dsm Magazine

10/16/2026

When you step through the doors of The Beacon Des Moines, you’ll hear children giggling, see women connecting over coffee or a game of spades, and catch the aroma of home-cooked meals wafting from the kitchen. Some days, a homemade birthday cake sits on the counter.

You’re not simply entering a building. You’re stepping into a home where women feel safe and empowered to share their stories. For many women who walk through these doors, it’s the first time in years they’ve felt secure:

An injured moth showed up at The Beacon while several residents were tending the garden. They set down their tools and gathered around to help. Writer: Abbey Tauchen Photographer: Annick Sjobakken …

10/16/2026

We’re hiring for a brand-NEW role at Business Publications Corp.! 🚀
BPC, publisher of the Business Record and dsm Magazine, is growing, and we’ve created a new leadership position to help guide what comes next: VP of Strategic Finance.
This is an opportunity to help write the next chapter of a growing, locally owned company, using financial insight and thoughtful ex*****on to support its future.

What you’ll do:
Lead budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning as the President/CEO’s go-to financial thought partner
Turn monthly results into clear stories, smart choices, and recommended actions
Evaluate investments, new initiatives, and technology through solid business cases
Take improvements from idea to implementation, from process design to systems selection to adoption
Lead and partner with an experienced accounting team, building on their strong foundation

Who we’re looking for:
A strategic finance leader with a strong bias toward action and follow-through
Someone equally comfortable in the boardroom and in the details of a model or workflow
A clear communicator who can translate financial concepts into plain language
Experience in FP&A, strategic finance, or business operations leadership (media, publishing, or multi-product revenue experience is a plus)

Why BPC?
You’ll have a seat on our executive leadership team, report directly to our President, and help define what excellent strategic finance looks like here. Because this role is new, you’ll have real room to grow it alongside the business.
If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact in the Greater Des Moines business community, we’d love to hear from you. Apply here: https://business-publications-corp.prismhr-hire.com/job/1059272/vp-of-strategic-finance
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10/16/2026

Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation invites you to celebrate five new installations at the new terminal of the DSM International Airport.

Meet the artists | View the art | Enjoy delicious food

Tickets: dsmpublicartfoundation.org
Saturday, December 12 | 5 – 7:30 pm | 5800 Fleur Drive, Des Moines
Anne Lindberg | viridis, 2026 | Photo: Alyss Vernon

10/15/2026

On the latest episode of the dsm Wealth Podcast, presented by Revol One Financial®, Annie Brandt, senior vice president and market executive for Bank of America, provided tips on how to better safeguard wealth.

She encouraged listeners to first determine how many months of living expenses they have and set aside three to six months safely in liquid, FDIC-protected accounts. Another way to protect wealth, she said, is to ensure digital protection and to not use the same password for every account.

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10/15/2026

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10/14/2026

Jay Wang has always loved American culture — the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jackson, Hollywood movies, the whole works. In school, he often daydreamed about being a pilot or an architect in America.

“One day, when I grow up, I’ll see the Big Apple, Los Angeles, Miami,” he remembers thinking to himself. “There were always those little seeds.”

Building a restaurant empire in the Midwest was never on his wish list. But that’s exactly what he did.

Jay Wang has always loved American culture — the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jackson, Hollywood movies, the whole works.

09/30/2026

Walking into Brad and Sundie Ruppert’s Norwalk home and studio feels like stepping into a quirky art museum.

Together, the Rupperts create mixed-media sculptures, often animal portraits and abstract work, made with felt salvaged from the cutting-room floor of Greeley Hat Works in Colorado. Their work has long been rooted in the idea of seeing things for what they could be rather than what they are, and sculptural felt is exactly that, combining creativity and sustainability.

“People always ask, ‘Did you go to college?’ Yeah, but nobody teaches you how to use trash and make it into high-end art in college,” Sundie said.

Brad and Sundie Ruppert assemble thousands of pieces of felt to replicate fur and feathers in their animal portraits. Writer: Mary Boldinova Photos: Courtesy of Brad and Sundie Ruppert Walking into…

09/30/2026

Looking for a workplace where people, purpose and values matter? Discover what it’s like to be part of the team at Sammons Financial Group Companies.