Archive for September 2018
Oct. 11: Give Cancer the Boot Annual Gala
Host: Bras for the Cause
About: From the magical setting and elegant dinner fare to the inspired bra artwork and thoughtfully packaged auction items, the night is truly a special event unlike any other. Proceeds …
Ankeny teacher named history teacher of the year
Kimberly Meller-Angus, a social studies teacher at Northview Middle School in Ankeny, has been named the 2018 Iowa History Teacher of the Year. She has taught American history for 12 years and has been with …
Read MoreUnited Technologies reaches $14M settlement of foreign kickback, bribery case
Corridor Business Journal: The Securities and Exchange Commission said Connecticut-based United Technologies Corp. will pay $13.9 million to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by making illicit payments in its elevator and …
Read MoreISU scales down Veterinary Diagnostic Lab project
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa State University is scaling down the size and cost of its proposed new Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory — a facility touted as a major underpinning of Iowa’s economy — because of lower-than-requested legislative …
Read MoreIowa joins competition to land USDA agencies with combined budget of $1.6 billion
Des Moines Register: Iowa has joined a throng of states that want to land two USDA agency headquarters that Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue wants to move away from Washington, D.C. The Iowa Economic Development Authority said …
Read MoreCharity softball game to benefit Opportunity on Deck
Opportunity on Deck will hold its inaugural Game for Good fundraising softball game on Friday at Principal Park, beginning at 3 p.m. The event was originally scheduled for Sept. 7 but was rained out. Former …
Read MoreRecord corn harvest predicted for Iowa
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is predicting the second-largest corn crop, with record harvests anticipated in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio and South Dakota, according to a release. The USDA raised its estimate for this …
Read MoreWorld Food and Music Festival coming this weekend
The 14th Annual World Food & Music Festival will take place Friday through Sunday in Western Gateway Park with some new additions — a naturalization ceremony will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday with 50 people …
Read MoreRegents approve fully online Tippie MBA program
The Iowa Board of Regents on Wednesday approved a proposal by the Tippie College of Business to add a fully online professional MBA program beginning next fall. The college plans to ramp up the program …
Read MoreVIDEO: Full video of the Sept. 12 Power Breakfast program
Watch the full event video of Wednesday’s Power Breakfast, #MeToo: Business best practices in the #MeToo era.
Panelists included: Kirsten Anderson, advocate and founder, Equitas Solutions; Jon Couture; chief human resources officer, Principal Financial Group; Karin …