IOWA

As Des Moines prepares to host the third Best of the Midwest Angel Capital Association (ACA) Conference in September, organizers are rallying to make the regional meeting stand out. Des Moines Business Record

Women who own land, farm or work in the agriculture industry in Buchanan County are invited to join their Women, Land & Legacy team at one of two upcoming listening sessions. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

All Things Advertising in Manly, owned by Miriah Whitehurst, is the winner of the SBDC’s statewide Business of the Month Award. The company provides digital marketing solutions to North Iowa businesses. Mason City Globe Gazette

With Maritza Espina now at the helm of the College of Business, St. Ambrose University is rethinking its business program to greater emphasize environmental sustainability, social justice and experiential learning. Quad-City Times 

The number of new business filings in Iowa in fiscal year 2018 rose to 23,649, up from 21,665 in fiscal 2017. Corridor Business Journal 

Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen last week offered a strong defense of her institution’s value to the state during an appearance in Cedar Rapids, stressing the importance of ISU’s scientific research and entrepreneurship training programs to growing Iowa’s economy. CorridorBusiness Journal

NATION

Nike Inc. is raising the salaries of about 7,400 employees worldwide, following an internal review of the company’s pay structure. Starting next month, the athletic shoe giant is adjusting pay for 10 percent of its global workforce, across all job levels. Bloomberg

Six women told the New Yorker that CBS Chairman and Chief Executive Leslie Moonves sexually harassed them or used intimidation tactics against them over the course of three decades. New Yorker

Research shows bosses often give white men more access to the noticed work, or “glamour work,” while women and minorities get stuck with the less-desirable tasks. CNN Money

The percentage of venture capitalists who are women has increased, but the vast majority of VC investors are still white and Asian men, research finds. Fast Company