Shawn Showers of Washington County has been appointed chief judge of the Eighth Judicial District, located in southeast Iowa. Showers, a district court judge, will succeed Chief Judge Myron Gookin, who is retiring on July 7. Showers, who was appointed to the position by Chief Justice Susan Christensen, begins his new role on July 8….
Make-A-Wish Iowa has announced Wishes on Deck, an all-star softball game on June 22, at the Legion Field in Iowa Falls. Wishes on Deck brings together athletes from Iowa’s two largest universities, University of Iowa and Iowa State University, in a friendly yet competitive game to raise funds to grant wishes for children facing critical…
The Des Moines Art Center and Waterloo Center for the Arts collaborated to bring a culturally significant exhibit featuring Haitian art to Central Iowa. Then, federal grant funding was pulled. The groups were able to color outside the lines and find a funding solution, illustrating how Iowa’s arts and culture organizations are managing federal policy…
Master Builders of Iowa has announced it is holding the “Building a Better You” wellness retreat July 10-11 in Coralville. The two-day event invites Iowa businesses to hear from speakers from the John Maxwell Leadership Institute, the NFL and the Kansas City Chiefs on leadership, mental health and workplace well-being. The retreat will also feature…
The University of Northern Iowa has announced its Wilson College of Business has earned supplemental accounting accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), becoming the first business school in the world to achieve this distinction through an accelerated process. This places Wilson among fewer than 200 institutions worldwide with this accreditation….
The CEO of Iowa’s most profitable company recently shared her perspective on corporate giving and its role in the business’ success. The Business Record was invited to sit down with Deanna Strable at the Principal Charity Classic on May 30 to hear more about company’s giving and the business case for giving back. Strable said…
Shawn Showers of Washington County has been appointed chief judge of the Eighth Judicial District, located in southeast Iowa. Showers, a district court judge, will succeed Chief Judge Myron Gookin, who is retiring on July 7. Showers, who was appointed to the position by Chief Justice Susan Christensen, begins his new role on July 8….
Make-A-Wish Iowa has announced Wishes on Deck, an all-star softball game on June 22, at the Legion Field in Iowa Falls. Wishes on Deck brings together athletes from Iowa’s two largest universities, University of Iowa and Iowa State University, in a friendly yet competitive game to raise funds to grant wishes for children facing critical…
