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Valley View Village nears completion of $13 million expansion

Valley View Village announced it will complete its new $13 million health center this month on Des Moines’ east side. The 70,000-square-foot building at Valley View Village, 2571 Guthrie Ave., will offer private and semiprivate …
By BPC Staff | Jul 5, 2016
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House prices increased nearly 5 percent in Greater Des Moines

Greater Des Moines house prices increased 4.9 percent for the year ending in May, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said in a release. Prices advanced 0.9 percent from April to May. Nationally, prices increased …
By BPC Staff | Jul 5, 2016
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Basketball coach Pat Summitt dies following battle with Alzheimer’s


Pat Summitt, the women’s basketball coach who won more games in NCAA Division 1 than any other person, died last week week after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 64.


Summitt stepped down as Tennessee’s coach…
By BPC Staff | Jul 5, 2016
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VIDEO: What works for women at work – Part 3

  Joan C. Williams, professor of law at the University of California and co-author of “What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know,” recently shared a video series with LeanIn.org.…
By BPC Staff | Jul 5, 2016
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Sept. 29: How Change Happens, featuring Angela Davis

Host: Chrysalis Foundation About: Through her activism and scholarship over the last several decades, Angela Davis has been involved in the nation’s quest for social justice. Her work as an educator, in both the academic…
By BPC Staff | Jul 5, 2016
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Sept. 1: Women’s Connection hosting Seat at the Table mentoring event

Host: Quad Cities Women’s Connection About: The new Seat at the Table event celebrates the founding of the Women’s Connection around a dining room table, when women came together to help each other achieve professional…
By BPC Staff | Jul 5, 2016
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Iowa Females You Should Know: Grace Amemiya


Editor’s Note: Last week we announced the four new inductees into the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame. We wanted to do a little extra to celebrate this accomplishment, so we are featuring the nominations of each honoree and…
By MEGAN VERHELST | Jul 5, 2016
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Guest Opinion: Ways to make work/life balance work

BY KRISTI KNOUS | President, Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
As I reflect on the last month alone, I can’t count the number of times I almost fell off the tightrope. 

You know the…
By BPC Staff | Jul 5, 2016
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IWLC to start Central Iowa Women Connect group


Officials with IWLC, Iowa Women Lead Change, met in Des Moines last week with a group of about 20 women representing 14 leading Des Moines companies, to gauge interest in starting a Women Connect group…
By ANNE CAROTHERS | Jul 5, 2016
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Sept. 29: How Change Happens, featuring Angela Davis

Host: Chrysalis Foundation About: Through her activism and scholarship over the last several decades, Angela Davis has been involved in the nation’s quest for social justice. Her work as an educator, in both the academic…
By BPC Staff | Jul 5, 2016