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Leadership Iowa graduates 40

Leadership Iowa, an issues-awareness program offered by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, has announced it graduated 40 participants in its 2024-25 class. A formal graduation ceremony took place on June 12 during the 2025 ABI Taking Care of Business Conference in Council Bluffs. “Congratulations to the remarkable individuals graduating from the 43rd Leadership…

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World Food & Music Festival vendors announced

The World Food & Music Festival has announced the vendors, merchants and nonprofits for the 2025 Festival. The event will take place Aug. 22-24 at Western Gateway Park in Downtown Des Moines. This year’s festival will feature 56 food vendors from 23 countries, including 13 new vendors and six from the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s…

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Hy-Vee holding supplier summit for small businesses in September

Hy-Vee will host its Opportunity Supplier Impact Summit Sept. 18-19 at its headquarters in West Des Moines where small businesses and entrepreneurs can learn about working with Hy-Vee and pitch their products directly to Hy-Vee category managers. The two-day event will include industry-specific educational sessions and opportunities for networking with key Hy-Vee leaders across various…

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Landus launches nationwide search for next CEO

Iowa’s largest farmer-owned cooperative Landus is launching a nationwide search for its next CEO after former CEO Matt Carstens stepped down on April 4. Sam Caton is serving as interim CEO during the search process. The board of directors has engaged Indiana-based executive search firm Medallion Partners to lead the search. According to a news release, Landus has invested…

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Council to consider sharing agreement with county for redevelopment of 5th and Cherry parking lot

The Des Moines City Council will consider a 28E agreement with Polk County during its meeting on Monday, detailing each government’s role in the proposed redevelopment of the county-owned parking lot at Fifth and Cherry streets downtown. The county announced last fall that it would begin seeking proposals to redevelop the nearly 2-acre lot in hopes of…

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Speakers share what sparks their passion ahead of innovationIOWA event

For innovators, answering the question “How did you get there?” entails much more than a step-by-step timeline. It might mean, “How did you find success and support along the way? How did you navigate challenges or failure? Why do you choose to do this work?” At our annual innovationIOWA event, we will explore these questions…

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On Leadership: When life comes to work: Managing personal stress as a leader

This is part of an ongoing series on mental health and leadership. For nearly five years, I served as the primary caregiver for my beloved elderly aunt, who had dementia. I relocated her across the country to live near my mother and me, navigated complex medical decisions, found suitable memory care and visited regularly until…

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On the Move: Week of June 27

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