Archive for January 2015
Speak Up: Stop telling women to be more confident
Catalyst Librarian Cheryl Yanek suggests that instead of telling women the problem is they need to be more confident, maybe we should be asking why women are consistently held to higher standards than men. Read more…
Read MoreIowa Females You Should Know: Jo Eckert
KCCI’s Garman named Iowa Sportscaster of Year
Andy Garman
KCCI 8 Sports Director Andy Garman has been named Iowa Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Garman currently anchors the sportscasts at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. …
Read MoreDowntown Hy-Vee financial package goes before City Council
The Des Moines City Council will be asked today to approve preliminary terms of a development agreement for a $30 million Hy-Vee Inc. grocery story and 81-unit apartment complex at 420 Court Ave. that includes …
Read MoreRoxann Ryan appointed as acting Public Safety commissioner
Gov. Terry E. Branstad on Friday named Roxann Ryan the acting commissioner
Roxann Ryanof the Iowa Department of Public Safety. She fills the position held by Larry Noble, who was initially appointed by Branstad …
Read MoreIowa Legislature begins today
The Iowa Legislature opens its 2015 session today with some familiar issues — how much to spend on education, and whether to raise the gasoline tax– front and center.
The fallout of November’s election …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: What won’t they do this year?
The 2015 session of the Iowa Legislative will be a dud, a big zero. It won’t accomplish one thing worth remembering 10 years from now. I make that prediction because I know that very few …
Read More2015 Top 25 Most Influential Boards announced
The board of the Greater Des Moines Partnership has been voted by Business Record readers as the Most Influential Board in Greater Des Moines.
The Partnership topped the annual list of Top 25 Most …
Read More2015 Top 25 Most Influential Business Leaders announced
For the third straight year, Suku Radia, CEO & president of Bankers Trust Co., has been voted by Business Record readers as the Most Influential Business Leader in Greater Des Moines.
Radia topped the …
Read MoreINSIDE LOOK: DSM airport terminal executive update meeting
I dropped by a Thursday airport briefing for local executives regarding the proposed new terminal building at Des Moines International Airport. This was the most recent of several such briefings held by consultant David Fisher, …
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