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Principal appoints Russ Ayres as new chief information security officer

Principal Financial Group has appointed Russ Ayres as vice president – chief information security officer. In this role, Ayres will be responsible for leading the company’s information security strategy and operations, ensuring the protection of company and customer data assets. Ayres fills the role previously held by Meg Anderson, who retired after 17 years. With…
By Business Record Staff | May 8, 2025
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Community conversation on workforce stability planned for Monday

A community conversation focused on workforce stability and economic opportunity is scheduled for 10-11:30 a.m. Monday at the Ankeny Public Library, 1250 S.W. District Drive in Ankeny. Hosting the event are UpLift – The Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot, Project IOWA, United Way of Central Iowa, Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services and St. Vincent de Paul….
By Business Record Staff | May 8, 2025
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$9.5 million awarded to Iowa low-income housing projects

Three affordable housing projects proposed in Des Moines have been awarded federal housing tax credits to support the construction of new rental homes, the Iowa Finance Authority Board announced this week. In all, 10 projects in Iowa received over $9.5 million in awards from the Federal Housing Tax Credit program. Each year, the Internal Revenue…
By Business Record Staff | May 8, 2025
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Agnihotri tapped as dean of ISU’s business college

Iowa State University did not have to look far to find its next business college dean. The university today announced that Raj Agnihotri, currently an assistant dean in the Ivy College of Business, will lead the college beginning July 1. Agnihotri will succeed David Spalding, who is retiring. Agnihotri “is an accomplished researcher and student-centric…
By Business Record Staff | May 8, 2025
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Jeld-Wen closes Oregon factory

Months after window and door manufacturer Jeld-Wen closed its Grinnell factory, the company announced the shuttering of a factory in Oregon. In a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act document dated May 1, Jeld-Wen announced the closure of its Chiloquin, Ore., facility, affecting 128 workers. Most of those workers will lose their jobs on June 30, while a few…
By Business Record Staff | May 8, 2025
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Anthologic promotes new executive vice president

Alyssa Saunders has been promoted to executive vice president of Anthologic, a marketing and technology firm, the Des Moines company announced. Saunders has served as Anthologic’s vice president of operations since July 2023. Saunders, who has been with the company for over five years, will be expand her role to oversee Operations and Account Service as…
By Business Record Staff | May 8, 2025
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SBA to recognize team from Percival Scientific

The U.S. Small Business Administration will present the 2025 Iowa Small Business Persons of the year award to Jake Oakland, Jamie Jackson and Joni Campidilli of Percival Scientific in Perry on May 13. The team from Percival Scientific was one of 54 Small Business Persons of the Year for 2025. Oakland represented the team and…
By Business Record Staff | May 8, 2025
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Kathy Underhill named CEO of DMARC; begins new role July 1

The Des Moines Area Religious Council board of directors announced that Kathy Underhill has been hired to lead the organization as chief executive officer, effective July 1. Underhill has spent over 20 years working on the issue of hunger at every level of the nonprofit and government landscape. Most recently, she has overseen nine federal…
By Business Record Staff | May 8, 2025