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DMACC to offer IT certificate designed for women

Des Moines Area Community College will offer a new accelerated certificate program in an effort to attract more diversity into the information technology profession.


The Java Application Developer Certificate is part of a collaborative initiative…
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Invest in She announces D.M. participants, investors

Six female entrepreneurs from across Iowa will have a chance this Thursday to pitch their business plans and needs to several investors at Iowa Women Lead Change’s inaugural Invest In She – Des Moines event.…
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Newly formed women’s group to host former U.S. Ambassador Mary Kramer

The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce’s new Elevate women’s group will host former U.S. Ambassador Mary Kramer on Sept. 8. Kramer will discuss her new book, “An Unlikely Ambassador and Her Diplomatic Daughter: Stories …

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Drake Law School professor receives inaugural Global Citizenship Award

Drake Law School professor Ellen Yee recently was honored with the inaugural Principal Financial Group Global Citizenship Award. The annual award recognizes a Drake faculty or staff member who has made “outstanding contributions to global …

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Chrysalis to host author Liz Murray for INSPIRED 2015 event

Liz Murray, author of “Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard,” will share her story at the Chrysalis Foundation’s annual Inspired luncheon. The Sept. 17 event will be …

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Meredith sold to a Virginia company

Meredith Corp. has been sold for about $2.4 billion in cash and stock to television station owner Media General Inc. of Richmond, Va.

Under the agreement, Meredith Chairman and CEO Steve Lacy will be president…
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UnityPoint Health sees $1.2 million in ACO savings

UnityPoint Health received approximately $1.2 million in payments from Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield through its accountable care organization (ACO) contract with Wellmark. The 2014 results mark the third year that UnityPoint has achieved …

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Waltz named CEO of SHAZAM Network

SHAZAM Network, a member-owned electronic funds transfer network and processor based in Johnston, has named Paul Waltz as its new CEO. Waltz replaces longtime CEO Michael Hollinger, who retired from the company in August. SHAZAM …

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Ernst and Campbell honored by 50-50 in 2020

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, a Republican who last fall became the first woman to represent Iowa at the federal level, and Bonnie Campbell, Democratic activist who was the first woman elected Iowa attorney general, will …

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Substance uses wood to create motion at AIA Iowa office

A design that puts wood in motion is on display this month as part of the Iowa chapter of the American Institute of Architects’ ongoing exhibition that features the handiwork of its clients. Substance said…