Archive for September 2018
Lift IOWA – In case you missed it: 9-10-18
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In an age of digital handheld devices, some people still practice hands-on crafts. Village Needlework owner Joan Ackerman is among them. Cedar Rapids Gazette
A new Iowa City business is a collaboration of three “pickers …
NBA star Steph Curry wants young girls to grow up in a world where women are ‘paid equally’
ABC News: In an intimate and powerful essay, Steph Curry took things beyond the basketball court and into his home, where he opened up about his respect and admiration for both his mother and wife, and …
Read MoreThe frustratingly familiar history of workplace sexual harassment
Fast Company: A New York Times article penned in 1975 reads, “For years, many women accepted it as a job hazard. Now, with raised consciousness and increased self-assurance, they are speaking out against the indignities of …
Read MoreOn The Rise: 9-10-18
Amy Lank (pictured)
American Power Systems Inc.
Tamara Kenworthy
On Point Strategies
Appointed to the board …
Innovative Companies: Time ReDesigned
The problem: School administrators face many competing demands for their time during the day and can often find it difficult to spend the time needed on high-priority issues that will result in better education outcomes for …
Read MoreOn The Move: Week of Sept. 3
Susan Hatten
Holmes Murphy
Promoted to senior manager, corporate community engagement
shatten@holmesmurphy.com
Andy Ball
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa
Hired as chief finance officer
aball@bgcci.org
Kaitlin Miller
Community State Bank
Promoted to bank …
Read MoreHy-Vee on a roll in the Twin Cities: 12 area stores likely by end of next year
St. Paul Pioneer Press: Hy-Vee Inc. is on track to have 12 supermarkets in the Twin Cities metro area by the end of next year. Already, Hy-Vee has become one of the area’s biggest supermarket chains …
Read MorePortion of $117 million in federal aid may actually be a loan
Cedar Rapids authorities are pushing U.S. representatives for answers after the Army Corps of Engineers said a portion of the $117 million in federal aid announced this summer for flood protection would need to be …
Read MorePortion of $117 million in federal aid may actually be a loan
Cedar Rapids authorities are pushing U.S. representatives for answers after the Army Corps of Engineers said a portion of the $117 million in federal aid announced this summer for flood protection would need to be …
Read MoreFoster appointed SBA Region 7 Advocate
Adrienne Vallejo Foster has been appointed Region 7 Advocate for the Office of Advocacy at the U.S. Small Business Administration. In this role, Foster will advocate on behalf of small businesses in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri …
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