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Aug. 27: Identity Theft And How It Affects You

Have you worried about becoming a victim of identity theft? As we spend more time online, we also see an increase in fraud activity and identity theft. This NAWBO Iowa lunch-and-learn will cover types of …

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Aug. 26: Women Mentoring Event

Hosted by the West Des Moines and Clive Chambers of Commerce, this event will give participants a chance to learn firsthand from top women leaders in the region. These women have pushed the envelope for …

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Guest opinion: Lifting up women through the pandemic

By Kate Banasiak | President and CEO, Diversified Management Services

Since the 1970s, we’ve worked hard on gender equity in the workplace, but over the last six months, the headlines show how much women are sliding …

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Black Women’s Equal Pay Day shines light on barriers facing Black women at work

Aug. 13 marked the number of days Black women would need to work into 2020 to catch up with what white men earned in 2019 alone. While still a major injustice, the number is part …

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Guest opinion: Financial FOMO

By Joey Beech | Executive director, Ankeny Economic Development Corp.

Part of any healthy habit is having the guts to speak our truth in tricky social situations. “Thank you, Grandma, but I don’t need a third …

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D.M. receives $38.1 million in first year of local option sales tax

The city of Des Moines received $38.1 million from the local option sales and service tax during the first year the tax was in place, according to a report provided to the City Council.

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Drake names former Wells Fargo leader as dean of College of Business and Public Administration

Drake University has named Alejandro Hernandez as dean of the College of Business and Public Administration. Hernandez, who began the leadership role at Drake on Aug. 14, was most recently senior vice president for corporate social responsibility …

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Proteus names marketing and communications coordinator

Proteus Inc. has hired Josefina Lopez Valdivia as the organization’s first marketing and communications coordinator. The nonprofit organization provides agricultural workers and their families in Iowa, Nebraska and Indiana with affordable health care, education assistance and job …

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Assistance available for Iowa WIC families affected by severe weather

The Iowa Department of Public Health has additional assistance available for WIC (Women, Infants and Children) families affected by the Aug. 10 derecho in 16 Iowa counties designated under the federal disaster declaration. Families currently …

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Des Moines schools plan lawsuit after Iowa denies request to start school year online

Des Moines Register: The state of Iowa is facing a second lawsuit over its mandate that schools hold at least 50% of classes in person this fall. Des Moines Public Schools said today that it will …