Archive for February 2020
March 13: LEAP 2020 kickoff
The Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce will host the kickoff of 2020’s Leadership Education and Advancement Pipeline (LEAP) series. The series this year runs from March through October. The mission of LEAP is to …
Read MoreLift IOWA – Women In The News: 2-24-20
IOWA
Council Bluffs-based Dusted Charm’s growing clientele has made way for the boutique store to open a second location.
NATION
Two bills that saw movement in the House of Representatives recently were seen as victories for women.
A Pew …
Read MoreOn The Rise: 2-24-20
Kate Tindall (pictured)
Iowa State University Alumni Association
Joined as director of marketing and communications
Ames
Lauren Burt
Kemin Industries Inc.
Promoted to lead all internal and external global communications
Des Moines
Natalie Bachman
Wellmark …
SBA to award grants for Women Veteran Entrepreneurship Training program
The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering competitive funding to nonprofit organizations, state and local agencies, and institutions of higher learning to deliver entrepreneurship training to women service members, women veterans and women military spouses. …
Read MoreCorteva declares quarterly dividend
Corteva Inc. announced its board of directors has authorized a common stock dividend of 13 cents per share, payable March 13 to the company’s shareholders of record on March 3. This marks the third consecutive cash …
Read More4 takeaways from Capital Crossroads quarterly report
Here are four key takeaways from Capital Crossroads’ annual report released this week.
Water trails
The $25 million federal grant for the water trails announced in November will help to activate a five-mile stretch of the …
NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Nine ways to make your workday better
In the book “Eat Sleep Work Repeat,” Bruce Daisley, a former Twitter executive who has also worked for Google and YouTube, suggests that we could bring back satisfaction to our work by alleviating some of …
Read MoreBunker Labs to open Des Moines chapter
Bunker Labs, a national nonprofit helping veteran, military spousal and active military entrepreneurs, is launching a new chapter in Des Moines, the organization announced Thursday. The Des Moines chapter’s volunteer city leader is Bernie Stone. …
Read MoreFirst Women’s Golf Summit set for March 1, Iowa Golf Summit follows the next day
The Iowa Golf Council (Iowa Golf Association, Iowa GCSA and Iowa PGA) is hosting two golf summits in early March. The inaugural Women’s Golf Summit will be held the afternoon of March 1 while the …
Read MoreVariety — the Children’s Charity to host 46th Variety Telethon
Variety — the Children’s Charity will host the 46th Variety Telethon Feb. 29 to March 1, the organization announced this week. The annual fundraiser has raised millions of dollars from donors over the years, featuring local …
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