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Update: Greenfield named Invest DSM’s executive director

Theresa Greenfield, who has been named executive director of Invest DSM, will earn $200,000 annually when she begins her new role on Sept. 2, according to a city of Des Moines spokesperson. This week, the city of Des Moines announced the Invest DSM board had hired Greenfield. However, her salary and start date were not included in…
By Business Record Staff | Aug 22, 2025
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Deanna Strable elected Principal board chair

Principal Financial Group announced Deanna Strable, president and CEO, has been elected chair of the board by the company’s board of directors, effective Sept. 2. Strable succeeds Dan Houston, who will conclude his service on the board of directors after serving as chair since 2016. Strable was named president and CEO of Principal in November 2024 after a…
By Business Record Staff | Aug 22, 2025
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DART ridership increases to 3.75 million rides in fiscal year 2025

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority announced it provided 3,753,065 rides across all transit services in fiscal year 2025, an increase of nearly 7% from the previous year. Ninety-five percent of that ridership comes from DART’s fixed bus routes. Over the 11 days of the 2025 Iowa State Fair, DART provided more than 263,000…
By Business Record Staff | Aug 22, 2025
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Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails launch annual fundraising campaign

The Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails has launched the fifth annual Wild Prairie Showdown, an eight-week peer-to-peer campaign to raise awareness, support and capital for conservation and recreation efforts in Central Iowa. Two local contestants, Jon Kallen of Jennings Kallen Advisors competing for the Great Outdoors Foundation, and Molly Hanson of RDG Planning…
By Business Record Staff | Aug 22, 2025
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Iowa’s Rural Mainstreet Index drops 14.2 points

The Rural Mainstreet Index for August fell for the 10-state Midwest region and lowered significantly in Iowa. Iowa’s exports, however, were up. For the overall region, the index fell to 48.1, which is below growth neutral. It’s the sixth time this calendar year that the index has sunk below growth neutral, or 50.0. The number…
By Business Record Staff | Aug 22, 2025
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Interactive map shows July jobless rates of Iowa communities

Adair, Carroll, Osceola, Sioux and Taylor counties have the lowest jobless rates among Iowa’s 99 counties with 2.8% of workers unemployed, new data from Iowa Workforce Development shows. Among Iowa cities, the Carroll micropolitan statistical area has the lowest jobless rate, also at 2.8%. Statewide, 3.7% of Iowa’s workforce was unemployed in July, data released last…
By Business Record Staff | Aug 22, 2025
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Guest Column: For our family: Investing in a stronger future for Greater Des Moines

Last month, I attended the Business Record’s Women of Influence event. It is always an inspiring night to celebrate these community leaders who are giving so much to Greater Des Moines, including one of our very own team members this year, Courtney Shaw, who was named Emerging Woman of Influence. I am grateful to be…
By Tiffany Tauscheck | Aug 22, 2025
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From trash to treasure: Chevron REG researches biodiesel advances

What began as a way for farmers to add value to their unused crops in the 1990s is now part of a multibillion-dollar company scaling up research at Iowa State University. In 1996, farmers at the West Central Cooperative in Ralston were looking for new markets for their unused soybean oil. The co-op built a…
By Gigi Wood | Aug 22, 2025