Entrepreneur Kimberly Baeth is launching her new venture, Cutting Edge Success, which aims to help businesses scale and achieve long-term growth through consulting, marketing services and leadership development. Baeth is launching the company after selling Golden Openings, an event business she founded in 1997, in November 2024. Cutting Edge Success will focus on public speaking, business growth…

State Treasurer Roby Smith has presented a check from Great Iowa Treasure Hunt to the YMCA of Greater Des Moines for $5,112.08 in unclaimed funds owed to the organization, a news release said. The Great Iowa Treasure Hunt is the state’s program for reuniting lost funds with individuals and businesses in Iowa. Money and other…

Hope Ministries, a nonprofit that serves those experiencing homelessness, hunger, abuse or addiction in Central Iowa, has announced the appointment of Cole Lindholm as its new president and CEO. Lindholm steps into the role after a 25 year career with Hope Ministries. He previously held the positions of director of men’s ministries and director of…

The four-year graduation rate for Iowa’s public high school class of 2024 was 88.3%, slightly higher than the rate of the previous year’s graduating class, new data from the Iowa Department of Education shows. In fall 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, 38,701 Iowa public school students began ninth grade; in spring 2024, 34,158,…

The Des Moines Arts Festival has opened applications for the Community Outreach Program, which offers nonprofit organizations the opportunity to participate in the Arts Festival to share their mission and programming with guests for free. The program gives nonprofit partners a festival booth, signage, basic infrastructure and a $250 stipend for supplies or staffing. In return,…

Iowa State University has announced a new online master’s program within the Ivy College of Business. The department of supply chain management will offer a Master of Science in supply chain management program starting in the fall semester, pending approval this spring by the Iowa Board of Regents. The program, which includes 10 courses, will be delivered…