom by highlighting this state’s attractions, outdoor adventures and culture. Cellet PR and Marketing has…

By Business Record Staff | Sep 3, 2025

Social Indoor expands to Central Iowa with new owners

Social Indoor, a national digital and print advertising franchise, has announced the launch of a new Central Iowa franchise market. The Minnetonka, Minn.-based firm provides advertising across sports bars, restaurants, stadiums and other venues and has more than 50 franchise locations across the U.S. The new market, spanning Des Moines and Ames, will be owned…

By Business Record Staff | Sep 3, 2025

Des Moines airport launches new passenger pickup process

Des Moines International Airport has launched a new EZ Pickup program that aims to simplify the passenger pickup process, reduce congestion at the front curb and improve the travel experience during ongoing terminal construction. The program allows drivers to wait for up to 2 hours, free of charge, in a designated section of the airport’s…

By Business Record Staff | Sep 3, 2025

Report: Iowans lost $52 million to financial fraud in 2024

Financial fraud cases in Iowa increased 6% between 2022 and 2024, according to the state’s Department of Public Safety. Iowans’ financial loss from fraud totaled $52 million in 2024, up 204% from 2020, the Federal Trade Commission reports. And since 2020, Iowans experienced $72 million in losses from cyber-enabled crimes, according to the FBI. Those…

By Business Record Staff | Sep 3, 2025

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Nonresidential construction spending falls in July

National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.2% in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.24 trillion. Additionally, nearly one in four ABC members reported having a project interrupted or canceled due to tariffs in July….

By Business Record Staff | Sep 3, 2025

Landus names new CEO

Farmer-owned cooperative Landus has named Eric Heismeyer as the organization’s next CEO, effective today. In June, Landus announced it was launching a nationwide search for its next leader after former CEO Matt Carstens stepped down in April. Sam Caton has served in an interim CEO role since then. Heismeyer most recently spent a year as an agri-food value chain consultant, after…

By Business Record Staff | Sep 3, 2025

NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: JBS acquires production facility property in Ankeny for $40 million

Food processing giant JBS USA acquired an idled food production facility in Ankeny for $40 million, Polk County real estate records show. The 12-acre site at 4150 S.E. Delaware Ave. had been owned by Hy-Vee Inc. subsidiary Perishable Distributors of Iowa LTD. JBS announced in mid-August that it would invest $100 million to buy and upgrade the facility so…

By Business Record Staff | Sep 3, 2025

Curtains up at the Ingersoll

By Kylie Petty Editor’s note: This story was first published by dsm magazine on Aug. 26. After a decade-long intermission, the lights are coming back on at the Ingersoll Dinner Theatre. With a simpler new name, The Ingersoll is set to reopen in November with live entertainment and full-course meals, reviving a hot spot that…

By Business Record Staff | Sep 3, 2025

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