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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

Matt KluverAvaila BankHired as branch managermkluver@availa.bank Drake CallonAvaila BankPromoted to loan officerdcallon@availa.bank

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The 2025 Photo Issue

For several years, we’ve published a Photo Issue in the summer that highlights the interesting pastimes of leaders. This year the leaders and the hobbies included are as unique as ever.  A nonprofit leader shreds mountains on his snowboard. A banking leader honors her heritage with a unique artform. A pair of sisters work as…

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The Photo Issue 2025 Abby Delaney

Tell us a little about your hobby.   Each spring I enjoy creating Ukrainian Easter eggs, known as pysanky. This 2,000-year-old artform involves hand-decorating eggs using a batik method of writing designs on the egg with beeswax and progressively dying the egg from lightest colors to darkest. Once the design has been completed, the egg…

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