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2015 CAPTRUST Woman Business Owner of the Year announced

Katie Roth, Owner of Portico Staffing, is the 2015 CAPTRUST Woman Business Owner of the Year.

This award recognizes female business owners who have had significant achievement and success through their company, have a personal …

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2015 Meredith Emerging Woman of Influence announced

Sara Kurovski, Pleasant Hill Mayor and Manager of sustainability, Kum & Go is the 2015 Meredith Emerging Woman of Influence award winner.
 
This award which is targeted at the next generation of female leaders …

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Veridian opens Ingersoll branch

Veridian Credit Union opened its eighth Greater Des Moines branch today and placed something of a capstone on the Ingersoll Square development in Des Moines in the process.

 

The branch, complete with touchscreen teller …

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Kemin to hold groundbreaking on headquarters

Kemin Industries kicks off construction of its 90,000-square-foot headquarters building with a 9 a.m. ceremony June 26 at 1900 Scott Ave. RSVP tomaureen.roushar@kemin.com or 515.559.5145.

 

Kemin broke ground last year on a manufacturing facility that also was …

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Homemakers to expand, again, in Urbandale

Homemakers Furniture said today it will build a 120,000-square-foot warehouse that will span the equivalent of 42 tennis courts on a five-acre plot of land on the northeast side of its property at 10215 Douglas …

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Harlan named a certified Blue Zones community

The city of Harlan has officially been named the latest Blue Zones Community, a designation designed to inspire Iowans and their communities to improve their well-being. The Blue Zones Project is the centerpiece of Iowa’s Healthiest State …

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ABI elects new officers

Iowa Association of Business and Industry members elected new officers and directors during the annual conference June 10-12 in Bettendorf. Officers elected were Paul Gregoire, global vice president for human resources for Fisher, a subsidiary …

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Flooding closes downtown D.M. trails, amphitheater

The Principal Riverwalk recreational trail and the Simon Estes amphitheater along the Des Moines River downtown are closed because of flooding, according to the city of Des Moines. The Meredith Trail, from Gray’s Lake to …

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UpCraft Club nets biggest investment at Invest in She

BY LIFT IOWA STAFF | @LiftIOWA


Six Iowa women-owned businesses netted a total of $40,000 from local investors at Iowa Women Lead Change’s annual Invest in She event, held last Thursday night at the Kirkwood …

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Women of Worth to hold June Power Networking Event on Tuesday

Women of Worth will once again hold a monthly networking event on Tuesday, June 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1701 Campus Drive in Clive. A short presentation also will be held, led …