Archive for January 2016
Des Moines startup owner makes national final in SBA contest
Des Moines resident Elizabeth Caven, a client of Square One DSM, is one of 10 national finalists in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s InnovateHER: Innovating for Women Business Challenge. Caven runs UpCraft Club, which offers a curated…Read More
Event Feb. 6: Bravo to honor Nelsons at annual gala
Kemin Industries Inc. founders Mary and R.W. Nelson will be honored at the 11th annual Bravo Awards Gala Saturday, Feb. 6, at 6 p.m. at Hy-Vee Hall. The Nelsons, influential business, community and philanthropic leaders …
Read MoreOn The Rise: 1-25-16
Angie Dethlefs-Trettin
Promoted to chief community impact officer at the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines.
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Kris Pete-Swanson
Promoted to vice president of finance, controller, at the Community Foundation of Greater…Read More
SPEAK UP: There’s no formula for gender diversity in the workplace
Becky Cantieri, vice president of human resources for SurveyMonkey, writes that many companies are doing a great job of hiring women entering the workforce. The problem is women aren’t staying — or succeeding. So why…Read More
Is the cost of child care causing more women to quit their jobs?
Juggling career and family is a given for many working parents, but research suggests that the rise in child care costs coincides with the number of parents — women in particular — who choose to…Read More
First woman enlists as Iowa Guard combat engineer
WHO-TV: A University of Iowa student is breaking gender barriers in the Iowa National Guard. Megan Reaska, 20, in December became the first female to enlist in the Iowa Guard as a combat engineer. The…Read More
Women rising in Iowa law enforcement ranks
The Des Moines Register: In the past 20 years, the number of women in law enforcement in Iowa has grown slightly, according to a Des Moines Register sampling of departments’ demographic data. The 23 departments…Read More
Columnist Kathleen Parker: Digital media helps empower women
With all the ways to communicate and share ideas in this digital age, women’s rights have been brought to the forefront of the media like never before, Kathleen Parker explained to a full Benton Auditorium…Read More
Guest Opinion: Defending the line
BY RENA STRIEGEL | Managing partner, Zenzic
Have you ever felt you could get a lot more done if your clients didn’t take up so much of your time?
Have you ever felt you could get a lot more done if your clients didn’t take up so much of your time?
It’s crazy when you think about…Read More
A quick chat with Janet Albanese
Position: Director of production and building services, Des Moines Performing Arts
Age: 39
Hometown: Des Moines
Education: Master of Arts in theater history and Master of Fine Arts in stage management, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana;…Read More