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Dec. 8: Leading Courageous Change Competency Development Workshop

Host: Central Iowa Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management
About: Get inspired and equipped to lead your organization in implementing changes in 2018. Today’s leader needs to be courageous when it comes to …

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Nov. 10: Des Moines Ad Day Conference

Host: American Advertising Federation of Des Moines
About: The AAF of Des Moines presents its first Des Moines Ad Day. The day will be filled with networking, keynotes and breakout sessions to give a firsthand …

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IPERS’ pension accounts compromised; FBI asked to investigate

Des Moines Register: Iowa’s largest public employees’ pension fund confirmed Wednesday that hundreds of thousands of dollars in pension payments have been stolen from retirees’ accounts and that state and federal law enforcement agencies have been …

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Iowa Leading Indicators Index up in September

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index increased 0.5 percentage points to 107.8 in September from 107.2. During the six-month span through September, the index increased 0.9 percent, an annualized rate of 1.8 percent, the Iowa Department …

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CIRAS’ Cox to step down as associate dean

Ron Cox, director of Iowa State University’s Center for Industrial Research and Service, will step down from his additional role as associate dean in the College of Engineering Dec. 31. Cox will continue to direct …

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HomeDitty moves to Social Club

Home-concert startup HomeDitty will establish a headquarters at Des Moines Social Club. HomeDitty provides a crowdfunding platform for people who want to stage invitation-only home concerts. Founder and CEO Katie Byers developed a system that allows hosts — …

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Cognizant’s revenue up 9 percent

Cognizant, a New Jersey-based Fortune 500 company that’s been rapidly building its Des Moines presence, reported net income of $495 million, or 84 cents per share, compared with $444 million, or 73 cents, for the …

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Wintersteen selected as ISU’s president

The Board of Regents on Monday named Wendy Wintersteen to lead Iowa State University as its 16th president. Wintersteen, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences since 2006, will be ISU’s first female …

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Boone to get hotel with Fareway project

Ground was broken this week for the Boulders Inn & Suites and the 31,230-square-foot Fareway Conference Center in Boone. The 40-room hotel will be located just south of U.S. Highway 30 on Lakewood Drive. It …

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Pioneer plans distribution center in Carlisle

DuPont Pioneer plans a 250,000-square-foot storage and distribution center at 6425 S.E. 64th Ave., along the northern edge of the city of Carlisle’s Gateway Urban Renewal Area. According to a report to the Carlisle City …