Archive for November 2017
Study: Millennial men are advocating for women in the workplace
The Washington Examiner: A new study reveals that millennial men may be the most benevolent advocates of professional women seeking to break the glass ceiling in the workplace. This new research from the Boston Consulting Group …
Read MoreNov. 30: W.D.M. Chamber Business Roundtable?
Host: West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
About: Join the W.D.M. Chamber as it hears from Jodi Essex, government contracting specialist with ISU’s Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS). Essex will give a brief …
Dec. 12: Emerging Leaders Webinar Series
Host: Jo Miller, BeLeaderly.com and Cedar Rapids-based Women’s Leadership Coaching Inc.
About: The Emerging Women Leaders Webinar Series is a yearlong, six-part series of webinars blending leadership skills training with advice from guest speakers who …
Lift IOWA – In Case You Missed It: 11-27-17
IOWA
On a typical hot summer Saturday, when other young women might be sunning at a pool, McKenna Haase stands wrapped head-to-toe in a fire-resistant suit and helmet. dsm Magazine
The Quad-City Times featured Sheila Chaudoin, …
Read MoreSPEAK UP: There is no mind reading in the career world
Gone are the days when working hard was enough to earn recognition or a promotion in the career world. Take control of your career trajectory and design your unique path. In addition to mapping out …
Read MoreOn The Rise: 11-27-17
Kelly Roberts (pictured)
American National Bank
Promoted to executive director of community banking
Council Bluffs/Omaha
Rebecca George
King, Reinsch, Prosser & Co.
Promoted to partner
Sioux City
Jill Baker
King, Reinsch, Prosser & Co.
Promoted …
Kamps president of Iowa Board of Realtors
Mark Kamps of Iowa City is the 2018 president of the Iowa Association of Realtors. He is vice president of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Professionals, and he has been an active volunteer with the Iowa …
Read MoreOpus will build two Iowa National Guard projects
The Opus Group will design and build Iowa National Guard buildings in Sioux City and Davenport, according to a release. The Sioux City project calls for a 37,000-square-foot building at the Iowa Air National Guard’s …
Read MoreNinth Street viaduct underbelly to turn artsy?
Operation Downtown has proposed a $15,000 to $20,000 overhaul of a dicey area under the Ninth Street viaduct, with plans to use public art to make the area under the north end of the bridge …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: So far, Hy-Vee ‘crushing’ Des Moines’ first sports bar
It has withstood fire and floods, but Des Moines’ original sports bar is struggling in a food fight.
Todd Millang, the commercial real estate broker who teamed with Hubbell Realty Co. to buy and renovate Johnny’s …