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Wagoner named Indianola’s deputy city manager

Wade Wagoner

The city of Indianola has named Wade Wagoner its new deputy city manager – chief of development and operations, effective Dec. 12. He succeeds Charlie Dissell, who accepted an assistant city manager role …

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Wright Service announces CIO retirement, transition

Wright Service Corp. has announced John Gaspari is joining its leadership team as part of a succession plan for the retirement of Chief Information Officer Loren Klein, which takes effect Jan. 10. Klein has been …

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Branstad to retire as World Food Prize president

Terry Branstad, who has spent more than a half-century in public service, will retire as president of the World Food Prize Foundation on Jan. 31 after serving in the role for two years.

In making …

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Simpson names director of workforce partnerships

Jennifer Chittenden

Simpson College has appointed Jennifer Chittenden as its director of workforce partnerships for Simpson’s Online and Graduate Studies. According to a news release, she will be responsible for building relationships with workforce clients …

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Mulcahy named new Des Moines airport executive director

Brian Mulcahy, who has served as assistant executive director of the Des Moines International Airport for the past two years, will move into the top role with the retirement of Kevin Foley next spring, the …

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Wagler named AARP’s Iowa state director

Michael Wagler, who has been Main Street Iowa’s coordinator for nearly 13 years, has been named the Iowa state director for AARP.

Wagler, who began his new position on Nov. 11, will oversee AARP’s Iowa …

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Principal names Strable next president, CEO

Deanna Strable

Principal Financial Group announced today that the board of directors has appointed President and Chief Operating Officer Deanna Strable as its next president and CEO, effective Jan. 7, 2025.

Dan Houston will continue …

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Indianola city manager accepts job in Utah

Ben Reeves, Indianola’s city manager since May 2022, has been named city manager of Eagle Mountain, Utah’s third-fastest growing community with 65,000-plus residents. Reeves’ last day in Indianola will be Dec. 27, Indianola announced in …

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Iowa League of Cities names new government affairs director

The Iowa League of Cities has announced Chelsea Hoye as its new director of government affairs. Hoye most recently worked at Advocacy Strategies, a multiclient firm based in West Des Moines providing legislative analysis and …

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Melissa Vine joins Queck Capital Management

Melissa Vine, the former executive director at the Beacon, has been hired as the vice president of business development and chief legal officer at Queck Capital Management, a Des Moines-based real estate and finance company. …