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July 21: WOW July – Women In Fire Service

Join Women of Worth for the group’s monthly luncheon. This month’s event will feature Pleasant Hill Fire Chief Jamie Xayavong, the city’s first female chief. Xayavong will share her experience as a woman working in …

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Aug. 14: LEAP – Creating Your Vision

Join the Des Moines Downtown Chamber for this virtual edition of LEAP. This month’s event will feature Jamie Nead, best-selling author and adventure speaker. Nead balances her passion-driven career with a busy family life, raising …

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On The Rise: 7-20-20

Michelle Hutchinson (pictured)
Grinnell Mutual
Promoted to vice president and chief audit executive
Grinnell

Maggie Mathiasen
EveryStep
Hired as foundation events coordinator
Des Moines

Meta Hemenway-Forbes
Promoted to local news editor
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Waterloo…

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Guest opinion: Financial planning during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Ashley Shafer | Financial advisor, Morgan Stanley
  Recently, I Googled advice on best at-home workouts, cooking in quarantine, and what to watch on Netflix — but what about advice on financial planning during a…
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PolicyWorks offers free business continuity planning tool to credit unions

PolicyWorks, LLC, a provider of governance, risk and compliance solutions, has made a self-assessment tool for business continuity planning available to its U.S. credit union clients and partner league members at no cost. The tool …

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Wellmark: Virtual mental health visits up 3,000% since pandemic began

New survey data from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association shows that 3 in 4 Americans with behavioral health conditions are continuing therapy services during the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the prevalence of virtual visits …

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Porter, previously at Dwolla, joins Des Moines law firm

Rob Porter, pictured, who had been director of legal for Des Moines-based Dwolla, has joined the law firm of Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen PC, the company announced. Porter has practiced law in Iowa for …

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Cedar Rapids airport hears no objections to health screening proposal

Corridor Business Journal: A proposal to institute what would become one of the nation’s first mandatory health screening requirements for airport passengers and employees at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids drew no public opposition …

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Deere & Co. to lay off workers in Waterloo, Davenport

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Deere & Co. is laying off more Iowa workers in Waterloo and Davenport. According to Iowa Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act filings, Deere informed workers at John Deere Davenport Works and John …

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Summer Meal Meet-Up offering free meals to children

The United Way of Central Iowa is reminding anyone ages 18 and under of the Summer Meal Meet-Up program, which offers free meals to children throughout the summer. According to a news release, more than …