Archive for April 2015
Willits named AARP Iowa State President
Martha Willits, former president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, has been named AARP Iowa State President, the organization announced today.
Willits will lead the association’s Iowa Executive
Council, working closely with AARP …
Read MoreMcCormick Co. added to network of Chicago-based ad agency
McCormick Co., an independent communications and advertising agency with an office in Des Moines, will join along with two other companies the network of global advertising agency Sandbox, the company recently announced. Chicago-based Sandbox is …
Read MoreDeCosters get jail sentence in salmonella case
Former egg industry executives Jack DeCoster and his son Peter were sentenced Monday to three months in jail for their roles in a 2010 salmonella outbreak, the New York Times reported. They will remain free during appeals. The DeCosters …
Read MoreSales of new vehicles on the rise, but still not up to 10-year high
Sales of new vehicles have steadily increased the last five years after bottoming out at 98,618 for the 12 months ending December 2009, according to a report from the Iowa Legislature’s Legislative Services Agency. Sales …
Read MoreThree to receive Spirit of Mercy Champion Awards
Mercy Foundation and Mercy Medical Center have named the recipients of the 2015 Spirit of Mercy Champion Award – Patty and Jim Cownie and Sister Mary Karen Yarkosky. Patty and Jim Cownie, members of the …
Read MoreWorkers still feeling the Wall Street blues
Fierce in-fighting. Bullying. Stress. Few pay raises.
That’s how most workers describe life on Wall Street these days, according to a survey of about 100 financial professionals by Options Group, a New York executive …
Read MoreIowa State University names new library dean
Beth McNeil, professor and associate dean for academic affairs at the Purdue University Libraries in West Lafayette, Ind., recently was named dean of the Iowa State University Library. At Purdue, McNeil was responsible for managing …
Read MoreOprah Network exec to speak at UI Women in Business event
The University of Iowa’s Henry B. Tippie College of Business will host a Women in Business conference on Saturday, April 18, in Iowa City. Keynote speaker at the event is Sheri Salata, president of the …
Read MoreHow to negotiate the salary and benefits you deserve
Equal Pay Day falls on April 14 this year. The date is selected to represent how far into the year women need to work to earn what men did in the previous year. One major …
Read MoreA review of email etiquette
What is so powerful it could spoil your customer relationships, blemish your reputation, entangle you in a legal battle, or even put you out of work? Email is a powerful tool, writes Kathryn Towner, email …
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