Archive for May 2016
Get to know: Newton, Pella, Indianola
When I first moved to Des Moines five years ago, as editor, one of the questions I would get asked all the time was “What’s your coverage area?” Seems like a straightforward question, right? We’re…Read More
NOTEBOOK: Knapp buys back a gift to the Y, for $725,000
A development partnership led by Knapp Properties Inc. has paid $725,367 for a little more than nine acres of land in Grimes that it gave to the YMCA of Greater Des Moines in 2008. The …
Read MoreKTLA meteorologist asked to cover up live on air
Donning a short and sparkly black cocktail dress, Liberté Chan, a meteorologist at KTLA, the CW affiliate in Los Angeles, was just about to start giving the forecast when a co-worker interrupted her and handed…Read More
On The Rise: 5-23-16
Michelle Maki
Promoted to section chief at Broadlawns Medical Center.
Des Moines
Bethany Grabe
Promoted to marketing manager at LS2Group.
Des Moines
Lisa Logan
Transition to national sales manager and officer at …Read More
SPEAK UP: 5 ways we act small when we don’t mean to
At any point, most women have been a victim of their own self-doubt. While it seems more like a nuisance than a career staller, acting small has significant effects on our engagement, our emotional well-being…Read More
SPEAK UP: Don’t shut out people who see things differently
Some leaders promote the idea of being “aligned” to a degree where anyone disagreeing is cut out of their lives, which is a dangerous narrowing of horizons, writes Jane Perdue for Lead Change Group.…Read More
Event June 12: 4th annual Fun in the Sun fundraiser
Host: Young Women’s Resource Center
About: The fundraiser will help send a select group of young women to Business Horizons, a weeklong program of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry Foundation for high school students who …
Read MoreFederal food service contractor settles charges of hiring discrimination
For a second time, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has determined that a Michigan-based federal food service contractor systematically discriminated against 926 qualified women seeking entry-level warehouse laborer jobs, according…Read More
Transgender men confirm all your worst fears about sexism
Time: Over the last three years, transgender awareness has exploded. But the spotlight on trans issues has mostly been focused on transgender women, and transgender men have been largely left out of the narrative. Our…Read More
Guest Opinion: Release your hidden entrepreneur
BY LIZ MYERS | Founder, The Myers Method Inc.
If you’ve considered starting your own business, or dreamed of being your own boss, you may be a hidden entrepreneur.
Until this year, Iowa…Read More