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Joe Mitchell appointed HUD regional administrator

Iowa native Joe Mitchell has been appointed regional administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Great Plain Region, or Region VII. Mitchell, 28, served two terms in the Iowa House of Representatives beginning in 2019. In 2020, Mitchell founded Run GenZ, a nonprofit that assists and encourages conservative leadership across the country….
By Business Record Staff | Jul 24, 2025
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Keen Project Solutions names new president

Ankeny-based Keen Project Solutions has announced Dustin Waters as the company’s new president. Waters, Matt Frandsen and Cory Larson founded the engineering, procurement and construction company in 2014 in Ames. Before becoming president, Waters has led operations for the business. Frandsen, who served as president since 2014, will now serve as executive vice president of…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 24, 2025
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Rook Room receives national designation

The Iowa LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting for Rook Room Game Lounge on Wednesday. The new game lounge and cafe, located at 300 S.W. Fifth St., opened in late May. At the ribbon-cutting, Chad Johnston from the Iowa LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce announced that the Rook Room is the 12th business in Iowa to be certified as…
By Gigi Wood | Jul 24, 2025
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National Senior Games begins Thursday in Des Moines

The 2025 National Senior Games will kick off in Greater Des Moines on Thursday, marking the second largest edition in the event’s history with more than 12,500 registered athletes aged 50 and older. The Olympic-style competition is organized in five year age brackets and runs through Aug. 4. The competition includes 25 sports across multiple…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 23, 2025
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Samantha Mosser to become president of Bankers Trust

Samantha Mosser will become president of Bankers Trust on Aug. 1, the bank announced today. Mosser currently is Bankers Trust’s Nebraska president, a position she’s held since February 2022. “One of the most important responsibilities I have as a leader is to help ensure our success continues,” Don Coffin, Bankers Trust’s president and CEO, said…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 23, 2025
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DMACC announces changes among board of directors

The Des Moines Area Community College board of directors announced it unanimously approved several personnel changes at its most recent meeting. DMACC vice president Kevin Halterman was elected board president, succeeding Joe Pugel, who retired June 16. To fill the open vice president position, the board elected board member Felix Gallager. The board also named…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 23, 2025
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6 Iowa craft breweries earn medals at 2025 US Open Beer Championship

Six Iowa craft breweries were awarded 17 medals at the 2025 U.S. Open Beer Championship, including the Brewery of the Year award. The best beers in each category were awarded gold, silver and bronze medals at a ceremony in Oxford, Ohio. Winning breweries included Full Fledged Brewing Co., Toppling Goliath Brewing Co., Flix Brewhouse, Big…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 23, 2025
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Lycra athletic wear to be made with Iowa corn as Cargill opens renewable material facility

As one CEO put it, when it comes to fossil fuels, there are only so many dead dinosaurs in the ground. Gary Smith, leader of the multibillion-dollar spandex maker Lycra, made the comment when he was in Eddyville on Tuesday, as part of a new collaboration between Lycra and Cargill. Cargill uses crops such as…
By Gigi Wood | Jul 23, 2025