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Nov. 15: Cultivating Your Creativity

Host: The Association for Women in Communications Des Moines Chapter
About: Debra Landwehr Engle, author, speaker and writing mentor, will share tips on nurturing and supersizing your creativity. Whether in a corporate setting or as …
By BPC Staff | Oct 30, 2017
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Windy weather blows MidAmerican past energy milestone

KCCI-TV: The powerful wind last week did more than just blow your leaves around. Wind on Oct. 23 and Oct. 24 blew hard enough for wind turbines to provide energy to meet all of MidAmerican Energy’s …
By BPC Staff | Oct 30, 2017
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Iowa Democrats offer health insurance option

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Two Democratic legislators Friday called for shifting Iowa’s privately run Medicaid system back to a fee-for-service state program in a cost-saving move they say would fund a new public health insurance option for …
By BPC Staff | Oct 30, 2017
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IowaWORKS Center to move to Army Post Road

Iowa Workforce Development plans to move its IowaWORKS Center in Des Moines to a new location at 200 Army Post Road effective Nov. 20. The center is located at 430 E. Grand Ave. “When the …
By BPC Staff | Oct 30, 2017
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Healthiest State accepting award nominations

The Healthiest State Initiative is now accepting nominations to recognize Iowa workplaces, schools, communities and individuals for advancing efforts to improve the physical, social and emotional well-being of Iowans. Award nominations are considered in the …
By BPC Staff | Oct 30, 2017
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Deming to lead cancer survivors’ trek to Tibet in 2018

Above + Beyond Cancer announced plans for a first-time trip to Tibet for cancer survivors and caregivers in September 2018. The three-week journey, to be led by Dr. Richard Deming, will include medical mission work …
By BPC Staff | Oct 30, 2017
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Organic farms gain ground

Iowa Public Radio reports that depressed prices for conventional corn and soybeans have led to a boost in the $40 billion organic farming industry, especially in Iowa and Colorado. One southeast Nebraska farm is selling organic …
By BPC Staff | Oct 30, 2017
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Vilsack to speak on climate change at ISU

Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will discuss threats to agriculture from climate change Nov. 16 at Iowa State University’s Memorial Union. Vilsack, the former Iowa governor, now is president and CEO of the U.S. …
By Business Record Staff | Oct 30, 2017
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Report: Policy changes promote better outcomes for women, U.S.

Women are more than familiar with the barriers they face when it comes to wage inequality and employment policy. They also are acquainted with the consequences these barriers have on their careers and aspirations.

However, …
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Oct 30, 2017
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Wendy Wintersteen named Iowa State’s new president

The Iowa Board of Regents last week named Wendy Wintersteen the 16th president of Iowa State University. Wintersteen, who spent nearly four decades working at the university and most recently was dean of ISU’s agricultural …
By BPC Staff | Oct 30, 2017
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