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Des Moines expected to increase financial commitment to convention center hotel

The Des Moines City Council will be asked today to approve an increase in the city’s financial commitment to a long-sought convention center hotel that will be built in the shadows of the Iowa Events…
By KENT DARR | Feb 22, 2016
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Bits and bytes have not blotted out the mighty pen

In an increasingly digital world, consumers haven’t written off the pen industry, data show, The Chicago Tribune reported. Pens and other writing tools generated revenue of $16.2 billion worldwide in 2014 and are expected to reach $20.2 …
By BPC Staff | Feb 22, 2016
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Food court in Partnership Building will feature local eateries

Two years after being shut down from water and smoke damage, the food court in the Partnership Building in downtown Des Moines will reopen in April with new and returning eateries, the Des Moines Register reported. Seven …
By BPC Staff | Feb 22, 2016
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Applications open for Youth Leadership Initiative class

Applications for the Greater Des Moines Partnership Youth Leadership Initiative Class of 2016-2017 are now available. YLI provides next year’s sophomore or junior students from both public and private high schools from across Central Iowa …
By BPC Staff | Feb 22, 2016
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Apple urges government to form commission on encryption issues

Apple Inc. on Monday called for the creation of a government commission or panel of experts on encryption to help resolve the standoff over national security and data privacy that began last week after the…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Feb 22, 2016
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Siouxland conference draws 400 attendees

SUBMITTED BY IOWA WOMEN LEAD CHANGE | @IWLCLeadChange     Native American activist and environmental advocate Winona LaDuke told the 400 attendees of the second annual Siouxland Women’s Leadership Conference to “hold your ground and…
By BPC Staff | Feb 22, 2016
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Guest Opinion: Culture shift needed to bring change

BY ELYSSA APPLETON | Corporate communications, Mittera Group   Editor’s Note: This is part two in Elyssa Appleton’s series chronicling how she and a group of about 30 women created the Mittera Women’s Group. Since the…
By BPC Staff | Feb 22, 2016
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Million Women Mentors adds Mayor’s Challenge to support efforts

Kurovski Following the recent appointment of Pleasant Hill Mayor Sara Kurovski to the Million Women Mentors — Iowa Executive Council, the group announced it is adding a Mayor’s Challenge to its outreach efforts to encourage…
By BPC Staff | Feb 22, 2016
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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…
By BPC Staff | Feb 22, 2016
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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…
By BPC Staff | Feb 22, 2016