Archive for February 2020
March 4: Iowa Women’s Conference
Host: Iowa Women’s Conference
About: The Iowa Women’s Conference (WOCO) is a first-of-its-kind event in Des Moines focused on educational, inspirational and motivational sessions that touch all aspects of women’s lives. Keynote speakers are Randi …
Change Iowa’s manufactured home laws, state attorney general urges
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is urging state legislators to change laws regarding rental and utility fees for owners of manufactured homes after consumers have reported rent increases of up to 69% in the last year. Beyond …
Read MoreDwolla seeking new CEO, founder Ben Milne announces in blog post
Dwolla is searching for a new CEO after founder Ben Milne announced he was going to step away from the role in a blog post published this afternoon. Milne and other company leaders came to the decision …
Read MoreFacebook Live Video: Nonprofits and corporate giving
The Greater Des Moines business community has a long history of philanthropic giving, volunteerism and cause-oriented work. Now there are more worthy causes to support. This panel discussed some of the opportunities and challenges our …
Read MoreDuTrac Community Credit Union gifts $1.3M to Iowa Credit Union Foundation
From left to right: Andrew Hawkinson, CEO of DuTrac; Jaimie Miller, executive director of the Iowa Credit Union Foundation; Jason Norton, senior vice president of marketing and business development at DuTrac. Contributed photo
DuTrac Community Credit …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Mayor of Chicago suburb says ‘no, thanks’ to an Amazon fulfillment center
The mayor of Bolingbrook, Ill., is doing something many elected officials aren’t doing: telling Amazon.com the community doesn’t want a fulfillment center located within its borders.
Alby Gallun, a reporter for Crain’s Chicago Business, writes that …
One southwest Iowa plant closing; another plans layoffs
Radio Iowa: Southwest Iowa was dealt a double blow with the announcement Tuesday of layoffs at two manufacturing plants in the area. Eaton Corp. confirmed that its Shenandoah plant would close sometime this year. Four years …
Read MoreIowa Clinic, Lung Association partner on lung disease education for health care workers
The Iowa Clinic and the American Lung Association are partnering to provide lung disease and lung cancer education to local health care professionals, patients and caregivers for the Lung Force Expo to be held May …
Read MoreIowa Bankers Association seeks Money Smart essay contest entries
Students in grades six to 12 can now enter either the Money Smart Kid or Money Smart Teen Essay Contest and compete for a chance to win up to $1,000 to help boost their college …
Read MoreGuest opinion: Des Moines International Airport’s vision for a new terminal is critical to our state
The Des Moines International Airport welcomed more passengers through its terminal in 2019 than ever before, setting a new passenger record for the eighth year in a row, and with even more nonstop flights to …
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