Archive for September 2016
Guest Opinion: What would Louise do?
When I imagine Louise Rosenfield Noun, the leader of a group of visionary women who founded the Young Women’s Resource Center (YWRC), I envision a…Read More
CENSUS REPORT: Women own more new companies
Guest Opinion: Where is the positivity?
In January 2016 I rang in the New Year by reciting the “Optimist Creed.” Although I am not a member of Optimist InternationaI, I have…Read More
Guest Opinion: What would Louise do?
When I imagine Louise Rosenfield Noun, the leader of a group of visionary women who founded the Young Women’s Resource Center (YWRC), I envision a…Read More
CENSUS REPORT: Women own more new companies
Diamond V to build third plant in Cedar Rapids
Corridor Business Journal: Diamond V, which produces nutrition and digestive products for livestock at its two Cedar Rapids plants, plans to add a third plant there in 2018 if the company receives financial backing from the …
Read MoreSept. 16: Solidarity Microfinance 2nd Anniversary Celebration
U.S. labor union membership half what is was in 1983
A periodic U.S. Census Bureau report says labor union membership across the country has been declining steadily and in 2015 accounted for fewer than 12 percent of workers — about half what it was in …
Read MoreSimpson College partners with bipartisan polling firm
Simpson College announced it will partner with RABA Research, a bipartisan polling firm launched this year, to conduct joint polling of political races. Simpson’s political science department and its nonpartisan John C. Culver Public Policy Center will …
Read MoreMercy, UnityPoint ACOs named to ‘100 ACOs to Know’ list
Two Greater Des Moines-based accountable care organizations have been named to the list of “100 ACOs to Know“ in 2016 by Becker’s Hospital Review. Mercy ACO and Iowa Health Accountable Care, which does business as UnityPoint …
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