Archive for February 2020
Carson King launches new foundation to support community fundraisers
Carson King, the 24-year-old Altoona man who launched a million-dollar children’s hospital fundraiser with a sign asking for beer money, has established a new foundation aimed at supporting fundraisers across Iowa communities. The Carson King Foundation will …
Read MoreFuture Ready Iowa launches e-mentoring program
Future Ready Iowa has launched an e-mentoring platform geared to support Last Dollar Scholarship recipients by partnering them with career-related mentors. Through engaging in the Future Ready Iowa Mentoring Program (a collaborative partner of Volunteer …
Read MoreGuest opinion: What I’ve learned each year in business
By Nora Crosthwaite | Realtor, Re/Max Concepts
On a cold Wednesday morning this month, I was meeting with an entrepreneur friend who is starting her recruiting practice for cybersecurity professionals. As we sipped our Mahalo’s lattes, …
Ivy Women In Business award winners announced
The Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University last week announced the winners of the 2020 Ivy Women in Business Awards. The awards — which include the Champion Award, Inspiration Award and Outstanding Young …
Read MoreFeb. 20: 6 Degrees
About: Six Degrees of Separation is the theory that everyone and everything is six or fewer steps away, by way of introduction, from any other person in the world. The Downtown Des Moines Chamber is …
Read MoreFeb. 17: Managing Risk in a More Uncertain World
About: Allison Schrager will present “Managing Risk in a More Uncertain World: What We Can Learn From Surfers, Studs, and Sex Workers.” Schrager studies how people manage risk in their lives and careers, and will …
Read MoreLift IOWA – Women In The News: 2-17-20
IOWA
A popular downtown Cedar Rapids gathering place will be closing its doors next month as owner and self-styled “top chickadee” Brooke Fitzgerald flies off in search of new horizons.
Sara Gotch, the founder of Gnarly Pepper, has …
Read MoreOn The Rise: 2-17-20
Tina Smith Fritz
Bankers Trust
Promoted to executive vice president
Des Moines
Stacie Eastman
His Hands Free Clinic
Joined as director of development and communications
Cedar Rapids
Nancy Humbles
Retired
Appointed president of the African …
The Wealth Consulting Group
High impact portfolios that enact positive change without losing focus on performance
The Wealth Consulting Group uses sustainable & responsible investing to pursue a positive impact on society as well as favorable investment results …
Read MoreForecasters predict spring flooding again on both sides of Iowa
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Spring flooding again threatens both sides of Iowa, National Weather Service forecasters reported Thursday in the first of three predictions leading up to the season. The early outlook shows a 95% probability of …
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