Archive for May 2019
Former state Sen. Rita Hart announces run for Iowa’s 2nd District
KCCI: Former Iowa state Sen. Rita Hart is running for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. Hart, a Democrat, served in the Iowa Senate from 2012 to 2016. Most recently, she was the running mate for Fred Hubbell …
Read MoreMay 20: Stellar Women Achieving Greatness
Host: U.S. Small Business Administration
About: SWAG offers women who are in business, or who are thinking about starting a business, the opportunity to meet, connect with and provide mutual support to each other. The …
June 7: First Friday with Ying Sa
Host: Iowa Center for Economic Success
About: Each First Friday, attendees will hear the stories of savvy, successful business owners and entrepreneurs. In a laid-back environment, catch words of wisdom from women and men who …
June 12: WLN Annual Connect Experience
Host: Dubuque Women’s Leadership Network
About: Combining the group’s two signature events, the Annual Conference and Golf Outing, this event will be one day of connecting. Attendees can choose to participate the entire day, pr …
In Case You Missed It – Lift IOWA: 5-20-19
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Brunow Construction,a woman-owned company based in Council Bluffs, was named “Small Business of the Day” by the office of U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and the Senate Committee on Small Business Entrepreneurship on May 9. Council …
Read MoreGrinnell Mutual adds two senior leadership positions
Grinnell Mutual, the largest primary reinsurer of farm mutual companies in North America, announced it has added two positions to its senior leadership team. Andrea Brunk has been named vice president of Strategic Experience. The …
Iowa unemployment rate steady at 2.4%
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stayed at 2.4% in April, well below the national figure of 3.6%. Beth Townsend, director of Iowa Workforce Development, said in a statement that Iowa’s unemployment has been at historically …
Borlaug Dialogue opens registrations
World Food Prize Foundation President Kenneth Quinn took the stage at a conference in Beijing Thursday to announce the opening of registrations for the next Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium Pax Agricultura: Peace Through Agriculture. “From …
ISU Startup Factory cohort PK Biosciences receives SBIR funding
The Iowa State University Startup Factory announced that one of cohort companies, PK Biosciences Corp., has been awarded a $224,912 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and …
IEDA approves aid for Facebook, Vermeer
The Iowa Economic Development Authority board today approved aid for Facebook’s expansion in Altoona and Vermeer’s reconstruction from tornado damage in Pella. The Facebook package included a 20-year local property tax exemption through a program …