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Guest opinion: Being a mentor can improve your world and your community


While backpacking and building her website development company, West Des Moines businesswoman Colleen Kinsey was shaken by the lack of opportunities women face in developing countries. She was overwhelmed by a feeling of helplessness that …

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Guest opinion: Throw your convertible top down

By Anne Roth | Strategic initiatives specialist, Iowa Business Council

When I saw a man with a fully zipped-up winter jacket and his convertible top down on the first 41-degree day with sunny skies, I had to stifle …

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April 25: Speed Coaching for Women Entrepreneurs

Host: U.S. Small Business Administration
About: Women who own their own business and those who are thinking about starting a small business are invited to attend this event to get specific, one-on-one information and advice …

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In Case You Missed It – Lift IOWA: 4-15-19

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Rachel Hollis has learned that naming the negative thoughts that tell her she’s “not enough” encourages empowerment and more positivity within herself, she told a crowd in the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Cedar …

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On The Rise: 4-15-19

Dr. Heidi Schreck (pictured)
Primary Health Care
Hired as chief medical officer
Des Moines

Andrea McVay
F&M Bank
Hired as vice president, private banking
Cedar Rapids

Lezlee Schutty 
Community State Bank
Hired as senior vice president, …

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EPA stands by Iowa water quality program

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has declined to strip Iowa’s power to enforce federal water quality laws, the Des Moines Register reported. Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, the Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club and the …

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Report highlights Iowa’s most valuable brands

Fresh from its rebranding as an operating unit of United Technologies, Cedar Rapids-based Collins Aerospace is Iowa’s most valuable brand, according to new rankings of the 500 strongest U.S. brands by Brand Finance. Collins Aerospace, whose brand …

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Farmers got older, income fell, ag census data shows

Successful Farming: Producers got older, more females were principal growers, and farms got bigger while the average per-farm income declined between 2012 and 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2017 Census of Agriculture. …

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UnityPoint Health, MercyOne leaders join DMU board

Des Moines University announced that Karl Keeler, president of MercyOne Central Iowa Medical Center, and Kevin Vermeer, president and chief executive officer of UnityPoint Health, have joined the DMU board of trustees. Their service on …

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Neighborhood Finance Corp. receives $324,500 to support housing and neighborhoods

Neighborhood Finance Corp. is receiving $324,500 in flexible grants from the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp. for neighborhood revitalization in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, West Des Moines and Windsor Heights, according to a release. The grant will …