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VIDEO: ‘It’s not a gender issue; it’s an economic issue’

      In October, NEXUS Executive Women’s Alliance announced the launch of its EPIC Corporate Challenge at a luncheon for Central Iowa CEOs at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden.

The EPIC Challenge invites…
By MEGAN VERHELST | Dec 7, 2015
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SURVEY: How working parents share the load at home

A recent Pew Research study on how couples share the responsibility of running a household reveals a different set of perceptions on how men and women share those duties.   The findings — based on…
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Dec 7, 2015
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Judge halts deceptive fundraising by newspaper archive company

An international newspaper archiving company and related nonprofit, both with Cedar Rapids ties, have been barred from using a pre-checked box to obtain charitable donation authorizations from the company’s subscribers, through an agreement with Iowa …
By BPC Staff | Dec 7, 2015
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USDA names Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust as business lender of year

The U.S. Department of Agriculture named Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust as Business Lender of the Year. Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust used $38 million from the USDA’s loan program to assist seven businesses in …
By BPC Staff | Dec 7, 2015
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Event Dec. 7: USDA top hold session on broadband successes today

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans a roundtable discussion today on the use of federal funding in broadband expansions in Iowa. The event is at 1:30 p.m at Iowa Network Services, 7760 Office Plaza Drive …
By BPC Staff | Dec 7, 2015
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Website ranks Iowa third best-run state in U.S.

With the highest possible credit rating from both Moody’s Investors Service Inc. and Standard & Poor’s, as well as a stable outlook, Iowa is one of the best-run states in the country, coming in at …
By BPC Staff | Dec 7, 2015
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Greater Des Moines lands national cities meeting

Greater Des Moines will host the CEOs for Cities Spring 2016 National City Cluster Workshop.


The event will be June 26-28 in downtown Des Moines and will feature interactive workshops and activities that will focus…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Dec 7, 2015
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SBA opens nominations for awards

The U.S. Small Business Administration has opened nominations for its National Small Business Week Awards, among them the small business person of the year and the exporter of the year. See the special website for criteria. In addition, …
By BPC Staff | Dec 4, 2015
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Larry Zimpleman talks about scholarship in honor of son

Larry Zimpleman, chairman of the board for Principal Financial Group Inc., talks in a DesMoinesRegister.com video about the death of his son Jeff and the scholarship the family has established to honor Jeff’s love of travel.…
By BPC Staff | Dec 4, 2015
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Ames wants to create a new brand

Creating a brand for Ames is essential if the city wishes to attract young adults to live there, representatives of ZLR Ignition, a branding firm from Des Moines, told members of the Ames City Council …
By BPC Staff | Dec 4, 2015