Archive for June 2016
Hair braiding regulations to ease this week
Des Moines Register: A new law that takes effect Friday will allow people to do natural hair braiding in Iowa without a cosmetology license, which requires 2,100 hours of training that is mostly unrelated to braiding. …
Read MoreLabor Dept. grants to help expand apprenticeship programs
U.S. states can expand registered apprenticeship programs in good-paying job fields such as information technology, health care, advanced manufacturing, building trades, cybersecurity and business services, using a new U.S. Department of Labor grant. The department …
Read MoreUrbandale adopts complete streets
The city of Urbandale has become the eighth local city to adopt a complete streets policy. Complete streets are designed to accommodate pedestrian and bicycle traffic and transit along with vehicles. Des Moines, Carlisle, Johnston, Norwalk, Pleasant …
Read MoreWest Des Moines, Des Moines on top retirement cities list
West Des Moines and Des Moines were ranked among the top 10 cities in the country in which to retire by a new report from Bankrate.com. West Des Moines was ranked fifth among 196 cities, …
Read MoreRopple is Bankers Trust’s new chief information officer
Holmes Murphy uses ISU research to help lower workers’ comp costs
Kip Augspurger
Iowa companies spend $749 million …
Read MoreHolmes Murphy uses ISU research to help lower workers’ comp costs
Kip Augspurger
Iowa companies spend $749 million …
Read MoreGuest Opinion: Change a bad situation with diplomacy
In the fifth installment of her six-part series about how her experience waiting tables has served her well throughout her career, Andrea Hansen talks about how accountability and diplomacy can often turn a bad situation …
Read MoreVIDEO: What works for women at work – part 2