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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

National nonprofit to host annual conference in Des Moines

From July 23-26, members of AMBUCS, a national nonprofit service organization, will gather at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown for the organization’s annual national conference. AMBUCS, with more than 3,800 members in 36 states, provides Amtryke adaptive tricycles, scholarships for future therapists and supports local service projects for people with disabilities. Attendees will participate in educational sessions,…

By Business Record Staff | Jul 18, 2025

DMACC opens presidential application process

The Des Moines Area Community College board of directors announced it is accepting applications for its fifth president and CEO. DMACC’s next president will assume the role on Jan. 1, 2026, succeeding Rob Denson, who announced his retirement in January after 22 years of leadership. The launch of the application process follows engagement with key stakeholders at DMACC, in…

By Business Record Staff | Jul 18, 2025

Durham talks incentives philosophy, CAT grants awarded to ICON Water Trails, others

The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board today approved Community Attraction and Tourism grant awards in Des Moines, Floyd, Harlan and Hardin County. CAT grants are designed to boost artistic, cultural and recreational projects that improve the quality of life in Iowa. The board approved a $1 million CAT grant for the ICON Water Trails project…

By Gigi Wood | Jul 18, 2025

Iowa State grows total external funding; research funding again tops $300 million

Iowa State University grew total external funding for fiscal year 2025 to $549.3 million, an increase of $4.7 million over the previous fiscal year. University researchers also attracted $329.9 million over the fiscal year that ended June 30, the second-highest behind the $346.2 million researchers attracted the previous fiscal year. It’s also the third consecutive fiscal year…

By Business Record Staff | Jul 18, 2025

City of Des Moines opens RFP process for historic Argonne Armory Building

The city of Des Moines is now accepting proposals for the renovation and reuse of the historic Argonne Armory building, located at 602 Robert D. Ray Drive. The city said it would issue the RFP after Des Moines Performing Arts recently notified the city it won’t move forward with a redevelopment plan it proposed in 2024. The building…

By Business Record Staff | Jul 18, 2025

Toppling Goliath owner explains why Des Moines expansion plan shelved

Clark Lewey is not closing the door that someday Toppling Goliath will have a presence in the Des Moines area, it just won’t happen any time soon, the owner of the Decorah-based brewing company told the Business Record this week. “We don’t need to build another production brewery; we’ve got a $20 million production brewery…

By Kathy A. Bolten | Jul 18, 2025

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