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Guest opinion: The sentence that’s holding you back

By Sarah Stephany | Associate director, EDEN+ Fundraising Consulting 

I remember my mother’s voice, frantic and scrambled as she replayed the latest frustration from her new job to me through the phone. “My boss expects me to know …

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Carla Harris, Ginger Zee to headline women’s leadership conferences

Women Lead Change recently announced that Carla Harris and Ginger Zee will headline two of the organization’s upcoming conferences. Harris, an author and vice chairman, managing director and senior client adviser at Morgan Stanley, will …

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Youth Homes of Mid-America names new executive director

Chris Koepplin will become the new executive director of Youth Homes of Mid-America, an Iowa-based youth and family social service agency. Koepplin starts her new role on July 1 and succeeds Mike Arndt, who will …

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On The Rise: 6-24-19

Alyssa Sackett (pictured)
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s
Appointed to pediatric emergency care coordinator 
Sioux City

Lindsay Leahy
BerganKDV
Joined the 100+ Women Who Care board of directors
Cedar Rapids

Anna Slife
The Early Bird…

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Des Moines council expected to form nonprofit to oversee neighborhood improvement program

The Des Moines City Council on Monday is expected to vote on creating a nonprofit entity to oversee a stepped-up effort to revitalize neighborhoods, a departure from how similar programs have been run in the…
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Sammons Financial Group breaks ground for West Des Moines headquarters


Sammons Financial Group on Thursday celebrated the start of construction for its new West Des Moines headquarters, a $65 million project that will bring the company’s approximately 500 Central Iowa employees under one roof and …

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Farm lobby says third round of trade aid may be needed


If political gridlock lingers in the air during the 2020 election cycle, farmers may need a third round of government aid to stay afloat, Reuters reports. Farmers have struggled this year as top U.S. soybean buyer …

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Kurtenbach named director of Iowa Department of Administrative Services


Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced the appointment of Jim Kurtenbach as director of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services, effective July 1. Kurtenbach, a former state representative, has been an associate professor at Iowa State …

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Behnke named executive director of IowaWatch


Former Des Moines Business Record Editor Suzanne Behnke has been tapped to become executive director for the Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, also known as IowaWatch. 

Behnke, who begins in August, succeeds Lyle Muller, who is …

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Drake named global headquarters for Character Counts! program



The organization that founded the Character Counts! program today announced an agreement that conveys the global rights to its character development programs to Drake University, effective July 1. 

Founded by the Joseph and Edna Josephson …