Archive for November 2015
Event Nov. 18: WDM Business Incubator to hold 5th anniversary reception
The West Des Moines Business Incubator plans a fifth anniversary celebration Wednesday at which it will honor its newest graduates, Three Razors Media and SocialWise Media Group. The event starts at 4:30 p.m. at 2829 …
Read MoreNashville vending machine delivers vehicles
The country’s first coin-operated vehicle vending machine is a five-story glass tower located along Interstate 65 in Nashville, the Nashville Business Journal reported. Just order the car online and pick it up at the vending machine. The …
Read MoreEvent Nov. 18: Black Urban Professionals happy hour
Black Urban Professionals of Des Moines will host a happy hour at 5 p.m. Nov. 18 at MALO. Black Urban Professionals of Des Moines was started in early 2015 by Georgia native and recent Des …
Read MoreMarriott, Starwood to combine to form world’s largest hotel chain
Marriott International Inc. will buy Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. for $12.2 billion to create the world’s largest hotel chain, with top brands including Sheraton, Ritz-Carlton and the Autograph Collection, Reuters reported.
Iowa Guard signs on to recruit, train more women
BY LIFT IOWA STAFF | @LiftIOWA
Maj. Gen. Timothy Orr, leader of the Iowa Army and Air National Guard, signed on last week to take the NEXUS Executive Women’s Alliance’s EPIC Challenge, WHO TV in Des…Read More
Guest Opinion: Are women-owned businesses holding themselves back?
BY KATHLEEN RIESSEN | Partner, Measured Intentions
I’m a woman, a wife and a mother. I am a founder and partner of Measured Intentions, a 7-year-old strategic marketing firm. I am a partner in…Read More
Iowa commission on women sets new goals
BY LIFT IOWA STAFF | @LiftIOWA
The commission is composed of seven governor-appointed members. Like…Read More
Des Moines woman honored for volunteer service
Leah Ackerman, product coordinator at Meredith Corp. in Des Moines, was honored with a 2015 Governor’s Volunteer Award for her work with Community Youth Concepts, a Des Moines-based nonprofit that provides opportunities to Central…Read More
Iowa Black Business Coalition offers Untraditional Startathon
The University of Iowa and UI Partners are sponsoring the Iowa Black Business Coalition’s Untraditional Startathon to benefit women- and minority-owned businesses on Nov. 21 at Grand View University in Des Moines. “Some of the…Read More
SPEAK UP: 7 signs of perfectionistic overfunctioning
Women have been chronically overfunctioning for years, ever since they emerged on the work scene while taking on the overwhelming challenge of trying to balance full-time work with full-time family responsibilities, writes Kathy Caprino…Read More