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Wiggins, Iowa’s acting chief justice, plans to retire in March

David Wiggins, pictured, the Iowa Supreme Court’s acting chief justice, announced his plans to retire, effective March 13. Wiggins, 69, was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2003. He became acting chief justice in November after…
By BPC Staff | Jan 13, 2020
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$2.7M mixed-use building proposed for W.D.M.’s Valley Junction

The West Des Moines Plan and Zoning Commission tonight will consider a request to rezone property at Fourth Street and Railroad Avenue that would allow a proposal to construct a $2.7 million mixed-use building to…
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Jan 13, 2020
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The best reads of 2019, according to our readers

Each week, our goal at Lift IOWA is to offer you insight stemming from a variety of sources from women (and men) throughout the world. Much of this insight is how to be a better …
By BPC Staff | Jan 13, 2020
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ATHENA finalists, Male Champion winner announced

Four Quad City community leaders recently were named 2020 ATHENA Award finalists by Women Lead Change. The organization also named this year’s Male Champion of Change Award winner.

The ATHENA Award is presented to an …
By BPC Staff | Jan 13, 2020
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Jan. 14: Profit First with Kendra Erkamaa

Host: NAWBO Iowa
About: What if, rather than you serving your business, your business served you? What if you could turn a profit from your very next deposit? And what if you had the power …
By BPC Staff | Jan 13, 2020
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Lift IOWA – Women In The News: 1-13-20

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A versatile professional with a passion for social service, Jessica Schamberger, vice president of operations at Goodwill of the Heartland, will help lead the organization’s latest initiative, an $18 million contract packaging with the U.S. …
By BPC Staff | Jan 13, 2020
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On The Rise: 1-13-20

Katie McIntyre (pictured)
Midwest Family Lending
Hired as marketing director
Urbandale

Karol Shepherd
Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival
Hired as events and marketing director
Cedar Rapids

Nicole Mead
BerganKDV
Hired as market sales leader
Iowa City/Cedar …
By BPC Staff | Jan 13, 2020
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Guest opinion: Three new vocab words you need for 2020

By Dawn Hafner | Des Moines

I have three new vocab words for you to learn and master in 2020. Triggers, buffers and pings — oh, my! If you can master the recognition of these events …
By BPC Staff | Jan 13, 2020
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Megyn Kelly talks about Ailes and ‘Bombshell’ in YouTube video

Megyn Kelly has kept her distance from “Bombshell,” a Hollywood awards contender that presents her as a key figure in exposing sexual harassment at Fox News. Until now, the New York Times reports. On Thursday, the former …
By EMILY BARSKE | Jan 10, 2020
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Iowa Wesleyan reassesses future as struggling campus and potential partner cut ties

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A year after announcing the future of one of Iowa’s oldest higher education institutions was imminently dire, Iowa Wesleyan University has abandoned plans to save itself by partnering with a Catholic school based …
By BPC Staff | Jan 10, 2020