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Dec. 11: CFA Society Iowa Luncheon

Host: CFA Society Iowa
About: Julie Kenney, deputy secretary at the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, will give an update on issues facing Iowa’s agriculture industry. She will also highlight how the Iowa …

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Non-variable annuity sales jump 46 percent in third quarter

Non-variable annuity sales chalked up a 46 percent year-over-year increase in the third quarter, according to preliminary data from Wink’s Sales & Market Report. The sales report includes data for the non-variable annuity categories of indexed annuity, …

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Leadership Institute, Bankers Trust, TPI Composites win Inclusion Awards

This year’s Inclusion Award winners included the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute, Bankers Trust and TPI Composites. The awards from the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Business Record honor employers that have championed diversity …

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Farm Bureau survey shows Thanksgiving costs dip for turkey consumers

Turkey is the classic choice for a Thanksgiving feast — and survey results find it’s the most affordable choice in 2018, the American Farm Bureau reports. This year, the organization found that a whole Thanksgiving …

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Survey: Majority of younger Americans will attend multiple Thanksgiving meals

Planning to sit down to more than one Thanksgiving dinner this year? It’s more likely if you’re under 35 and live in an urban area, according to a new survey from Meyocks. And more people …

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Guest opinion: Cultivating a life of simplicity

By Laura Giles | Associate advisor, Foster Group

What if we could all live lives of simplicity? Lives that are focused on the important things and aren’t muddied by the noise and busyness of life? The…
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FemCity Des Moines raises $2,000 at inaugural community investment event

McKenna Haase, a 21-year-old professional race car driver and the owner of Compass Racing Development, was selected as the winner of Flourish, FemCity Des Moines’ inaugural community-funding event held Nov. 12. Haase will receive nearly …

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Nov. 29: Member Appreciation Night

Host: Professional Women’s Network
About: PWN will celebrate its members during this final event of the year, which features a gift exchange and an opportunity to donate to Willis Dady Homeless Shelter. RSVP by Nov. …

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Dec. 18: 40/30 Celebration

Host: Young Women’s Resource Center and Chrysalis Foundation
About: This event will recognize the closing of the Young Women’s Resource Center’s 40th anniversary and the start of Chrysalis’ 30th anniversary, and will focus on empowering …

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Grassley leaving Senate judiciary committee chairmanship to head finance committee

Quad-City Times: Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has chosen to step away from his role as chairman of the upper chamber’s judiciary committee, saying he plans to instead take the helm of the finance …