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Dec. 7: NAWBO Iowa Holiday Party

Host: NAWBO Iowa
About: Come celebrate the holidays with fellow NAWBO Iowa members. Relax with others and celebrate the success of 2017. The event is free to attend; however, RSVPs are required.
When: 4-6 p.m.…

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Lift IOWA – In Case You Missed It: 11-20-17

IOWA

Managing Editor Perry Beeman sat down with Jennifer Terry, who recently took over as executive director for the Iowa Environmental Council, to discuss her plans for the organization.Des Moines Business Record (Insider content)

A top …

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On The Rise: 11-20-17

Hannah Marsh (pictured)
Waldorf University
Joined as director of alumni relations and gift officer
Forest City

Dorothy Pisarski
Iowa International Center
Appointed to the board of directors
Des Moines 

Laura Plumb
Lessing-Flynn
Promoted to account …

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Iowa’s Cedar Ridge Distillery expanding, increasing production

Cedar Rapids Gazette: An expansion of Cedar Ridge Winery and Distillery will double its whiskey production, which also could be a sign of things to come for the Swisher-based company. The spirits maker will spend about …

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Stelter Co.’s owners recognized for philanthropy

The Central Iowa Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals has named Peggy Fisher and Larry Stelter as the 2017 Outstanding Individual Philanthropists. Stelter and Fisher, owners of the Stelter Co. in Urbandale, regularly contribute …

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Federal Home Loan Bank launches internship program

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines has partnered with Des Moines’ North High School to offer internship opportunities to students interested in careers in the financial services industry. Four North High interns, including …

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Loras College to start business school, seeks dean

Loras College in Dubuque announced today it is launching a business school that will begin accepting students for the fall 2018 semester. The Francis J. Noonan School of Business is named after the late Francis …

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Brazilians making ethanol from soybeans

Brazil’s Caramuru company is making ethanol out of soybeans as tensions between Brazil and the United States grow over duties to be charged for ethanol, Successful Farming reported. The ethanol, to be made with surplus …

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Ankeny will host open house for public review of new comprehensive plan

The city of Ankeny will unveil a draft of its new comprehensive plan, called Ankeny Plan 2040, during an open house from 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 12 at Otter Creek Golf Course’s Pinnacle Club. …

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Coalition highlights impact of threatened New Markets Tax Credit program

More than 1 million new U.S. jobs were created in low-income urban neighborhoods and rural towns through the New Markets Tax Credit program between 2003 and 2015, according to a new analysis released by the New Markets …

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