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5 days ago | 
businessrecord.com | Kyle Heim
Shawn Showers of Washington County has been appointed chief judge of the Eighth Judicial District, located in southeast Iowa. Showers, a district court judge, will succeed Chief Judge Myron Gookin, who is retiring on July 7. Showers, who was appointed to the position by Chief Justice Susan Christensen, begins his new role on July 8. Showers was appointed to the Iowa District Court in November 2016.
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5 days ago | 
businessrecord.com | Kyle Heim
City of Des Moines staff, in partnership with Polk County and Operation Downtown, an initiative of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, have announced the approval of a rideshare hub to improve public safety and mobility in the Court Avenue district. The hub aims to better accommodate individuals using rideshare services, such as Uber and Lyft, during peak times like weekend regional events and weekly late-night hours.
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5 days ago | 
businessrecord.com | Kyle Heim
Google is providing $500,000 for an initiative to boost the number of electrical workers in Iowa by 95%, a move that will help develop a labor force needed to build new energy infrastructure, the California-based company announced. The money will be used to integrate artificial intelligence, or AI, tools into training curriculum for existing electrical workers as well as more than 700 apprentices, the company said.
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6 days ago | 
businessrecord.com | Gigi Wood |Kyle Heim |Rowena Crosbie
BY ROWENA CROSBIE, president, Tero InternationalAs AI takes over tasks, people need to double down on other things. Watch this Tero Tips video to find out what things. We’re living in a time when artificial intelligence is rewriting what’s possible. Faster processing, sharper predictions, smarter systems. From content generation to customer service bots to data-driven decision-making, AI is stepping in to do what once took hours, days or teams.
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1 week ago | 
businessrecord.com | Kyle Heim |Michael Crumb
The Rural Mainstreet Index produced by economists at Creighton University improved to 44 in May from April’s 40. It’s the 20th time in the past 21 months that the index has been below growth neutral for the 10-state region reliant on the agriculture and energy sectors.
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1 week ago | 
businessrecord.com | Kyle Heim |Michael Crumb
Iowa banks reported increases in deposits and loans in the first quarter of 2025, a continuing sign of resiliency during ongoing economic uncertainty, the Iowa Bankers Association said in a news release. “While uncertainties in the market continue to exist, Iowa banks remain strong, resilient, and committed to local economic growth,” Adam Gregg, the association’s president and CEO, said in a news release. Information released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
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1 week ago | 
businessrecord.com | Gigi Wood |Michael Crumb |Kyle Heim
As Primary Health Care moves forward with its third CEO in 43 years of existence and first new one in 24 years, Nathan Simpson is projecting continuity for the nonprofit community health center in Des Moines. “To have that kind of legacy and then switch to a new CEO, I felt it was really important that people know that the organization is still the same,” said Simpson, who transitioned from chief operating officer to chief executive of PHC in December 2024.
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2 months ago | 
businessrecord.com | Lisa Rossi |Kyle Heim
WayPoint Resources, formerly Waukee Area Christian Services, has set its annual April Fundraising goal at $150,000. That’s a substantial increase from previous years because of a 39% increase in new families and individuals using WayPoint services in the last year. The annual fundraiser will begin April 1 and conclude April 26 with a “Brunch of Appreciation” for all supporters at Lutheran Church of Hope Waukee.
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2 months ago | 
businessrecord.com | Lisa Rossi |Kyle Heim
The U.S. Small Business Administration has restored lender fees to its 7(a) loan program. The 7(a) program, the SBA’s primary business loan program, provides loan guarantees to lenders that allow them to provide financial help for small businesses with special requirements. The maximum amount for a 7(a) loan is $5 million. Changes in recent years had removed the fees, sending the program into negative cash flow, putting its zero-subsidy status at risk, according to the SBA.
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2 months ago | 
businessrecord.com | Lisa Rossi |Kyle Heim
The University of Michigan has updated its “Current versus Pre-Pandemic Long-Run Inflation Expectations” report from October to include four additional months of data. The report includes seven years of data from phone and internet surveys of consumers, gauging their inflation expectations. The updated report was published today.
