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UNI Family Business Center to host virtual succession planning panel

The University of Northern Iowa Family Business Center is hosting a virtual panel on Jan. 23 with the Nelson family, multigenerational owners Kemin Industries about their experience planning for seven generations of leadership at the …

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Iowa Waste Reduction Center receives grant to enhance brewery pollution prevention

The Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) at the University of Northern Iowa has received a $175,159 pollution prevention grant funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grant program. The grant will support …

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Casey’s announces second-quarter earnings

Casey’s General Stores saw an increase in inside store sales in the second quarter, which the company’s CEO attributed in part to selling more beer and alternative nicotine products with higher profit margins.

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Des Moines IT firm ACS expands presence to Chicago

Associated Computer Systems (ACS), a managed IT services provider, has announced its expansion to Chicago with a new office in the Fulton Market District. The move aims to increase ACS’ ability to serve clients in …

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Storey Kenworthy & Workspace Foundation for Giving announces $25,000 in grants

Storey Kenworthy & Workspace Foundation for Giving has announced five nonprofit grant recipients for 2024 that will each receive $5,000. The recipients are the EveryStep Foundation, Wings of Refuge, the Chrysalis Foundation, the Iowa Center …

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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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Golden Openings merges with Minnesota company

Golden Openings, a Johnston-based business providing products and services for grand openings, ground breakings and other ceremonial events, has merged with Minnesota-based Front Row Sales. Founder Kimberly Baeth, who started Golden Openings in 1997, is …

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Anthologic hosting 25th anniversary event Dec. 5

Anthologic, a marketing and technology collective, will host an event Dec. 5 to celebrate its 25th anniversary at its headquarters, located at 600 E. Court Ave. in Des Moines. The event will start at 4 …

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Brown’s Shoe Fit relocating headquarters to Dallas Center

Brown’s Shoe Fit Co. recently purchased property in Dallas Center that includes an office-warehouse building that has sat empty for about five years. The company is relocating its headquarters to Dallas Center from Shenandoah. Photo by…
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Casey’s finalizes Fikes Wholesale acquisition

Casey’s General Stores Inc., whose headquarters is in Ankeny, has finalized its acquisition of Fikes Wholesale, owner of CEFCO Convenience Stores, Casey’s announced in a news release. The acquisition, the largest in Casey’s history, was …