Archive for January 2019
Airport breaks passenger record
Des Moines International Airport drew 2.77 million passengers in 2018, breaking the record set the previous year by 7.6 percent. The previous record was approximately 2.58 million, which was 3.8 percent over 2016.
For the …
Fueling Growth
Ames-based Renewable Energy Group saw its stock price more than double in 2018, from the $11 range to $25-plus. At one point in the past year, it hit $31. At the end of the year, …
Read MoreGuest opinion: Bridging the gender divide
By Betsy McCloskey | Founder and partner, Plaid Swan Inc.
The year 2017 was a breakthrough year for women everywhere. With the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements that started in Hollywood, it has brought the gender struggle …
Read MoreRegistration opens tomorrow for first 2019 Ready to Run session
On the heels of the 2018 midterm election, where women made history on ballots across the country, Iowa State University’s Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics will host another session of Ready to Run, a …
Read MoreCollins Aerospace, Transamerica honored in EPIC Corporate Challenge
Eastern Iowa companies Transamerica and Collins Aerospace will be recognized at the EPIC Annual Awards Celebration later this month with the Most Innovative Initiative Award for their work in advancing women leaders in the state …
Read MoreFeb. 4: DreamBuilder Accelerated
Host: Iowa Center for Economic Success
About: The business plan. Writing one can be intimidating. You’re juggling market research with competitor analysis, financial projections with marketing strategies. Let the Iowa Center help you navigate it …
Feb. 15: ‘Elevate’ With Rita Perea
Host: West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
About: Business strategist, executive coach, speaker and author Rita Perea will share new tactical success strategies from her latest book to help you be realistic about what’s not …
On The Rise: 1-14-19
Brianne Sanchez
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Hired as director of nonprofit relations
Des Moines
Sara Bonney
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Promoted to chief marketing officer
Des Moines
Addie Olson
Community Foundation …
March 7: Man & Woman of the Year Central Iowa Kick-Off
Host: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Iowa
About: A reception celebration kicks off the competition. The candidates have an opportunity to meet the “competition,” listen to success stories from past men and women of the year, …
The buzz on Cedar Rapids’ new building code
Cedar Rapids’ new 350-page building code is designed to make the area more friendly to walkers and bicyclists, for mixed-use developments, and to make sure commercial operations are oriented toward streets, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reported. It …
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