Archive for December 2017
Lift IOWA – In Case You Missed It: 12-18-17
Women and people of color were picked for a majority of open S&P 500 board seats this year for the first time, due in part to pressure from investors to improve gender and racial disparities.…
Read MoreSPEAK UP: How to boost your salary negotiating power
The thought of negotiating a salary makes most people cringe. It’s often an uncomfortable part of the hiring process, especially after receiving a job offer you really want. While most people have negative perceptions of …
Read MoreVIDEO: IWLC’s 10th anniversary sendoff to 2017
On The Move: Week of Dec. 11
Todd Utter
Central Bank
Hired as mortgage loan officer
tutter@centralbankonline.com
Tyler L. Coe
Whitfield & Eddy Law
Hired as associate attorney
coe@whitfieldlaw.com
Kalsa Parker
Iowa State Extension and Outreach, Polk County
Hired as customer service …
Read MoreYale study shows support for emissions limits
A poll released this week by Yale Program on Climate Change Communication found that a majority of U.S. registered voters support limits on carbon emissions from coal plants and other sources. More than two-thirds of …
Read MoreRules committee approves increase in secretary of state fees
The Iowa Administrative Rules Review Committee has decided to let proposed fees charged by the secretary of state’s office go into effect. The Iowa Association of Business and Industry reported that the group successfully lobbied …
Read MoreDana Co. announces leadership succession
The Dana Co., a Des Moines-based independent insurance agency, has named Cory Holland as president and CEO, effective Jan. 1. Dana Ramundt, who founded the agency in 1989, will move from his present role as president and …
Read MoreFoundation commits $50,000 for mental health project at DMU
Des Moines University plans to launch a pilot program next summer that officials say provides a groundbreaking approach to addressing Iowa’s critical shortage of mental health professionals.
The Mid-Iowa Health Foundation announced Thursday a $50,000 …
United Way outlines ‘aggressive’ legislative agenda
Would any workers in their right minds ever turn down a pay raise? They might — and some Greater Des Moines employees anecdotally have — if they realize it will push their pay above the …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: A Principal Global analyst weighs in on bitcoin’s wild ride
The ability to trade bitcoin futures on the Chicago Board Options Exchange may have given some degree of confidence about its legitimacy to skeptical investors, but there’s another, more basic element that’s driving the surge …
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