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Guest Opinion: Leadership lessons from a toddler

BY JESSICA MALDONADO | Public affairs manager, PolicyWorks LLC


Every time I am on the phone with my toddler and ask where he is, his answer is simply “right here.”


It took hearing this multiple…
By BPC Staff | Aug 29, 2016
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On The Rise: 8-29-16

  Angela Currie Promoted to senior vice president and team leader at Commerce Bank. Des Moines   Katie Callahan Named recipient of Hy-Vee’s Legendary Customer Service Award. Callahan is pharmacy manager at the Ansborough Avenue Hy-Vee. Waterloo…
By BPC Staff | Aug 29, 2016
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Sept. 14: 14th annual Women’s Leadership Conference

Host: Dubuque Women’s Leadership Network
About: A one-day conference designed to promote personal and professional development for women. The conference features keynote speaker Lisa Gunderson, author of “Reality Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the …
By BPC Staff | Aug 29, 2016
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Guest Opinion: Professional development from the school of hard knocks

BY TERRI MORK SPEIRS |  Director of marketing and communications, Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center
Recently the board of my professional group, Association of Women in Communications (AWC), sat around a table discussing our upcoming…
By BPC Staff | Aug 29, 2016
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Federal regulators propose rules for speed limiters on heavy trucks

Federal safety regulators are proposing that heavy-duty vehicles be equipped with speed-limiting devices set to a specific maximum speed, Trucking Info reported. A notice of proposed rulemaking was issued jointly today by the National Highway Traffic Safety …
By BPC Staff | Aug 26, 2016
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Spotlight Innovation partners on Zika research

West Des Moines-based Spotlight Innovation Inc. announced it has entered into a sponsored research agreement with Florida State University to support research aimed at developing safe and effective drugs to treat patients infected with the …
By BPC Staff | Aug 26, 2016
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Iowa Events Center bids to host NCAA men’s basketball, passes on volleyball, wrestling

What a difference a couple of months make. Shortly after Des Moines showed the nation it could stage a fine party while hosting the first two rounds of the NCAA men’s basketball tourney, local convention…
By PERRY BEEMAN | Aug 26, 2016
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Oct. 8 : Oktoberfest

Host: Rotary Club of West Des Moines About: Second annual Rotary Club of West Des Moines Oktoberfest. Funds raised will be distributed to better the lives of children and students in the West Des Moines community. Your $30…
By BPC Staff | Aug 26, 2016
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Teens won’t get full minimum wage hike under Polk County plan

The Des Moines Register: A higher minimum wage seems all but certain for Polk County workers – but for young teens, the increase will be less. On Thursday, a Polk County task force officially recommended increasing the county’s minimum …
By BPC Staff | Aug 26, 2016
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Iowa Utilities Board rejects motion to temporarily halt pipeline project

The Gazette: Iowa regulators Thursday rejected pleas from 14 landowners to halt construction of the Dakota Access pipeline on their property, sending the issue back to court. The three-member Iowa Utilities Board unanimously denied the emergency…
By BPC Staff | Aug 26, 2016
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