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Des Moines Register Names VizyPay as Top Workplace for Fourth Year in a Row
WAUKEE, Iowa, Sept. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VizyPay, the leading payment processing fintech serving small businesses in rural America, today announces its recognition as an Iowa Top Workplace by the Des Moines Register for the fourth year in...

Iowa OSHA services are available to help schools create safe environments
While Iowa schools focus on helping students achieve their potential and pursue their dreams, those same buildings are also workplaces for the thousands of teachers, administrators and staff that welcome students into the classroom every day....

Iowa DNR, Pheasants Forever: Partners for decades to expand wildlife habitat
The farm crisis of the 1980s fundamentally changed the Midwest in multiple ways, as did the large-scale loss of habitat on farm land leading up to it, which was the circumstance that ultimately created Pheasants Forever (PF) in St. Paul, Minn., in...

Meet 2025 Iowa STEM Teacher Award recipient Dan Kuchera
In a world where innovative thinking and technological skills are increasingly important, the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council at the Iowa Department of Education knows the importance of honoring the dedicated STEM teachers fostering thriving...

Secretary Naig Launches Choose Iowa Food Purchasing Pilot Program for Schools
Students will enjoy fresh, local food sourced from Choose Iowa members’ farms and small businesses DES MOINES, Iowa (March 10, 2025) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced the launch of the Choose Iowa Food Purchasing Program...

Elevator Brings Co-Warehousing to Des Moines to Support Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship
Elevator expands to Des Moines, offering flexible co-warehousing, funding, and support for entrepreneurs, creatives, and small businesses near Pappajohn Park. DES MOINES, IA, UNITED STATES, October 31, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Elevator, a...

Attorney General Bird Warns Iowans of IRS/Tax Scams as Tax Season Gears Up
DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced tips to protect Iowans from tax and IRS scams during the 2025 tax filing season. “As tax season kicks into high gear, Iowans should be on the lookout for IRS and tax scams,” said...

Finalists for Iowa’s top agricultural education award revealed
At ceremonies throughout Iowa last week, seven educators were celebrated as 2024-25 finalists for the prestigious Golden Owl Award, given annually to Iowa’s top agriculture educator. Sponsored by the Iowa FFA Foundation, Nationwide Insurance and...

Natural Resource Commission to meet Nov. 14 in Des Moines
Des Moines – The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will meet at 9:30 a.m., Nov. 14, in the Lake Darling Conference Room, 6200 Park Ave., in Des Moines. The public may participate remotely either by...

Hydreight Technologies Signs Binding Letter of Intent to Acquire 5% Equity Stake in Perfect Scripts, LLC, with Option to Increase to 40%, and Establish Strategic Partnership
Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination in the United States. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hydreight Technologies Inc. (TSXV: NURS)(OTCQB: HYDTF)(FSE: SO6),("Hydreight" or the...

CadenceSEO Is Now Offering SEO Consulting and Digital Marketing Services In Iowa For Businesses in The Hawkeye State
CadenceSEO is pleased to start offering SEO consulting services, including Search Everywhere Optimization for LLMs, in Iowa for businesses of all sizes. GILBERT, AZ, UNITED STATES, March 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- CadenceSEO announces its...

Press Statement of the World Food Prize Laureates Borlaug Dialogue, Des Moines, Iowa October 30, 2024
DES MOINES, IA, UNITED STATES, October 30, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- We are struck that the U.S. elections, just one week away, have included almost no discussion of world hunger. The unprecedented progress against world hunger of recent...

Gevo’s RNG Subsidiary Closes $40 Million in New Bond Sales, Refinances Debt, and Strengthens Gevo Balance Sheet
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) is pleased to announce that Barclays Capital Inc. has purchased $40 million of newly issued non-recourse tax-exempt private activity bonds (the “2025 Bonds”) issued by...

Freddie Mac and FHLB Des Moines Partner to Increase Access to Affordable Housing on Tribal Lands
McLEAN, Va., Nov. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB Des Moines) today announced a collaboration to help increase affordable housing finance options on tribal lands. FHLB Des...

Nominate a Conservation Leader for the Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award
Individuals and farm families will be recognized by Gov. Reynolds, Lt. Gov. Cournoyer, Secretary Naig and Director Lyon at the 2025 Iowa State Fair DES MOINES, Iowa (March 6, 2025) – Gov. Kim Reynolds, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and...

Secretary Naig Announces 15 Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grants
Cost-share grants will incorporate labor saving technology, increase on-farm dairy processing AMES, Iowa (March 12, 2025) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced that 15 Iowa dairy projects have been awarded Choose Iowa Dairy...

Meet 2025 Iowa STEM Teacher Award recipient Tara Gray
In a world where innovative thinking and technological skills are increasingly important, the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council at the Iowa Department of Education knows the importance of honoring the dedicated STEM teachers fostering thriving...

Iowa Department of Education launches 2025-26 STEM Scale-Up Program application
Iowa educators are invited to apply to expand and launch world-class STEM programs for the 2025-26 academic year through the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council at the Iowa Department of Education’s STEM Scale-Up Program. The STEM Scale-Up...

Meet 2025 Iowa STEM Teacher Award recipient Alex Spooner
In a world where innovative thinking and technological skills are increasingly important, the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council at the Iowa Department of Education knows the importance of honoring the dedicated STEM teachers fostering thriving...

United Fire Group, Inc. announces senior notes offering
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, July 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United Fire Group, Inc. (UFG) (Nasdaq: UFCS), a property and casualty insurance holding company, today announced that it has successfully completed a placement of $30 million aggregate...