Archive for April 2020
Former staff member returns to RAGBRAI, offers apology
Des Moines Register: A familiar name is returning to the staff of the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. Andrea Parrott, formerly the ride’s merchandise and media manager, is rejoining the team as a marketing …
Read MoreGovernor appoints Matthew McDermott to Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa Capital Dispatch: Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Friday that she is appointing Matthew McDermott, a Des Moines attorney in private practice, to the Iowa Supreme Court. McDermott, 42, lives in West Des Moines and has worked …
Read MoreWells Fargo’s asset cap could hobble its response to Paycheck Protection Program lending
One of the nation’s largest lenders may be kept largely on the sidelines of a special lending program aimed at keeping small businesses alive during the coronavirus shutdown, the San Francisco Business Times reported. Wells Fargo said …
Read MoreDave & Buster’s plans stand-alone store in West Des Moines
A Dave & Buster’s arcade and sports bar is proposed for West Des Moines south of Jordan Creek Town Center.
Dave & Buster’s, a popular Texas-based arcade and sports bar chain, plans to build an …
Read MoreGuest opinion: Empathetic listening is our highest-return soft skill
By Emily Abbas | Senior vice president, chief marketing and communications officer, Bankers Trust
Let’s start with the good news and then back into the bad news. As women, we have a natural advantage in one …
Guest opinion: Achieving a balanced lifestyle without joining the burnout club
By Natalie Mahoney | Public affairs coordinator, PolicyWorks
“Rise and grind” is a fairly common phrase for people to use when they want to start their responsibilities early and feel productive throughout the course of the day. …
April 9: Personality differences and how to communicate effectively (webinar)
Host: NAWBO Iowa
This webinar will teach you all the best practices for developing great communication skills for a lasting return on relationships.
Where: Online. 4-5 p.m.
Learn more…
Lift IOWA – Women In The News: 4-6-20
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For Linda Meloy, writing a book about the impact the League of Women Voters has had in Iowa during the past century was “like putting together a thousand-piece puzzle with 300 pieces missing and a lot …
Read MoreEveryone is home right now, but who’s doing all the ‘home’ work?
Harper’s Bazaar: “Imagine a giant social experiment where all the undervalued and underpaid women required to get through your day went missing — teachers, housekeepers, babysitters, grandmothers, nannies, home-care aids, you name it — and you …
Read More‘I feel like I have five jobs’: Moms navigate the pandemic
New York Times: While we’re on the subject of sharing the load at home, another piece in the New York Times details how school closures and shelter-in-place mandates have added teacher, coach, germ police and round-the-clock …
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