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Merchants Bonding Company named Steve Dorenkamp chief innovation officer, effective Oct. 1, 2026, as the surety firm builds a dedicated innovation function tied to growth, partnerships and new products.

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IAPMO closed its 2026 Education and Business Conference in Universal City, California, capping a yearlong 100th anniversary celebration.

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Aterio’s October 2026 update says September brought a surge in large U.S. data center projects, from Amazon’s 3.7 GW Homer City plan to Anthropic’s $13.7 billion GPU deal with RUM Group.

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Latham Hi-Tech Seeds has released its 2027 Product Guide, highlighting new corn, soybean and alfalfa offerings as the Iowa seed company marks its 80th anniversary.

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Radicle Growth picked Citroniq and Future Origins as winners of The Radicle Corn Challenge during the Bio Innovations North America conference in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Kickapoo Roofing earned 2026 Best of Tomah honors in Best Gutter Installation/Repair and Best Roofing Construction from the Tomah Chamber & Visitors Center.

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The Milwaukee-based Donovan Group added statewide education association partnerships in Alaska and Oklahoma, extending its round-the-clock crisis communication service to 15 states and more than 3,500 public school districts.

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Merchants Bonding Company said President Larry Taylor will become chief executive officer on Jan. 1, 2027, while CFO and Chief Risk Officer Elisabeth Sandersfeld takes over as president.

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Mollie Feller, supervisor of facilities at CRST The Transportation Solution in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being profiled for her servant leadership, safety focus, and shift toward proactive maintenance.

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Dr. Jill Urich, a longtime Iowa education leader and executive coach, is being featured by Influential Women for her work helping people build strengths, lead with curiosity, and create stronger teams.

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The World Food Prize Foundation has selected 10 semi-finalists from more than 1,500 applicants for its 2026 Innovate for Impact Challenge, a $50,000 competition for early-stage AgTech startups.

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OMNE Partners unveiled a redesigned website in September 2026 to give clients, property owners, tenants and investors easier access to properties, team profiles, services and company updates.

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Elevator Co-Warehousing cut the ribbon on its 67,300-square-foot St. Louis facility Aug. 20, filling roughly half the building with about 70 businesses on opening day. The company says the Macklind Avenue site is its largest to date and a key…

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The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association is investing $165,000 in University of Iowa research aimed at improving treatment timing, biomarker development and clinical trial design for CMT1A and CMT1E. The work could help determine when therapies…

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Ravensberg, Inc. said Bill Ravensberg will take over as president on Jan. 1, 2027, marking a third generation of family leadership at the St. Louis specialty contractor.

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Danielle Dinville has launched and is growing Friday Afternoons Co., a stationery brand built around simple planning tools for people dealing with burnout, ADHD and unpredictable schedules.

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Scarano Marine attended the 2026 North American John Deere Marine Dealer Meeting in Cedar Falls, Iowa, where the authorized dealer trained on John Deere’s JD14 and JD18 marine engines.

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Solinftec will unveil an Amazon store for Solix replacement parts at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, as its U.S. autonomous farming fleet expands sharply.

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Agricultural leaders, ministers and innovators are meeting in Nairobi this week for DialogueNEXT in Africa, a World Food Prize Foundation event focused on agri-tech, regulation and food systems.

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Shamrock Roofing and Construction landed on multiple growth lists in 2026, including Kansas City Business Journal’s Fast 50, Ingram’s Corporate Report 100 and Roofing Contractor’s Top 100. The Kansas City-based roofer says a move to Trussi.AI is…