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Sellers to return as United Way of Central Iowa president

A familiar face has been named the new president of the United Way of Central Iowa.

Mary Sellers has been named to the post, succeeding Elisabeth Buck when she retires in July, the United Way of …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Apr 30, 2021
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Iowa Women’s Foundation receives national funding for child care initiatives

The Iowa Women’s Foundation will receive funds from the Women’s Funding Network to help expand opportunities for working women by improving the child care sector in the state. Specifically, the funding will target the Iowa …
By BPC Staff | Apr 30, 2021
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Des Moines Metro Opera to stage $1M production of ‘A Thousand Acres’

By Christine Riccelli | Editor, dsm Magazine
Editor’s note: In an exclusive story, the Business Record’s sister publication, dsm Magazine, reports that Des Moines Metro Opera will produce “A Thousand Acres” for its 50th anniversary in…
By BPC Staff | Apr 30, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Humility as a leadership superpower

Being humble may not seem like an obvious CEO trait, but the best leaders readily recognize that they don’t have all the answers, writes Silicon Valley CEO and author Sabrina Horn. “The best leaders have …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Apr 29, 2021
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Virtual town hall meetings scheduled to provide input to Child Care Task Force

Two virtual town meetings have been scheduled to support and inform Iowa’s Child Care Task Force, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced. The task force was created by executive order on March 10 to develop a comprehensive strategy to …
By BPC Staff | Apr 29, 2021
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TEDxDes Moines: Meet the speakers

A new Des Moines nonprofit is preparing regional thought leaders to deliver their ideas through the internationally acclaimed program TEDx.

Scheduled for 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 11, TEDxDes Moines “Through a Different …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Apr 29, 2021
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State announces launch of Investing in Iowa’s Child Care funding program

The Iowa Department of Human Services has announced the availability of the Investing in Iowa’s Child Care funding program. The IICC is a funding program intended to increase availability of child care throughout the state. It will …
By BPC Staff | Apr 29, 2021
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Guest commentary: What we’re learning from using design thinking

Introduction By Amy Jennings, executive director, Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute

  The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute’s Community Leadership Program has been educating our community’s caretakers and change-makers for almost 40 years. For most …
By BPC Staff | Apr 28, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Chess grandmaster, gambits — and chairs

One of the best new miniseries released in recent months was Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit,” which follows the life of an orphan who learned to play chess from a janitor at the group home where she …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Apr 28, 2021
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Delta Dental of Iowa charitable giving topped $3.8 million in 2020

Delta Dental of Iowa and its foundation contributed more than $3.8 million in total donations to 330 organizations in 2020 to address oral and overall health needs as well as the urgent needs created by COVID-19 and …
By BPC Staff | Apr 28, 2021
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