Sarah Diehn

3 weeks ago | businessrecord.com | Michael Crumb |Kathy A. Bolten |Sarah Diehn

Editor’s note: This is part two of our DMDC coverage. Read part one On the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s DMDC trip to Washington, D.C., in early May, I had the chance to meet some of the more than 160 attendees, including 10 who I interviewed about one current focus for their organization. Here’s what I learned. Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length. What is one project or issue your organization is focused on?

4 weeks ago | businessrecord.com | Gigi Wood |Michael Crumb |Sarah Diehn

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to go on my first Greater Des Moines Partnership DMDC trip to Washington, D.C. It was a quick but memorable two days taking in sights and meeting some of the more than 160 attendees. One thing I kept thinking about throughout was how the trip was, in a way, a home away from home and opened opportunities to form a different level of connection and relationships.

1 month ago | businessrecord.com | Sarah Diehn

Two Drake professors, Ina Purvanova and Alanah Mitchell, are releasing a new book to help leaders navigate the evolution in hybrid work environments. “The New Workplace: Employee Alignment in Remote-First, Office-Forward, and Hybrid Work Organizations” offers a research-based framework to help leaders align employees across remote, in-person and hybrid work environments, addressing challenges like cultural drift, disconnected teams and evolving employee expectations.

1 month ago | businessrecord.com | Sarah Diehn

The Iowa Women’s Foundation has opened the application for its 2025 Core Grants. Grant awardees receive up to $50,000 for programs addressing one of the six identified barriers to self-sufficiency for girls and women in Iowa: child care, housing, transportation, employment, mentorship and education/training. Iowa-based nonprofits, licensed child care centers and registered in-home child care providers are eligible and must submit a letter of interest by 5 p.m. on May 16.

1 month ago | businessrecord.com | Sarah Diehn

Starting May 15, homeowners, farmers and business owners in Jasper and Poweshiek counties can access a solar installation program. Coordinated by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, 1000 Friends of Iowa and the Nature Conservancy in Iowa, the program is designed to help cut down on energy costs by offering discounted solar panel installations.