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Dallas County alliance announces small business grant fund recipients

The Greater Dallas County Development Alliance has announced the first recipients of its inaugural Small Business Grant Fund. The alliance announced the new grant fund in April. After review and scoring, five local organizations received a total of $20,000 in grants to support business improvements and growth. They are: Awards were granted based on demonstrated need for…
By Business Record Staff | Sep 5, 2025
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Goodwill of Central Iowa to open second Ankeny retail store and donation center

Goodwill of Central Iowa announced plans to open its largest retail store and donation center to date during the fourth quarter of 2025. The new facility, located at 1205 S.E. 16th Court, Suite 200 in Ankeny, aims to expand both shopping and donation opportunities. “We are thrilled to continue growing in the Ankeny community. This…
By Business Record Staff | Sep 5, 2025
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Principal Financial index inches up, outlook worsens

The results from Principal Financial Group’s latest Financial Well-Being Index released this week show U.S. business confidence remained near historic survey lows, increasing slightly to 6.80 out of 10 in August. This is up from 6.02 in April but below last year’s 8.08. The report is based on 1,000 surveys with business owners and leaders…
By Business Record Staff | Sep 5, 2025
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Meet Alanah Mitchell, Drake’s business college dean

Alanah Mitchell studied computer information systems and marketing at Simpson College but was unsure how to use the majors after graduation. A guest speaker at the Indianola college shared his experience in pursuing a master’s degree in e-commerce and Mitchell was hooked. “I found that to be the perfect marriage of what I was looking…
By Kathy A. Bolten | Sep 5, 2025
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The University of Iowa’s Driving Safety Research Institute research opens up autonomous driving options to rural Iowans

By Business Record Staff | Sep 5, 2025
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On the Move: Week of September 5

Curtis SwainFarmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of IowaPromoted to executive vice president – general counselcurtis.swain@fmh.com
By Business Record Staff | Sep 5, 2025
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Seeking sustainable transit

A draft of a newly redesigned public transit system for the Des Moines metro that focuses on ridership is ready to go before the public and stakeholders with hopes of gaining final approval by early 2026.  The proposed redesigned network was presented to the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority Commission on Sept. 2. It…
By Michael Crumb | Sep 5, 2025
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Iowa Corn I-LEAD Class 12 selected for participation

Iowa Corn has announced the members to participate in Class 12 of the Iowa Corn Leadership Enhancement and Development (I-LEAD) program. The two-year intensive learning experience focuses on increasing industry professionals’ knowledge and understanding of the corn industry. The 12 members of the I-LEAD class will meet 10 times over the course of two years…
By Business Record Staff | Sep 4, 2025