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Nominations open for Commercial Real Estate Professional of the Year award

The Business Record is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Commercial Real Estate Professional of the Year award. The award is designed to highlight an outstanding CRE professional from Central Iowa for his or her …

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Catholic Health Initiatives reports $57.24 million operating loss


Catholic Health Initiatives saw its revenue increase and operating loss grow in the second quarter of fiscal year 2019, Becker’s Hospital Review reported. CHI, which merged with San Francisco-based Dignity Health on Feb. 1 to become CommonSpirit …

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Iowa among top 10 in jobs for people with disabilities


Corridor Business Journal: Iowa ranks ninth in the nation when it comes to employing workers with disabilities, according to statistics released last week. The Disability Statistics Compendium, compiled by the Institute on Disability at the University of …

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Quinn to be honored with ‘Champion of Humanity’ award by Parliament


The president of the World Food Prize, Kenneth Quinn, will be honored in Britain’s House of Lords on March 5 for his humanitarian contributions while serving as U.S. ambassador to Cambodia. Quinn will become only the second …

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Fred Hubbell injured in Arizona bicycle crash


Former candidate for Iowa governor Fred Hubbell was injured in a bicycle crash in Arizona last week, KCCI reported. His wife, Charlotte Hubbell, issued the following statement: “Fred was on his bike in Arizona Friday afternoon. …

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Applications open for Hunger Summit breakout sessions


Due to anticipated high demand, the World Food Prize has opened applications for breakout sessions for the annual Iowa Hunger Summit earlier this year. This year’s summit, scheduled Oct. 14 in Des Moines, will host …

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Simpson adds health and exercise science degree

Simpson College will add a degree program in health and exercise science beginning this fall. The program will replace the clinical health science and exercise science majors. “This is not a ‘one size fits all’ …

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Bill proposes gender equity on corporate boards

A bill proposed in the Iowa Senate would have the state set criteria and a certification program for companies that have at least 50 percent of women on their corporate boards.


Senate File 217, introduced…
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Guest opinion: STEM visibility crucial for girls, increasing state workforce

By Cindy Dietz | State government relations, United Technologies Corp.

Some women decide to pursue STEM careers and become unwavering advocates for others to do the same. Others approach STEM from less direct pathways, yet are no…
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Record number of women running for president in 2020

While the 2020 Democratic presidential primary is still months away, women already are making history in next year’s presidential election.

On Feb. 10, Sen. Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota became the sixth woman to announce her …