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Millennials are optimistic about their financial future

Millennials are looking into the future and feeling pretty good about what they are seeing, according to a Wells Fargo & Co. survey.


The survey also detected a bit of a generational divide. The survey…
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Guest opinion: Hate the name, not the game

“Look at all these men making decisions about women’s bodies.”   This is the statement I heard at a coffeehouse last week between two women reading the paper. Of course, the headlining article was about…
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California Home Depot store agrees to pay $83,400 in gender bias case

For years, women at the Home Depot store in Pomona, Calif., complained that they were funneled into cashier jobs while their male co-workers landed higher-paying sales jobs. As a federal contractor, however, the company is …

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Reynolds, Rieker win awards at inaugural Million Women Mentors conference

Two Iowa women were honored at the inaugural national Million Women Mentors Summit and Gala in Washington, D.C., Sept. 21. Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds received a State Honorary Chair Award through her work with Million Women Mentors …

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U.S. business schools finally hit targets for more women

Financial Times: After more than a decade of concerted efforts to recruit more female MBA students, many of the most competitive business schools in the U.S. are reporting substantial numbers of women. The Class of …

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Percentage of U.S. female farmers grows

Upper Valley Business News: Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that the percentage of farms operated principally by women nearly tripled — to 14 percent from 5 percent — between 1978, when the …

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Study: What’s holding women back in the workplace?

Last week, LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Co. released the results of a study of 118 companies and nearly 30,000 employees that found that corporate diversity initiatives aren’t doing much for gender equality — and not…
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Palmer Group needs your help: answer salary question on survey

Palmer Group is working on its 2016 Central Iowa Salary Guide, in collaboration with the Greater Des Moines Partnership. The Salary Guide incorporates salary data from local hiring authorities and candidates. Palmer invites you to …

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Wellmark to offer marketplace plans for 2017

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced this morning that it will participate in the public health insurance exchange beginning with the fall 2016 open enrollment period for coverage starting Jan. 1, 2017. “First and …

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Deere rank and file ratify contract

Deere & Co. employees represented by the United Auto Workers ratified a new six-year agreement Sunday, the Quad-City Times reported. Deere issued a news release late Sunday, which noted that the terms of the contract will not …