Archive for July 2018
Bob Ray ‘made Iowa a better place’
Visionary. Mentor. Smart businessman. Dedicated leader.
Community and business leaders across Iowa are noting the important roles former Gov. Bob Ray inhabited in his long career of service and leadership.
Robert D. Ray, known for …
July 19: An Evening for Hope
Host: Hope Ministries
About: A fundraising banquet to supporting life-changing programs for people who are homeless, hungry, abused or addicted. The featured entertainer is captivating speaker and violin virtuoso Roddy Chong.
When: 6-9 p.m.
Where: …
Dress for Success launches new Professional Women’s Group Alumnae
Women who have successfully completed the 12-month Professional Women’s Group may now join the Professional Women’s Group Alumnae, a new initiative launched this month by Dress for Success Quad Cities. More than 100 employed women have …
Read MoreSBA backs $2.3M in Central Iowa business loans
The U.S. Small Business Administration will back $2.3 million in loans to businesses in Boone, Polk and Warren counties, according to a release from the SBA.
The businesses include restaurants, freight companies, an automobile repair …
Guest opinion: Trade supports critical 450K Iowa jobs
Joe Murphy is the senior vice president of government relations and public policy at the Greater Des Moines Partnership. He wrote this piece following news this morning that China had proposed countertariffs to the U.S. …
Read MoreOn The Move: Week of July 2
Stefanie Lovin
TDT CPAs and Advisors PC
Hired as assurance manager
stefaniel@tdtpc.com
Morgan Kramer
Hubbell Apartment Living
Hired as administrative assistant
morgan.kramer@hubbellrealty.com
Chelsea Kackley
Hubbell Apartment Living
Hired as leasing agent
chelsea.kackley@hubbellrealty.com
Stephanie Schillie
Hubbell …
Read MoreJuly 19: Sunnyside Regatta
Host: Easter Seals Iowa
About: Business leaders race paddle boats around Lake Cheerio to compete for the Regatta Cup and bring cheering squads from their organizations to compete for the Sunnyside Spirit Award.
When: 2:30-4:30 …
Manufacturers applaud new Iowa law on workplace drunkenness
Iowa Public Radio: A new workplace drug testing law went into effect this week so Iowa employers will be allowed to discipline more workers for inebriation on the job. The law will lower the allowed workplace …
Read MoreScience Center’s Imax theater closed after storm damage
The Science Center of Iowa’s Blank Imax Dome Theater sustained “significant damage” from the recent round of severe rainstorms and has been closed until further notice, the museum announced. Initial damage from rainfall on June …
Read MoreVolunteer Iowa approves $12.7 million for AmeriCorps programs
Volunteer Iowa has approved $12.7 million in federal and state AmeriCorps funding that will leverage private and local funding to support 980 AmeriCorps members. With these awards, Iowa will now have nearly 1,600 AmeriCorps members …
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