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MidAmerican’s energy efficiency plan trims $84 million in annual customer fees

MidAmerican Energy Co. today filed an application with the Iowa Utilities Board for approval of a five-year energy efficiency program that meets new spending caps by utilities on those programs enacted by the Iowa Legislature …

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Iowa agency explores using prison labor to build homes

KCCI-TV: An Iowa agency wants to use inmates to eventually build at least 100 homes a year for low-income individuals around the state, an unusual idea within the expansive prison labor industry. The Iowa Department of …

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CR councilman: Flood work will take 10-15 years

Corridor Business Journal: Some key pieces of Cedar Rapids’ $750 million flood protection system have already been built, while others will take 10-15 years to complete, City Council Member Tyler Olson told “Iowa Press” over the …

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Young Professionals Connection launches Business Member program

The Young Professionals Connection has begun offering business memberships, in an effort to recognize employers’ ongoing support and to help them continue to attract and retain young professionals. The organization has established three Business Member tiers — Gold, Silver …

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NewBoCo’s entrepreneurial programs open for application

Applications are open for three of NewBoCo’s entrepreneurial programs in Cedar Rapids: the Social Good Accelerator, the Iowa Startup Accelerator and the Corridor Angel Investors August meeting. Applications are available for the fall batches of both the …

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Des Moines to take another step forward in acquisition of superfund site

The city of Des Moines has wrestled with the Dico superfund site along the Raccoon River near Fleur Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway for better than two decades. So what happens when you …

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Corridor Business Journal: C-suite parity still eluding Iowa women

By Katharine Carlon | Corridor Business Journal 

It’s lonely at the top – and it might be loneliest of all for women.

Though they make up nearly half of the state’s workforce, Iowa women fill fewer …

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Guest Opinion: Getting vulnerable with a new team

By Brianne Sanchez | Program officer, Principal Foundation

I cried in front of my work team, and I don’t regret it.

We were at Eagles’ Nest, the quirky retreat spot owned by In the Bag catering, for our …

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Guest Opinion: How to run a positive political campaign

Submitted by Mary Rae Bragg, on behalf of the 50-50 in 2020 Board of Directors 

As we head into the fall election, rumblings about “negative” campaigning have already started. 

What do we mean by negative …

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July 27: Cocktails & Conversations

Host: NAWBO Iowa
About: Join members of NAWBO Iowa for this month’s Cocktails & Conversations. There is no fee or registration required to participate. 
When: 3-5 p.m.
Where: WineStyles of Johnston, 8460 Birchwood Ct.
Learn …