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Anawim Housing seeks volunteers, donations for Monarch Apartments

Anawim Housing is looking for volunteers and donations to help it prepare for the opening of the Monarch Apartments, a permanent supportive housing apartment complex located in Des Moines. Volunteers will help assemble and move furniture, set up rooms and lightly clean units. Volunteer opportunities are available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 22-28. To donate items to help furnish the…

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Clive launches virtual assistant to connect with residents, businesses

The city of Clive has launched a virtual assistant named “Greenie the Goat” that will help Clive residents access city information 24/7 through the city’s website or by text message. Greenie is a multilingual chatbot supporting 75 languages that helps residents find information or submit service requests, a news release said. Residents can also opt…

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Economic Forecast Preview: What’s ahead in 2025?

With a new presidential administration set to influence and change policy, questions about the direction the Federal Reserve will take with interest rates, a rise in global uncertainty and labor issues that continue to challenge businesses and investors, who knows how the economy might fare in 2025? These are just some of the topics we’ll…

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Teehee’s deal to buy Spaghetti Works space falls through

The proposed sale of the former Spaghetti Works space on Court Avenue to comedy club Teehee’s is dead, with Spaghetti Works resuming its search for a buyer, the company’s president said Friday. Shelly Stokes, president of the Omaha, Neb.-based restaurant, said she was notified on Thursday that Teehee’s was withdrawing its offer to buy the…

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Mary Earnhardt to lead Iowa Gaming Association

The Iowa Gaming Association’s (IGA) board of directors has named Mary Earnhardt as the next IGA president and CEO, effective Jan. 21. Earnhardt will replace Wes Ehrecke, who is retiring after 25 years in the role. The IGA is a nonprofit created in 1999 to support Iowa’s gaming industry. Earnhardt has served as chief of staff to…

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Business Record asks advocacy leaders what policies are on their radar for the 2025 Iowa legislative session

As state lawmakers convene at the state Capitol, the Business Record will sit down with business and nonprofit advocacy leaders on Jan. 14  for our annual virtual Legislative Forecast event to learn what issues they think will define the 2025 Iowa legislative session for the business community.  We will discuss efforts to reduce and reform…

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