The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest Producer Price Index data today, which includes numbers from March, before the latest rounds of tariffs being put into place and then paused by President Donald Trump. The index is created based on BLS surveys of producers across the country each month, asking them how much money they…
Sotirios Archontoulis, an agronomy professor at Iowa State University, is one of a team of scientists who published a paper in the journal Nature Food, calling for a reevaluation of the statistical methods used in determining investments in agricultural research and development. Accurate crop yield prediction is important to the agriculture industry because it helps determine…
The Urbandale Chamber of Commerce has announced applications are now open for Leadership Urbandale, a leadership development program that runs from September to June. According to a news release, the program offers workshops, interactive discussions and hands-on experiences to help local leaders develop the confidence, vision and influence necessary to inspire teams, drive innovation and…
The Business Record has hired two new reporters, Gigi Wood and Lisa Rossi, who will support our mission of helping businesses do business better. Wood and Rossi both joined the Business Record in late February. Wood has joined the team as a senior staff writer and will cover economic development, government policy and law, agriculture,…
The Iowa Medical Society has announced the honorees of its newly created Five Iowa Physicians to Watch award. Winners are chosen by IMS’s Leadership Development Committee. This year’s honorees are Muhammad Ajmal, an interventional cardiologist, and Maria Story, a nephrologist, both at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington; Christopher Kim, an orthopedic sports…
Weitz Co., a construction management and contracting company headquartered in Des Moines, announced Mina Wassef has been promoted to business development director. Throughout Wassef’s decade at Weitz, he has driven the company into new markets and led major pursuits across the U.S. and internationally, the company said in a news release. He brings experience in…
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest Producer Price Index data today, which includes numbers from March, before the latest rounds of tariffs being put into place and then paused by President Donald Trump. The index is created based on BLS surveys of producers across the country each month, asking them how much money they…
Sotirios Archontoulis, an agronomy professor at Iowa State University, is one of a team of scientists who published a paper in the journal Nature Food, calling for a reevaluation of the statistical methods used in determining investments in agricultural research and development. Accurate crop yield prediction is important to the agriculture industry because it helps determine…
