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Wild Prairie Showdown Award nominations open

The Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails have opened nominations for the annual Wild Prairie Showdown awards. The awards celebrate contributions to conservation and recreation from community members involved with the Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails, aligning with the organizations’ values and priorities. Two honors will be awarded: the Creative Conservationist Award,…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 22, 2025
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Iowa Rural Development Council launches new leadership training grants

The Iowa Rural Development Council has launched a new program to provide funds for local organizations looking to develop leadership trainings focused on skills and professional development. The SPARK Leadership Grant Program is targeted toward rural communities who want to host soft skills-based leadership trainings. Funded by Alliant Energy, the program aims to strengthen leadership…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 22, 2025
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Harkin Institute hosting first presentation of Polk County water quality report

The Harkin Institute and Polk County have announced the first official presentation of findings from the Central Iowa Source Water Resource Assessment report will be held Aug. 4 at 6 p.m. at the Harkin Institute, 2800 University Ave. The event will feature a panel of scientists who were directly involved in creating the 227-page assessment. The event…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 21, 2025
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Drake University’s Kelly Bruhn inducted into PRSA College of Fellows

Drake University has announced Kelly Bruhn, professor of public relations and associate dean of Drake’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications has been inducted into the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) College of Fellows. The induction process requires at least 20 years of experience, an Accreditation in Public Relations, and a demonstrated record of…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 21, 2025
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Peoples Co. launches farmland succession campaign

Peoples Co., an agricultural land services firm based in Clive, has announced a national awareness campaign to address the impending transfer of over 370 million acres, approximately 40% of U.S. farmland, expected by 2045. The initiative features “Map of My Kingdom,” a one-woman play by former Iowa Poet Laureate Mary Swander, spotlighting the emotional and…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 21, 2025
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Rural bankers watching crop prices closely

Interest rates, higher input costs and volatility from tariffs are putting downward pressure on farmland prices and rural bank leaders in the Midwest are closely watching how crop prices will pan out as an indicator of how the region will fare economically. That’s the conclusion of Creighton University economist Ernie Goss, who puts together the…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 21, 2025
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CIWW beginning phased lift of lawn watering ban Tuesday

Central Iowa Water Works’ technical committee has voted to lift the ban for residential lawn watering, starting July 22. To manage demand, lawn watering must be conducted on an  even/odd lawn watering schedule. The residential lawn watering ban has been in effect since June 12, stemming from high nitrate levels in Des Moines’ water sources that…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 21, 2025
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State summer food program feeds kids, but not as many as the federal program, advocates say

Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Healthy Kids Iowa program funds summer meals for kids, but does not go as far as Summer EBT, a federal program, food security advocates said. “Summer EBT would have assisted 245,000 kids across the state and that’s $40 per month for qualifying kids in the form of an EBT card,” said Luke Elzinga, policy…
By Lisa Rossi | Jul 21, 2025