Archive for June 2018
Why single female entrepreneurs can (and must) put work first
The work involved in getting ahead, especially for people starting their own businesses, writes Liz Elting for Forbes, is so immense and so consuming that all other concerns tend to fall by the wayside. Add …
Read MoreOn The Rise: 6-11-18
Courtney Hudelson (pictured)
Sunrise Retirement Community of Sioux City
Appointed director of human resources
Sioux City
Jen Hansen
Sunrise Retirement Community of Sioux City
Appointed activities director
Sioux City
Ellen Franzenburg
World Food Prize Foundation
Appointed director …
Sahai resigns from Iowa Board of Regents
Dr. Subhash Sahai has resigned from the Iowa Board of Regents, effective today, the board announced. His six-year term began May 1, 2013, and expires April 30, 2019. “Regent Sahai has been a valuable member …
Read MoreSurvey: Boomers trying entrepreneurship over retirement
An increasing number of baby boomers are turning to entrepreneurship over traditional retirement, according to a new survey by financing company Guidant Financial. Entrepreneurs over age 50 accounted for 44 percent of respondents to the survey, …
Read MorePolk County property tax sale looms
Polk County Treasurer Mary Maloney is gearing up for the annual tax sale of delinquent property taxes. That means property tax scofflaws have until 5 p.m. June 15 to get their payments to the treasurer’s …
Read MoreLoras College receives $649,000 NSF grant to launch STEM program
Loras College in Dubuque has received a $649,065 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) program. The program is expected to begin this fall. The Loras Duhawk …
Read MoreABC of Iowa graduates 257 from apprenticeship program
More than 250 apprentices graduated last week from the Associated Builders and Contractors of Iowa apprenticeship program, the trades association said in a news release. ABC of Iowa hosted a graduation ceremony for the association’s 257 apprentices. …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: When depression and entrepreneurship collide
Losing two powerful voices within a week — legendary designer and founder Kate Spade and advocate, storyteller and chef Anthony Bourdain — left our culture grappling, once again, with how we acknowledge and treat depression. …
Read MoreIowa attorney general investigating Des Moines landscaping business
Des Moines Register: Iowa’s attorney general is investigating numerous complaints about a bankrupt landscaping business in the metro Des Moines area. Bob Lenc Landscaping is accused of taking thousands of dollars from customers for landscaping jobs …
Read MoreNew regent rule bars trademarked names from being used by unassociated groups
Cedar Rapids Gazette: One week after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill that bars credit unions from using public university names in their titles, the Board of Regents on Thursday followed suit by adopting a new …
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