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WesleyLife plans to expand Edgewater senior living community in W.D.M.

The West Des Moines City Council will be asked when it meets today to approve a four-story, 98,000-square-foot building at Wesley Life’s Edgewater senior living campus at 9225 Cascade Ave. The project includes 38 resident …
By BPC Staff | Oct 31, 2016
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Ruan’s Gonnerman honored with national safety award

Lisa Gonnerman

The American Trucking Associations’ Safety Management Council recently presented Lisa Gonnerman, vice president of safety for Ruan Transportation Management Systems, with the 2016 National Safety Director Award. The award was presented at the …
By BPC Staff | Oct 31, 2016
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CenturyLink to buy Level 3 for $34 billion in cash, stock

CenturyLink Inc. agreed to buy Level 3 Communications Inc. for about $34 billion in cash and stock, creating a more formidable competitor to AT&T Inc. in the market to handle heavy internet traffic for businesses, Bloomberg reported. …
By BPC Staff | Oct 31, 2016
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IMT plans to add jobs, new office building in W.D.M.

West Des Moines-based IMT Group plans to add 33 jobs as part of a $27.7 million office development in the city.


The West Des Moines City Council will vote today on whether to support IMT…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 31, 2016
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IWLC conference: Embrace an age-diverse workforce

More than 850 Central Iowa women and college students heard from renowned keynote and breakout session speakers at the sixth annual Iowa Women Lead Change (IWLC) Central Iowa Conference.    The theme of this year’s…
By BPC Staff | Oct 31, 2016
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Guest Opinion: How to make strong choices

BY CHRISTI HEGSTAD | President, MAP Professional Development Inc.    Do you ever come home from a long day, hear someone ask you what’s for dinner, and feel like you might explode from the pressure of…
By BPC Staff | Oct 31, 2016
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Study: Laws, culture restrict women’s entrepreneurship


Women still face gender-related constraints when starting a business, according to a study by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.


Laws that restrict women’s access to financing are one key barrier for female owners of small and…
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Oct 31, 2016
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Nov. 4: LEAP #9 – Giving Back and Being Present in Your Community

Host: Des Moines Downtown Chamber
About: Defining success is different for everyone, but being philanthropic is part of maturing as a community leader. Philanthropy comes in all shapes and sizes, not just large monetary donations, and …
By BPC Staff | Oct 31, 2016
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Listen: Rowena Crosbie on business, women and success

What are some of the issues women face when deciding to go into business for themselves? Rowena Crosbie of Tero International in Des Moines recently joined “The News Hour with Michael Libbie” to talk about…
By BPC Staff | Oct 31, 2016
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The secret career weapon you’re not using

We’ve all heard the myth that women don’t help one another, writes Sheryl Sandberg for Cosmopolitan magazine. However, having people who encourage us, believe in us and support us is a critically important thing to…
By BPC Staff | Oct 31, 2016