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Mediacom named a top company for women workers

Women in Cable Telecommunications recently named West Des Moines-based Mediacom Communications as the top workplace for women in the industry. Mediacom received the 2019 distinction based on survey data collected to measure gender-inclusion practices and …

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Casey’s honored for advancing gender parity in the boardroom

Ankeny-based Casey’s General Stores Inc. last week was honored by the Women’s Forum of New York for the company’s work advancing gender parity in the boardroom. Casey’s current board of directors includes five women, who …

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Women in the Quad-Cities are paid less than men, and the gap is growing

Quad-City Times: In the Quad-Cities, a woman working full time makes 72 cents for every dollar earned by a man. The gender pay gap is larger in the Quad-Cities than it is in 48 states, …

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Nov. 15: Coffee & Conversation

Host: NAWBO Iowa
About: This month’s Coffee & Conversation will be held at Re/Max Concepts in Des Moines. Come ready to network and share your best technology tips and tricks.
When: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Where: Re/Max …

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Lift IOWA – Women In The News: 11-11-19

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A new scholarship at Iowa State University aims to help women launch successful careers in the dairy industry. Des Moines Business Record

Collins Aerospace has committed $3.6 million over the next three years to FIRST, …

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On The Rise: 11-11-19

Sarah Mowery (pictured)
ChildServe
Hired as director of development
Johnston

Lacey Skalicky
Hays Companies
Promoted to assistant vice president, power and utility practice
Des Moines

Jennifer Murphy
NewBoCo
Hired as Intrapreneur Academy program manager
Cedar …

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Cedar Rapids planning panel endorses Cargill rail yard

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Cargill passed the first test Thursday in its latest application to build a rail yard on vacant city-owned ground in the southeast neighborhood known as Rompot. The City Planning Commission was called on …

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University of Iowa looking to buy $2.2 million plot of land in North Liberty

Iowa City Press-Citizen: University of Iowa administrators are seeking approval to purchase an additional 22 acres in North Liberty for $2.2 million, though officials have not yet specified how the land will be used. The plot …

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General Mills workers avoid strike, set to ratify contract next week

Cedar Rapids Gazette: More than 500 General Mills workers will not strike after reaching a tentative contract agreement with the company, the union said Friday. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union’s Local 110 announced Friday …

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Farm income rises, but still lags record

The U.S. Department of Agriculture projects this year’s farm income to be $88 billion, the highest net income since $92 billion in 2014, the American Farm Bureau Federation reported. But 4% of the income this year …