Archive for April 2018
April 17: Bizucation
Host: West Des Moines Chamber and West Des Moines Community Schools
About: This partnership between business and education — between the West Des Moines Chamber and West Des Moines Community Schools — is described as …
China raises tariffs on U.S. pork, fruit
USA Today: China raised import duties on a $3 billion list of U.S. pork, apples and other products today, the Associated Press reported, in an escalating dispute with Washington over trade and industrial policy. The government …
Read MoreValley High School to recognize inaugural Hall of Honor inductees
Valley High School will honor six outstanding alumni, retirees and volunteers with induction into the school’s newly established Hall of Honor this spring. The six inductees, selected by a committee of staff and community members …
Read MoreNAI Optimum joins Cushman & Wakefield as Iowa Commercial Advisors
Iowa Commercial Advisors in West Des Moines, previously NAI Optimum, has entered into an exclusive alliance agreement with global commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield. Leadership within Cushman & Wakefield Iowa Commercial Advisors will continue …
Read MoreBranstad: China soy cutbacks ill-advised
Chinese curbs on soy imports from the United States would hurt the Chinese people more than American growers, U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad said Thursday on Bloomberg Television. “It doesn’t make sense and it would hurt …
Read MoreDes Moines Performing Arts starts season ticket waitlist
Des Moines Performing Arts, building on a record 16,200 season ticket holders, is starting a waitlist for the Willis Broadway Series season tickets. “We are delighted by the significant interest in our 2018-19 Willis Broadway …
Read MoreMicrosoft donates $45,000 to W.D.M. schools’ learning network
Microsoft Corp. has donated $45,000 to the West Des Moines School District, which the district will use to help expand the Project-Based Learning Network that it launched two years ago. The West Des Moines schools began the …
Read MorePowered by women Special Section 2018
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Read MoreLift Survey 2018
Momentum is building. Do you feel it?
At a national level, the past year arguably felt like a turning point for women’s issues. In January 2017, more than 4 million people turned out for what …
Read MoreLift IOWA: Events to note this month
April 5: Women in STEM Social
Host: Drake University Chemistry Club and Women in Math & Computer Science
About: A free event at Drake University will focus on women inspiring and encouraging one another in …