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Robert D. Ray Iowa SHARES Humanitarian Award nominations now open

Nominations for the Robert D. Ray Iowa SHARES Humanitarian Award are now open through April 15. The Iowa SHARES Humanitarian Award was established in 2013 to recognize a current Iowan who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in uplifting their community with dedicated humanitarian service that confronts hunger either at home or abroad. Nominees should have a…

By Business Record Staff | Mar 7, 2025

Big Grove launches new micro-grant program for neighborhood projects

Big Grove Brewery has launched a new micro-grant program to offer direct funding to local projects aiming to enhance or revitalize neighborhoods. The grants will be funded by sales of Big Grove’s new lager, Neighborhood Beer, with $1 for every case sold going back to the grant program. Big Grove has created a private nonprofit…

By Business Record Staff | Mar 7, 2025

Athene donates $300,000 to Meals on Wheels for meals for older adults

Retirement services company Athene, headquartered in West Des Moines, has committed $300,000 to WesleyLife Meals on Wheels over a three-year period. The gift will pay for an estimated 31,000 meals over three years for food-insecure and socially isolated older adults and military veterans in Central Iowa. On March 3 and 4, in conjunction with Meals…

By Business Record Staff | Mar 7, 2025

Iowa Finance Authority awards grants to Boone, Knoxville Habitat for Humanity affiliates

The Iowa Finance Authority board of directors has awarded $100,000 in State Housing Trust Fund grants to Habitat for Humanity affiliates to support the construction of homes in Boone and Knoxville. The award is funded by the State Housing Trust Fund’s Project-Based Housing Program. Heart of Iowa Habitat for Humanity Boone received $50,000. This grant…

By Business Record Staff | Mar 7, 2025

For now, restaurants absorbing high cost of eggs

About three months ago, restaurant manager Stacy Dullard paid $37 for 180 farm-fresh eggs. Today’s price for the same number of eggs? $122, a more than threefold increase since December. “That’s significant,” said Dullard, general manager of HomeGrown Des Moines-Crescent at 555 17th St. In January 2024, the average price of a dozen Grade A…

By Kathy A. Bolten | Mar 7, 2025

What they’re checking out: Week of Mar. 7

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 | Mar 7, 2025

Whispering Willow Wind Farm, Franklin County, Iowa (Alliant Energy)[8]

Governor’s energy plan targets nuclear, wind, energy storage, new economic development tools

Companion bills proposed by Gov. Kim Reynolds that promote new energy generation, transmission and storage projects, and water infrastructure in Iowa are moving in the state House and Senate. The legislation makes a host of changes in how energy generation and water projects are regulated and funded in Iowa. It makes it clear the state…

By Mike Mendenhall | Mar 7, 2025

Business Record 3-7-25

Cover Story: Focus: Green Sustainability Read the issue

By Business Record Staff | Mar 7, 2025

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