Archive for November 2017
Youth Volunteer Corps Des Moines project gets top honor
Youth Volunteer Corps of Des Moines’ service project was named the 2017 Project of the Year across the YVC network of more than 30 North American affiliates.The Des Moines chapter’s project, which addressed homelessness in Des …
Read MoreTAI launches new podcast
The Technology Association of Iowa has launched a podcast series featuring female Iowa technology leaders and entrepreneurs called “Technically Iowa.” The first episode features Kaylee Williams, president of VolunteerLocal. New episodes will be released every …
Read MoreConsultants choose Dico site for $160M police station
Big harvest wraps up, but farm economy still struggling
Iowa Public Radio: Now that Iowa farmers have most of their corn and soybeans out of the field and into the bins, the numbers suggest another great year for production … and another down year for …
Read MoreIEDA approves assistance for five expansion projects
The Iowa Economic Development Authority board on Friday awarded direct financial assistance of $2.5 million along with tax benefits to five Iowa companies for their expansion projects. Combined, the projects will result in more than …
Read MoreWells Fargo fires W.D.M.-based head of consumer lending
Wells Fargo fired its top consumer lending executive after he had communication with a former employee that did not follow the company’s policies, The Des Moines Register reported. Franklin Codel worked as Wells Fargo’s head of …
Read More19th-century carriage house to be 6th Avenue Corridor home with help of state grant
The 6th Avenue Corridor program in Des Moines will receive $25,000 from the Iowa Economic Development Authority for the $74,500 restoration of a carriage house at 1714 Sixth Ave. A $5,000 Neighborhood Investment Corp. grant …
Read MoreGuest Opinion: Change is like a tumbleweed
By Terri Jensen | Chief information officer, Holmes Murphy & Associates
I recently had the opportunity to speak with a young leader who’s discouraged by many of today’s issues. She feels overwhelmed and unheard as she learns …
Annual NAWBO Iowa awards honor contributions to business
The Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners held its annual awards banquet Nov. 9, celebrating several women for their achievements and support of local small business ownership.
The organization presented three …
Read MoreCatt Center hosts women leaders from Belarus
As part of their three-week visit to the United States, 10 women leaders from Belarus spent time at the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics on Sept. 14. The group’s goal during their …
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