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Analysis: The costs of the wage gap for Iowa women

 

An analysis conducted by the National Partnership for Women & Families, released on Equal Pay Day (April 14), shows the damage Iowa’s gender-based wage gap is doing to families and the state economy.

 

Women …

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Opinion: Equal partners an unsung tip for success

As a wife, mother, full-time employee and public servant, it is so wonderful when the following conversation occurs:

Me (calling my husband): “Hi, I just found out I am going to Washington, D.C. for four …

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Deadline for World Food Prize nominations is May 1

Nominations are open for the World Food Prize, an annual international award recognizing the accomplishments of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food in the world. Nominees …

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Google invests another $1B at Council Bluffs

Google plans an additional $1 billion expansion of its data center in Council Bluffs through 2019, which will bring its total investment there to $2.5 billion. The addition will add 35 jobs to the company’s …

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Water Works again turns on nitrate removal plant

Des Moines Water Works has again activated its nitrate removal system, which was recently turned off following a long run over the winter. Water Works said it will have to run the system to keep …

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Des Moines Insurance Conference to be held June 11

Six Iowa insurance companies are collaborating to host the second annual 2015 Des Moines Insurance Conference on June 11 in Des Moines. Key executives from American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., EMC Insurance Group, FBL …

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10th annual Prometheus Awards announced

The 10th anniversary edition of the Prometheus Awards honored some familiar names among technology observers in Iowa. 

The awards are for organizations, innovations and people whose technological breakthroughs improve the lives and futures of people …

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GUEST OPINION: How a fateful FCC vote will choke broadband expansion in Iowa

President Obama came to Cedar Falls in January and asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to shutdown outdated state laws that restrict the expansion of broadband Internet access.

 

Six weeks later, the FCC voted …

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Holmes Murphy names co-leaders for employee benefits

 

Holmes Murphy & Associates Inc. recently named two new co-leaders for its Employee Benefits Heartland Division. Lori Wiederin and Jennifer Kivlin will partner to provide strategic leadership to the Heartland Division, which includes its …

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USDA offers $10 million in loans to rural Iowans

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development has $10 million available for loans for Iowans to purchase or refinance homes in rural Iowa through its Direct Home Loan Program. The program offers 100 percent financing, a 33-year loan …