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Microsoft donates $45,000 to W.D.M. schools’ learning network

Microsoft Corp. has donated $45,000 to the West Des Moines School District, which the district will use to help expand the Project-Based Learning Network that it launched two years ago. The West Des Moines schools began the …

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Guest Opinion: What men need to know about working with women

By Tiffany O’Donnell | CEO, Iowa Women Lead Change

Ladies, ever brought an idea forward in a meeting only to be greeted with… (insert cricket sound here) 

Fast forward 10 minutes or so, and a male colleague …

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Guest Opinion: Look beyond first impressions

By Angela L. Walker-Franklin | President and CEO, Des Moines University

We have all been advised about the power of the first encounter. It is typically impactful and sustaining, regardless of whether you are meeting someone in a …

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Number of women running for office in Iowa surges

The Cedar Rapids Gazette: Many things have helped drive a significant increase in the number of women running for elected office across the United States, including in Iowa where the surge has been striking. In the 2014 …

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Reynolds signs EPIC Corporate Challenge Proclamation

Gov. Kim Reynolds recently signed a proclamation officially recognizing the success and growth of the EPIC Corporate Challenge, a statewide public-private initiative dedicated to increasing female leadership in Iowa businesses and organizations. Seventy companies have …

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On The Rise: 4-2-18

Bailey Schwarck (pictured)
On With Life
Hired as director of rehabilitation nursing
Ankeny

Jill Roling
Iowa-Des Moines Supply
Promoted to general manager
Des Moines

Amy Scarmon 
Mercy Medical Center – Sioux City 
Appointed manager of Mercy’s …

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Reynolds signs telehealth insurance parity bill

Gov. Kim Reynolds today signed a bill that requires health insurers to cover telehealth services the same as in-person services. Advocates say the measure, House File 2305, will help expand access to telemedicine services in rural communities. …

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United Fire completes sale of life insurance business to Kuvare

United Fire & Casualty Co., a subsidiary of Cedar Rapids-based United Fire Group Inc., today completed its previously announced sale of its subsidiary United Life Insurance Co. to Kuvare US Holdings Inc. for $280 million …

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MidAmerican to give customers $42 million from tax savings

The new federal tax code meant $42 million in savings for MidAmerican Energy, which will pass all the savings to customers through a credit on bills. Yearly savings will amount to $20 for an average …

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Early Easter holiday cracks higher egg prices

An earlier holiday season is pushing egg prices above $2 a dozen, Radio Iowa reports. This year, wholesale egg prices are about $2.27 a dozen compared to 94 cents a dozen in 2017, livestock analyst Shayle Shagam …