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Open house planned at new Monarch Apartments

The public can get a look at Monarch Apartments, Anawim Housing’s new permanent supportive housing community, at an open house that begins at 11:30 a.m. May 14. A program is planned at noon at the housing community, located at 4845 Merle Hay Road in Des Moines. Anawim converted the former Days Inn Hotel into 40…
By Business Record Staff | May 6, 2025
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City of Ankeny opens outdoor 12-court pickleball facility

The city of Ankeny has announced the first phase of the Rally Complex sports facility is now open. Located at 725 S.W. Prairie Trail Parkway, the complex features 12 lighted outdoor pickleball courts, restrooms, a shelter, two softball fields and batting cages. The softball fields and batting cages are still under construction, a news release…
By Business Record Staff | May 6, 2025
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Bravo Greater Des Moines raises $2.5 million in first-time fundraising campaign

Bravo Greater Des Moines has announced that over $2.5 million was raised as part of a one-time endowment campaign for youth arts access benefiting Passport to Culture. Passport to Culture is the only program administered by Bravo and provides funding to all metro elementary schools to offset costs associated with arts and culture field trips…
By Business Record Staff | May 6, 2025
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The links between unstable housing and health

Children and their caregivers who live in unstable housing situations are more likely to have health-related issues than their more financially stable peers. That was keynote speaker Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba’s main message at Polk County Housing Trust Fund’s recent Housing Matters Symposium. “Families struggling to pay rent or are being evicted experience [poor health]…
By Kathy A. Bolten | May 6, 2025
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DMACC presidential search begins with community forums

Des Moines Area Community College’s board of directors has announced the beginning of the search for the fifth president of the institution, as President Rob Denson is set to retire at the end of the year. The board is starting its search with a series of in-person and online forums on May 6 and 7. With the…
By Business Record Staff | May 6, 2025
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Drake professors to release new book on work environments

Two Drake professors, Ina Purvanova and Alanah Mitchell, are releasing a new book to help leaders navigate the evolution in hybrid work environments. “The New Workplace: Employee Alignment in Remote-First, Office-Forward, and Hybrid Work Organizations” offers a research-based framework to help leaders align employees across remote, in-person and hybrid work environments, addressing challenges like cultural…
By Business Record Staff | May 5, 2025
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Iowa Women’s Foundation opens 2025 Core Grant applications

The Iowa Women’s Foundation has opened the application for its 2025 Core Grants. Grant awardees receive up to $50,000 for programs addressing one of the six identified barriers to self-sufficiency for girls and women in Iowa: child care, housing, transportation, employment, mentorship and education/training. Iowa-based nonprofits, licensed child care centers and registered in-home child care…
By Business Record Staff | May 5, 2025
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Grow Solar program for Jasper, Poweshiek County starts May 15

Starting May 15, homeowners, farmers and business owners in Jasper and Poweshiek counties can access a solar installation program. Coordinated by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, 1000 Friends of Iowa and the Nature Conservancy in Iowa, the program is designed to help cut down on energy costs by offering discounted solar panel installations. “Newton residents interested…
By Business Record Staff | May 5, 2025