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IWLC announces 2016 schedule of female entrepreneurship events

Iowa Women Lead Change has announced several 2016 events and conferences to support female entrepreneurship and women-owned businesses. For the third year, IWLC will host Invest in She events in Central and Eastern Iowa, offering…
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Feds open broad bias probe into Iowa athletics

The University of Iowa is facing a wide-ranging federal civil rights investigation into allegations that its athletic department does not provide equal opportunities for female athletes, correspondence obtained by The Associated Press shows. The Office for…
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On The Rise: 2-22-16

  Cassie Cumings-Peterson Hired as assistant director at Crisis Intervention Services. Oskaloosa   Heidi Wessels Hired as director of advocacy and networking at The Iowa Center for Economic Success. Clive   Kelly Scheffert Promoted to project…
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Guest Opinion: Engage in advocacy to further causes

As I walked along the Iowa Women of Achievement Bridge on the Principal Riverwalk during one of our warmer winter days, the critical role women have played as advocates for change became evident. From Carrie …

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White paper: Big and small data strategies can work together

The hype about big data can distract from the power of small, real-time data. To address the issue, The Members Group CEO Shazia Manus has written the first in a series of white papers on …

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Little need to dread the lead in local water supplies, experts say

West Des Moines Water Works is providing its customers with an analysis of the factors that resulted in the Flint, Mich., water crisis and several reasons not to worry that lead will leach into the …

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Metro tech companies receive state incentives for expansions

The Iowa Economic Development Authority today approved a $100,000 grant plus tax incentives for West Des Moines-based Businessolver Inc.’s expansion at 1025 Ashworth Road. Businessolver expects to create 40 jobs at a qualifying hourly rate …

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Wehrle named to promotional products international board

Perry Wehrle

Perry Wehrle, president of PAW Marketing Inc., a division of Des Moines-based Straub Corp., has been selected to serve as one of 11 board members overseeing Promotional Products Association International. Wehrle was elected to serve …

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Event Feb. 20: 19th Hole for charity at Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival

The Principal Charity Classic, an annual PGA Champions Tour event in Des Moines that has raised more than $7.7 million for Iowa children’s charities over the past nine years, is sponsoring the “19th Hole” on …

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PHOTO GALLERY: Partnership’s remodeled headquarters features native wood, local art, stand-up desks

VIEW GALLERY >>>   Even before a team reveals details of the reconstruction of the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s headquarters, several elements pop out during a tour.

The design by Slingshot Architecture uses accents of…