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Catt Center accepting nominations for Women Impacting ISU calendar

Nominations for the 2019 Women Impacting ISU calendar are being accepted now through Sept. 28. The annual calendar, started in 2007, highlights the accomplishments and achievements of 12 women currently on the Iowa State campus …

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June 1: First Friday

Host: Iowa Center for Economic Success
About: Each First Friday, attendees will hear the stories of savvy, successful business owners and entrepreneurs. In a laid-back environment, catch words of wisdom from women and men who …

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June 15: LEAP #4 – Pushing Boundaries Host: Downtown Des Moines Chamber About: The fourth event of the 2018 Leadership and Education Advancement Pipeline will focus on pushing boundaries and will feature speakers Katie Patterson and Pat Boddy. The cost to attend is $30 for chamber members and $40 for nonmembers. See this year’s schedule When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: Holiday Inn Downtown, 1050 6th Ave., Des Moines Learn more

xHost: Downtown Des Moines Chamber
About: The fourth event of the 2018 Leadership and Education Advancement Pipeline will focus on pushing boundaries and will feature speakers Katie Patterson and Pat Boddy. The cost to attend …

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In Case You Missed It – Lift IOWA: 5-29-18

IOWA

Nikki Kettelkamp started her first business in second grade — making felt bookmarks and selling them from her desk at school. While she abandoned that first venture, she never lost the desire to have …

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Why we need older women in the workforce

“A good workplace is one in which you can look around and see versions of yourself five years from now, or 10,” writes Lisa Miller. “But for women, this exercise in mirroring gets harder and …

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Meaningful participation by women can curb behavior that spurred #MeToo

After reading Steve Eckley’s “letter he was warned not to write,” Margaret Van Houten, a shareholder at Davis Brown Law Firm in Des Moines, was compelled to offer her own thoughts on the status of …

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On The Rise: 5-29-18

Vikki Distler (pictured)
Veridian Credit Union
Promoted to manager of ACH and share draft operations
Denver

Ni Wagner
Science Center of Iowa & Blank Imax Dome Theater
Hired as chief financial officer and vice president …

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ONE GOOD READ: Forgetting why we remember


A lesson for today: There’s value in workplace conversation. After the AM Daily landed in inboxes, one of my Business Record colleagues reminded me that Memorial Day’s intent is to honor those who lost their…
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Principal completes ownership realignment with CIMB in Asia

Principal Financial Group and CIMB Group completed new ownership agreements in relation to their previously announced asset management joint ventures, including all the necessary regulatory approvals. With the completion, Principal now has 60 percent ownership of CIMB-Principal …

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Iowa’s homeland security chief retires

Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Mark Schouten will retire May 31. “Over the past seven years, Mark has overseen the state’s response to and recovery from many disasters, including 11 that …