MOST DIVERSE
suburb in Iowa
BEST CITY
to live in Iowa
LOCATION
for young professionals
BEST CITY
to retire in the USA
First Responders Appreciation Breakfast: September 14
Join us for the annual First Responders Appreciation Breakfast with keynote speaker, Elizabeth McCormick! Enjoy breakfast while she teaches from her professional life, sharing stories about her time spent as a decorated Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot and Chief Warrant Officer 2 for the US Army.
Raccoon River Rally featuring The Nadas
October 8
Raccoon River Rally is a fall festival celebrating WDM’s community and outdoor recreation. Attractions for the event include a morning bike ride, live music, cardboard boat races, a vendor fair with fun activities for kids, beverage tent featuring craft beer and food trucks.
Experience the BEST of West Des Moines
West Des Moines is the BEST Des Moines! We appreciate you taking a moment to learn more about the place we call home. As you flip through 515 West, we hope you’ll fall in love with everything that makes WDM special. It is our goal to create the most welcoming, inclusive, and accessible city to live, work, and play. We look forward to sharing our City with you and can’t wait for you to GO WEST!
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Welcome to our new members from August:
Our mission is to champion all things West Des Moines by strengthening our area companies, providing personalized resources and attracting a top workforce to position WDM as the best suburban city in America.
Discover Your Path to Prosperity
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Upcoming Events & Programs
Start your morning off right with breakfast, coffee, and networking.
Wednesday, 10/5, 2022What should you know about how the economy is stacking up for 2023, including how it will affect you and your business? What opportunities and struggles should you be anticipating going into the new year? Hear from experts at this luncheon. Panel to be announced.
Thursday, 10/13, 2022Start your morning off right with breakfast, coffee, and networking. This event will be in person and may be indoors dependent on weather. Because of this, social distancing and masks are strongly encouraged for individuals who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Wednesday, 11/2, 2022Join us in this upcoming season of thanksgiving as we spotlight nonprofit organizations dedicated to serving our community. Learn about the pressing needs members of our community are facing and how we as residents, professionals, and businesses/organizations can step up and give back. Panel to be announced.
Thursday, 11/10, 2022Meet our new members! We are looking forward to honoring them at our New Member Luncheon that will be held on Thursday, December 8th. Each new member will have an allotted amount of time to introduce themselves and share some brief information about their company, before handing the microphone on to the next new member. Think what you?ll learn! Think who you?ll meet! This is a wonderful opportunity for you to discover more about the ever-growing business community here in West Des Moines. Come join us on December 8 and make connections that will count in 2022.
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“Our WDM Chamber membership is a valuable investment for our company.”
-Thomas Bosch, P.E., Shive-Hattery, Inc.
West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
650 S. Prairie View Drive, Suite 110
West Des Moines, IA 50265
Phone — 515.225.6009
E-mail — info@wdmchamber.org