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LSI announces Global Greens’ 2025 season

Lutheran Services in Iowa has announced details for the Global Greens Community Supported Agriculture program’s 2025 season, which runs May 27 to Sept. 23. Global Greens aims to provide Iowans healthy, sustainable food while supporting small, entrepreneurial refugee farmers. For $36 per box, subscribers receive eight to 10 locally grown Iowa produce items, along with occasional treats…
By Business Record Staff | Mar 6, 2025
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Mainframe Studios, Des Moines Public Schools partner for First Friday tomorrow

Mainframe Studios has announced its upcoming First Friday event in partnership with Des Moines Public Schools. On Friday, March 7, from 5 to 8 p.m., Mainframe Studios will host a student art exhibition featuring creative works from multiple schools across the district, displayed across three gallery floors. In total, 60 DMPS schools and programs participated…
By Business Record Staff | Mar 6, 2025
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Indianola deputy city manager stepping down

Indianola’s deputy city manager-chief of development and operations, Wade Wagoner, has announced his resignation from the position. His last day with the city will be April 7. He joined the city of Indianola in December 2024 and served as interim city manager during the departure of former Indianola city manager Benjamin Reeves. In his resignation letter, Wagoner explained his…
By Business Record Staff | Mar 6, 2025
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Mid-America Conditions Index climbs again in February

The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index is once again above the growth-neutral rate of 50.0. The index, an economic indicator for a nine-state region including Iowa, reached 52.0 in February, up from 51.1 in January and 48.7 in December. The index uses the same methodology as the Institute for Supply Management and ranges between…
By Business Record Staff | Mar 6, 2025
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JJ Moses to receive Robert D. and Billie Ray Character Award

The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University has named JJ Moses as the 2025 Robert D. and Billie Ray Pillar of Character Award recipient. This award is the Ray Center’s highest honor. It is presented each spring to an individual who demonstrates good character as a role model and reflects former Gov. Robert D….
By Business Record Staff | Mar 6, 2025
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Nominations for Borlaug field research award now open

Nominations are now open for the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, which is endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation. Launched in 2011, the $10,000 award recognizes science-based achievement in international agriculture and food production by an individual under the age of 40. The award ceremony will take place in conjunction with…
By Business Record Staff | Mar 5, 2025
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DOGE cancels 7 leases for office space in Iowa

The Department of Government Efficiency has canceled 748 leases for office space, including seven in Iowa, a review of federal data shows. Shrinking the size of the federal government was among President Donald Trump’s campaign promises. He tasked billionaire Elon Musk and the new White House department, known as DOGE, with finding ways to reduce…
By Kathy A. Bolten | Mar 5, 2025
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Nominations now open for Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute

Lead DSM is accepting nominations now through March 28 for the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute 2026 class. The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute aims to equip leaders to be effective caretakers and changemakers in the community. Class members will spend nine months engaged in a curriculum that offers different views of Greater Des Moines,…
By Business Record Staff | Mar 5, 2025