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DeJear receives 2019 Louise Noun Visionary Woman award

The Young Women’s Resource Center last week announced Dierdre DeJear is this year’s recipient of the 2019 Louise Noun Visionary Woman award. Named for the YWRC’s leading founder, the Louise Noun Visionary Woman Award honors advocates, activists, …

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Dates announced for 2019 LEAP series

The Downtown Des Moines Chamber of Commerce has announced dates for its 2019 Leadership Education and Advancement Pipeline (LEAP) series. LEAP is a women’s leadership development program designed for individuals in Central Iowa interested in …

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Two women to accept annual SBDC Iowa entrepreneurial awards Feb. 26

Two Iowa businesswomen will accept entrepreneurial awards by America’s SBDC Iowa later this month for their leadership as Small Business Development Center clients. Sara Winkleman, founder and owner of S&B Farmstead Distillery, is the 2019 …

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March 5: CREW Iowa — Annual Panel on the War on Talent

Host: CREW Iowa
About: Please join CREW Iowa and a panel of leading women in our community who will speak on issues related to “The War on Talent,” a phrase coined to discuss efforts to …

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March 1: March Coffee Connection

Host: FemCity Des Moines
About: Join FemCity Des Moines for the group’s October Coffee Connection. This event is come-and-go as you please and informal in nature. Stop by to meet women in a wide variety …

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On The Rise: 2-18-19

Maria Reeves
Iowa State Bank
Promoted to assistant branch manager
Des Moines

Kristi Shelburg 
Iowa State Bank
Promoted to assistant vice president, bank secrecy officer
Des Moines

Teresa Jensen
Ohnward Bank & Trust
Hired as …

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Guest opinion: Invest in yourself

By Ashley Shafer | Financial adviser, Morgan Stanley 

Statistics show that women lack confidence in their financial knowledge. When women don’t feel informed, they don’t act, and this can cost us greatly! With the new year …

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April 20: Eat. Drink. Architecture.

Host: Iowa Architectural Foundation and Full Court Press Restaurants
About: Eat. Drink. Architecture is sponsored by the Iowa Architectural Foundation and Full Court Press Restaurants. All proceeds benefit the Iowa Architectural Foundation and its educational outreach …

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Bill from Iowa Senate Democrats would end privatized Medicaid for some Iowans

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Long-term patients in Iowa’s Medicaid system would be returned to public management under a package of proposals floated by Iowa Senate Democrats. The bill would move long-term patients out of private management and …

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‘Tariffs and trade’ hobble Deere earnings

Deere & Co. blamed “tariffs and trade policies” for weighing on market sentiment, resulting in first-quarter earnings that missed estimates by a country mile. Deere reported earnings of $1.54 per share on revenues of $6.9 …