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United Way of Central Iowa unveils youth violence reduction plan

United Way of Central Iowa has released its Safe & Thriving Youth: Central Iowa’s Youth Violence Reduction Plan after 18 months of collaboration with community members, leaders and organizations. The goal of the plan is to reduce the number of gun-related incidents, including shots fired and gun homicides, decrease the number of young people experiencing gun violence and…
By Business Record Staff | Jan 31, 2025
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9 takeaways from 2025 Economic Forecast

At the Business Record’s 2025 Economic Forecast event, panelists shared their thoughts on how they believe Iowa’s economy will perform this year, weighing opportunities and challenges currently facing the local and national economies. During the discussion Tuesday, the panel covered the potential effects of a flurry of executive orders introduced by President Donald Trump since…
By Business Record Staff | Jan 31, 2025
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Drake athletics signs with Taymar Sales U. to handle ticket sales and operations

Drake athletics and Taymar Sales U., a North Carolina-based college athletics marketing company, have signed a multiyear agreement for the firm to handle outbound ticket sales and operations for Drake. Mark Waigand, currently the assistant director of ticket operations and revenue generation at Drake, will serve as the new general manager of ticket sales and…
By Business Record Staff | Jan 31, 2025
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Participants of inaugural Iowa Supportive Housing Institute announced

The Iowa Finance Authority and national housing support organization Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), have announced that seven teams, including one in Des Moines, will participate in Iowa’s inaugural Iowa Supportive Housing Institute. The institute is a six-month training series that will focus on developing income-targeted affordable housing strategies with support services for Iowans who have the…
By Business Record Staff | Jan 31, 2025
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Unger to leave DMARC

Matt Unger will step down June 30 as CEO of the Des Moines Area Religious Council after leading the organization through unprecedented growth in food insecurity and navigating the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization announced today. Unger became the first layperson to lead the interfaith organization, which has a network of 14 food…
By Business Record Staff | Jan 31, 2025
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The Elbert Files: Famous Iowa writers and fictional characters

Recent columns about famous Iowans generated several additional names, including John Wayne, born in Winterset; Gary Cooper, who attended Grinnell College; and the Everly Brothers, who launched their singing careers from Shenandoah. Other suggestions led me to realize there was a category I completely missed: literature. Iowa has produced bushels of good writers, not to…
By Dave Elbert | Jan 31, 2025
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From student to leader: UI alum Adam Keune returns as JPEC director

In 2006, Adam Keune arrived at the University of Iowa as a business student drawn to entrepreneurship. The university’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC) was his opportunity to explore that path, which would ultimately bring him back to the school in a new role almost 20 years later.  With help from the JPEC, he co-founded…
By Sarah Diehn | Jan 31, 2025
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What they’re checking out: Week of Jan. 31

As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des Moines Public Library’s six locations and online at dmpl.org. And find information on how to get a FREE library card…
By Business Record Staff | Jan 31, 2025