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IPR: Why 2015 was so toasty

Climate experts tell National Public Radio that 2015 likely will go down as the warmest year on record. The cause, they say, is a combination of climate change – caused in large part by burning…
By BPC Staff | Dec 28, 2015
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Guest Opinion: What’s your 2016 theme?

BY CHRISTI HEGSTAD | President, MAP Professional Development

A decade or so ago, I had “one of those weeks”: a crashed computer, ill children, a new business to get off the ground, several deadlines approaching…
By BPC Staff | Dec 28, 2015
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Research shows hidden inequality in gender wage gap


Most of you know the numbers: Women, on average, make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns doing the same job.

That number comes from U.S. Census Bureau data that indicates what the typical…
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Dec 28, 2015
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Female billionaires increase sevenfold in 20 years


The number of female billionaires worldwide has increased nearly sevenfold in the past 20 years to 145, and Asian entrepreneurs are driving this growth, according to a study.

The report, which builds upon UBS/PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Billionaires…
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Dec 28, 2015
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Female college students can apply to UI leadership institute

  Enrollment is open for the University of Iowa Women’s Resource and Action Center’s ninth annual Iowa N.E.W. Leadership Institute, an intensive, nonpartisan institute designed to empower women across the political spectrum and increase the…
By BPC Staff | Dec 28, 2015
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50-50 in 2020 is enrolling for the 2016 Blueprint for Winning Academy

  50-50 in 2020 will host its annual Blueprint for Winning Academy next month in Des Moines. The Jan. 15 and 16 program is open to women interested in running for public office — Iowa…
By BPC Staff | Dec 28, 2015
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On The Rise: 12-28-15

  Lisa M. Smith Elected as president and CEO of Broker Dealer Financial Services and Investment Advisors Corp. West Des Moines   Shawna Hook  Hired as assistant branch manager of Iowa State Bank. Des Moines  …
By BPC Staff | Dec 28, 2015
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15 Top Deals of 2015

Dealmakers are extraordinary problem solvers. Often, we admire them for their vision and ability to create something great. Sometimes, however, they are forced to use their skills to keep a bad thing from getting worse.…
By BPC Staff | Dec 25, 2015
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Greater Des Moines drew top ratings in 2015

The year draws to a close after another solid run of national rankings gave Greater Des Moines Partnership CEO Jay Byers plenty of speech fodder.    Many of you are preparing to observe various holidays…
By BPC Staff | Dec 24, 2015
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Your eyeballs were all over these stories in 2015

Whether it was a story about cheap bus fares to Chicago or a proposal for a 32-story apartment building with a theater and climbing wall, here are the 15 stories you couldn’t get enough of…
By BPC Staff | Dec 24, 2015