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Notes from the Governor’s Scouts Luncheon

Here are some notable takeaways from the Governor’s Scouts Luncheon Feb. 7, attended by more than 700 business leaders, lawmakers and Scouting leaders at the Iowa Events Center.   — It was the first time…
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2019 EPIC Corporate Challenge co-chairs announced

The EPIC Corporate Challenge last week named Jeff Russell, president and CEO of Delta Dental of Iowa, and Tiffany O’Donnell, CEO of Women Lead Change, as new co-chairs to lead its advisory council. The pair …

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Gallup: Record number of women not happy with how society treats them

A new poll finds a record number of U.S. women are dissatisfied with the way women are treated in society. According to a Gallup poll released last month, only 46 percent of women are pleased …

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Feb. 19: WOW on the Road – Consumer Credit

Host: Women of Worth
About: Women of Worth is taking its monthly networking luncheon on the road to visit a selection of Des Moines’ women-owned small businesses. This month, the group will meet at Consumer …

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On The Rise: 2-11-19

Kristin Smith 
Iowa State Bank
Promoted to VP consumer and small business loan officer
Des Moines

Jenny Gunderson
South Slope Cooperative Communications
Joined as human resources manageer
North Liberty

Theresa Lederer
MercyOne Sioux City Medical …

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Guest opinion: Stay the course

By Daphne Christensen | Practice manager, Koch Facial Plastic Surgery & Spa

What happens to the vibe among your team when rumblings of performance appraisals begin? This morale-busting bummer of a way to end the year drove me …

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Iowa’s Winnebago Industries has big plans for luxury boatmaker Chris-Craft

Sarasota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune: Sarasota’s Chris-Craft Corp. and its owner, Iowa-based Winnebago Industries Inc., have big plans. The blueprint for increasing the number of boat models Chris-Craft offers, the size of its plant and its workforce are …

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Reactions to business topics in State of the Union address

Politicians and industry groups were quick to respond after President Donald Trump’s second State of the Union address aired Tuesday. Iowa Republicans applauded the recent U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement negotiated in November by the Trump administration, …

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Utilities board orders Alliant to file new customer rate notices

The Iowa Utilities Board today issued a decision regarding Alliant Energy’s request for approval of proposed customer notices in advance of the company filing a request with the IUB to increase both its customer electric and natural …

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Primary Health Care partners with EMBARC for interpretation program

Primary Health Care Inc. a nonprofit community health center, announced it has partnered with Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center (EMBARC) to launch a language interpretation program for the more than 10,000 Burmese refugees …

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