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SBA backed more Central Iowa loans in ’17

The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 160 private loans for a combined $67.6 million in 2017, up from 157 loans for $53.7 million the year before. 

The agency backed 20 loans in September, the highest …

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Lift IOWA seeks guest contributors for ’18

Do you have advice or experience to share with aspiring female leaders? Do you have valuable insight applicable to women’s leadership or business ownership? 

If so, Lift IOWA would like you to consider lending your …

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Guest Opinion: A CEO’s journey through arrogance

By Beth Shelton | Chief executive officer, Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa

At 22, I was sporting cheap suits and blind ambition, dashing wildly into my career. I was driven by passion and a fiercely competitive …

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Mazahir Salih is the Press-Citizen Person of the Year 2017

Iowa City Press-Citizen: Mazahir Salih made history this year. Not only is she the first Sudanese-American on the Iowa City Council, but she’s also the first elected to public office in the United States. And now …

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Angela Connolly elected chairperson of Polk County supervisors

The Polk County Board of Supervisors last week elected Angela Connolly as chairperson during its first official public meeting of the new year. Connolly currently serves as 2nd District supervisor. In a news release, Connolly …

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Jan. 16: WOW January Luncheon – ‘What You Do Makes a Difference’

Host: Women of Worth
About: This monthly luncheon, which includes two sessions for networking, will include a presentation by Renee Hardman, West Des Moines City Council member and owner of Hardman Consulting. Hardman will share …

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Feb. 2: 2018 EPIC Awards and Luncheon

Host: Iowa Women Lead Change and partner agencies
About: EPIC Corporate Challenge members will see the results of the 2017 survey and hear from Gov. Kim Reynolds, honorary chair of the Challenge. Awards and honors …

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Feb. 6: ‘The Glass Castle’ screening

Host: Iowa Women Lead Change
About: IWLC will host a screening of “The Glass Castle,” a film based on the memoir by Jeanette Walls. Walls is a featured keynote speaker at the IWLC Quad-Cities Women’s …

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Lift IOWA – In Case You Missed It: 1-8-18

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As 2017 came to a close, the Business Record asked its readers to share some lessons that were learned over the previous 12 months that others in the business community could benefit from hearing. …

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On The Rise: 1-8-18

Michelle Owens 
Saxton Inc.
Hired as market president
Des Moines

Tracy Whitaker
Homesteaders Life Co.
Promoted to vice president – legal/compliance and assistant general counsel
West Des Moines

Madi Short 
American Heart Association
Hired as …

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