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The CBJ is seeking nominations for its 2018 Forty Under 40 class. These annual awards recognize 40 leaders under the age of 40 who have made a significant impact in their businesses and communities early in their careers. Corridor Business Journal
Forty Iowans graduated from the Leadership Iowa program run by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) during the 2018 Taking Care of Business Conference in Coralville last month. Corridor Business Journal
Managing Director Alicia Bandala, of Kone, Mexico, visited the Quad Cities Wednesday to talk about women in management as part of the Greater Quad-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s quarterly speaker series. Quad-City Times
Waterloo attorney Laura Folkerts was granted the Iowa State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division Award of Merit. Folkerts is a partner with Dutton, Braun, Staack & Hellman. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
With their new business, Jeanette Ramirez and Hanna Weston have waded into the legally murky area of cannabidiol regulation. Cedar Rapids Gazette
Two bakery workers on Ames’ Main Street are showing off their weird side to anyone with a Netflix account. Owner Alison Kanealy and cake decorator Tia Rodemeyer of downtown bakery Ali Cakes, located at 300 Main St., competed on an episode of “Sugar Rush,” a Netflix show that debuted July 13. Ames Tribune
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Most directors said their company boards had not addressed workplace sexism or the #MeToo movement, according to an April 2018 theBoardlist survey. CNNMoney
Elizabeth Rowe, a principal flutist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is suing her employer and requesting more than $200,000 in unpaid wages. WBUR
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