Archive for October 2018
Energy secretary to visit Ames National Laboratory
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry will visit the Energy Department’s Ames National Laboratory on the campus of Iowa State University on Oct. 16. Ames National Laboratory is the 16th out of 17 national laboratories …
Read More100th Street interchange in Urbandale to open
You still have time to catch a second event, the opening of the new Interstate 80 interchange at 100th Street in Urbandale. That ceremony starts at 1 p.m. today at 100th Street and Northpark Drive …
Read MoreIt’s official: Skatepark breaks ground
By the time you get this, backers of the Lauridsen Skatepark project will have officially broken ground on the project and released the final layout of what they are calling an Olympic-caliber facility. Plans call for a …
Read MoreCoralville driving simulator loses national designation
Less than two years after being named one of 10 automated vehicle proving grounds in the nation, the Creative Corridor and University of Iowa’s National Advanced Driving Simulator and nine other entities have all lost …
Read MoreGuest opinion: ‘Something must be done’ vs. doing something
My heart — like yours, I’m sure — was broken multiple times over the senseless violence that recently took the lives of young women in our communities. When…Read More
Guest opinion: Do not apologize for telecommuting
By Betsy McCloskey | Partner, Plaid Swan Inc.
We live in an amazing time where technology continues to make the workplace more efficient and adaptable. This evolving technology has also made it easier for businesses to allow …
NAWBO Iowa to present awards at annual Celebration of Excellence event
The Iowa chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners will present three awards at its annual “Celebration of Excellence” on Nov. 8 at Glen Oaks Country Club in West Des Moines. Barbara Crowley of Brokers …
Read MoreCorridor Business Journal announces inaugural C-Suite Award honorees
Five executives, including three women, will be recognized on Nov. 7 at the Corridor Business Journal’s inaugural C-Suite Awards, the publication announced last week. The C-Suite Awards recognize C-level executives who have made an outstanding …
Read MoreOct. 17: Rising to the Top: The Science Behind Lasting Leadership
Host: IWLC – Corridor Women Connect
About: Drawing from her experience of hiking Mount Kilimanjaro as part of a women-only led expedition summiting on International Women’s Day, Jacinta M. Jiménez will deliver a more grounded …
Oct. 18: Crying Out Loud
Host: Healthy Birth Day Inc. and Mainframe Studio
About: Crying Out Loud is an evening of education, music and art that will shed light on the racial disparity that still exists in birth outcomes. The …