Archive for January 2020
Jan. 29: January 2020 Power Ladies Lunch
Host: Women Lead Change
About: Take advantage of this opportunity to celebrate Girls with Goals Grant recipients and hear from local Cedar Rapids girls who are leading the way at their elementary schools. Seats are …
Lift IOWA – Women In The News: 1-27-20
IOWA
The Kettel House Bakery and Cafe in Marion has a sweet future ahead with its recent acquisition by Kathy’s Pies owner Amy Jordan.
Cassy Herkelman was one of the first true trailblazers for girls’ wrestling in Iowa. …
Read MoreOn The Rise: 1-27-20
Elizabeth Meyer (pictured)
Davis Brown Law Firm
Elected to the company’s board of directors
Des Moines
Courtney Strutt Todd
Davis Brown Law Firm
Elected to the company’s board of directors
Des Moines
Lisa Niebuhr
MercyOne …
Iowa’s unemployment rate increases slightly to 2.7%
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly to 2.7% in December. The state’s jobless rate was 2.4% one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate remained at 3.5% in December. “Given the holidays and weather in …
Read MoreHolmes Murphy president to present on health care costs, politics
Health insurance industry veteran Den Bishop will headline a discussion next week at Holmes Murphy’s headquarters in Waukee. Bishop, president of Holmes Murphy, will speak on U.S. health care reform initiatives and approaches to addressing …
Read MoreBlue Cross and Blue Shield insurers team up with Civica Rx in $55 million venture
A group of Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurers is investing $55 million in a venture that aims to offer cheaper prices to their members on generic drugs that currently have little or no competition, Reuters …
Read MoreWaterloo city councilwoman asks colleagues to rescind ‘ban the box’ measure
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Waterloo City Councilwoman Margaret Klein has asked for a vote to rescind Waterloo’s controversial fair chance hiring initiative. The fair chance initiative, also known as “ban the box,” was approved Nov. 4 on …
Read MoreFast Track Filing now accepts biennial reports
Fast Track Filing, the online filing system launched by Iowa’s secretary of state office in 2018, is now accepting biennial report filing, Secretary of State Paul Pate announced this week. Biennial reports have been available …
Read MoreGreat Outdoors Foundation names project manager for Central Iowa Water Trails
Maggie McClelland joins the Great Outdoors Foundation as project manager for the Central Iowa Water Trails, the foundation announced this week. McClelland will lead 11 committees working on the project. McClelland previously worked at ITA …
Read MoreVIDEO: Newsroom 515 Housing – First Question
Our most recent Newsroom 515 event focused on housing. The discussion was also one of the panel events ? albeit the only one in front of an audience ? for our Annual Real Estate …
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