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BKD adds seasoned audit and advisory partner to Des Moines office

Heather Townsend-Macan has joined BKD CPAs & Advisors as a partner in the firm’s Des Moines office. She joins BKD National Commercial Services Group, where she will provide leadership for audit and advisory services for clients …

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Iowa State Bank names Lauren Burgeson as first woman president

Lauren Burgeson has been named president of Iowa State Bank, making her the first woman to hold this position at the Des Moines-based bank. For more than 30 years, John Burgeson, Lauren’s father, was Iowa State …

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Kass named Waukee’s community development director

Andy Kass has been named community development director in Waukee, the city announced. He has worked for Waukee since December 2013 in various roles including planner II, senior planner and planning coordinator. Before joining Waukee’s …

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Quick named Altoona’s economic development director

Chad Quick has been named economic development director for the city of Altoona, the city announced. Quick, who had been the city’s planner for the past 20 years, will be responsible for leading strategies for …

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Iowa Credit Union Foundation names new executive director

The Iowa Credit Union Foundation announced that Jelena Babic Barnes has been named the organization’s executive director. Babic Barnes has been program manager for the Iowa Credit Union Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Iowa Credit Union League, since …

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Cox hired as Ankeny chamber’s president, CEO

Melisa Cox has been hired as president and CEO of the Ankeny Area Chamber of Commerce. Cox previously worked for the Home Builders Association of Des Moines, where she coordinated events and raised money for the …

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Top Meredith Corp. executives out after company’s sale brings them big payday

Des Moines Register: Two weeks after the sale of Meredith Corp., the lifestyle publisher’s former downtown Des Moines headquarters has a bit of a power vacuum. Meredith has informed its employees that CEO Tom Harty retired …

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Jeremy Gosch becomes Hy-Vee’s president, COO

Jeremy Gosch, who has worked at Hy-Vee Inc. in numerous positions since 1995, has been named the West Des Moines-based grocer’s president and chief operating officer, the company announced.

Gosch is the fifth president in Hy-Vee’s …

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Iowa Farm Bureau elects new president

Brent Johnson of Calhoun County was elected president of the Iowa Farm Bureau during the organization’s meeting this week in Des Moines. Johnson will become the farm group’s 14th president, succeeding Craig Hill, who is …

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Insurance and annuity intelligence firm Wink names Grossman as new president

Des Moines-based life insurance and annuity product data provider Wink Inc. has named Victoria Grossman as president, the firm announced. Sheryl Moore, who has been the CEO and president of Wink since founding the market intelligence company …