Archive for August 2018
Stanley Consultants chairwoman retires after 35-year career
Corridor Business Journal: Stanley Consultants has announced that board chair Gayle Roberts is retiring after a 35-year career with the firm. Roberts joined Stanley Consultants, which provides engineering, environmental and construction services worldwide, shortly after graduating from …
Read MoreAug. 13: Create a Powerful First Impression
Host: FemCity Des Moines
About: Christina Davis of Outside-In Consulting will lead members through an engaging workshop on how to create a powerful first impression that helps create friendship, cultivate business, and open other opportunities.…
Aug. 15: Start Smart Workshop
Aug. 15: Start Smart Workshop
Host: NIACC Pappajohn Center and the Small Business Development Center
About: This free two-hour workshop is designed for anyone who is considering starting a business. At Start Smart, participants will learn …
Aug. 21: Creating Great Change with Small Steps
Host: Iowa Center for Economic Success
About: Owning your own business requires a lot of goal setting for both the short and long terms. Often these goals can seem daunting, even impossible, creating a feeling …
In Case You Missed It – Lift IOWA: 8-6-18
IOWA
As Des Moines prepares to host the third Best of the Midwest Angel Capital Association (ACA) Conference in September, organizers are rallying to make the regional meeting stand out. Des Moines Business Record
Women who own land, …
SPEAK UP: The woman CEO who changed my life — and the lessons she taught me about business success
SPEAK UP: Making your mark on a new team
On The Rise: 8-6-18
Allison Polley (pictured)
Security National Bank
Promoted to director of loan operations
Sioux City
Paula Kleen
Security National Bank
Promoted to Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) officer
Sioux City
Jessica Maldonado
PolicyWorks
Promoted to public affairs director
Des …
Dec. 14: Celebrate Iowa Gala
Host: Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
About: This year’s celebration will feature the soundtrack of Iowa with Iowa musicians coming to play the greatest hits from Iowa’s past. Join River Glen, the Awful Purdies and …
In Iowa, joblessness dives, wages struggle
Quad-City Times: Even as Iowa’s unemployment rate has nose-dived, the pay that workers in the state are earning on the job has struggled to make gains. It’s a trend across the country. But economists in the …
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