Archive for May 2018
In Case You Missed It – Lift IOWA: 5-29-18
IOWA
Nikki Kettelkamp started her first business in second grade — making felt bookmarks and selling them from her desk at school. While she abandoned that first venture, she never lost the desire to have …
Read MoreWhy we need older women in the workforce
“A good workplace is one in which you can look around and see versions of yourself five years from now, or 10,” writes Lisa Miller. “But for women, this exercise in mirroring gets harder and …
Read MoreMeaningful participation by women can curb behavior that spurred #MeToo
After reading Steve Eckley’s “letter he was warned not to write,” Margaret Van Houten, a shareholder at Davis Brown Law Firm in Des Moines, was compelled to offer her own thoughts on the status of …
Read MoreOn The Rise: 5-29-18
Vikki Distler (pictured)
Veridian Credit Union
Promoted to manager of ACH and share draft operations
Denver
Ni Wagner
Science Center of Iowa & Blank Imax Dome Theater
Hired as chief financial officer and vice president …
ONE GOOD READ: Forgetting why we remember
A lesson for today: There’s value in workplace conversation. After the AM Daily landed in inboxes, one of my Business Record colleagues reminded me that Memorial Day’s intent is to honor those who lost their…Read More
Principal completes ownership realignment with CIMB in Asia
Principal Financial Group and CIMB Group completed new ownership agreements in relation to their previously announced asset management joint ventures, including all the necessary regulatory approvals. With the completion, Principal now has 60 percent ownership of CIMB-Principal …
Read MoreIowa’s homeland security chief retires
Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Mark Schouten will retire May 31. “Over the past seven years, Mark has overseen the state’s response to and recovery from many disasters, including 11 that …
Read MoreOne Good Read – Tattoos arrive in farm irrigation
My grandfather farmed near Luther, not far from Ames. My brothers and I enjoyed working on the farm during summers, walking beans and baling hay. Grandpa would laugh at our 1970s long hairstyles and would …
Read MoreIowa treasurer: Student loan debt hurts state’s economy
Quad-City Times: Iowa Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald said Wednesday that “staggering student loan debt” has long-term effects on the state’s workforce and economy. “We hear the average [debt] in Iowa is a little over $30,000, but there’s …
Read MoreReynolds dismisses call for Medicaid review as politics
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday defended her administration’s efforts to contain costs while maintaining health services under privately managed Medicaid, dismissing as just political a Democratic senator’s call for a state auditor’s analysis …
Read More