The Business Record today announces its 2025 innovationIOWA Award recipients. The Great Outdoors Foundation, a nonprofit aiming to advance conservation through innovation, collaboration and stewardship, is the Lean TECHniques innovationLEADER of the Year. The innovationENTREPRENEUR of the Year is Emily Steele, CEO and co-founder of the venture-backed marketing platform Hummingbirds. CEO Hannah Inman leads the Great Outdoors Foundation, […]
Emily Steele first noticed how slow foot traffic was at the East Village while shopping for a wedding outfit one afternoon. “The story in our city was that the East Village is a thriving community, that downtown should be just like the East Village and how do we make downtown just as successful,” Steele said. “The […]