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Event June 13: Drive FORE Kids

Host: Boys & Girls Club About: Get your foursome lined up for the Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championships. Golf will feature a morning or afternoon shotgun start, lunch, and the 19th Hole Cocktail Party and Awards Presentation. This year’s…
By BPC Staff | Jun 1, 2016
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Event June 11: All In FORE the Kids Party

Host: Boys & Girls Club About: Join the Boys & Girls Club kids at this fun casino night to kick off the Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championships. It will feature blackjack, poker, roulette, craps and more. Enjoy cocktails, hors…
By BPC Staff | May 31, 2016
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Event Aug. 15-17: Dream Big Think Bigger Conference for women entrepreneurs

Host: Iowa Innovation Corporation About: Thinking about starting a business? This event is for you. Own a business and want to grow it? This event is for you. Have an idea you want to protect…
By BPC Staff | May 31, 2016
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Event June 22: Professional Women’s Network informational meeting

Host: Professional Women’s Network About: This free event is designed for interested women to learn more about the network and why membership might be right for them. Light appetizers and drinks will be served. Interested…
By BPC Staff | May 31, 2016
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Event June 2: Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association meeting

Host: Iowa Area Development Group About: Rand Fisher, president of the Iowa Area Development Group (IADG), will talk about commercial and industrial real estate development opportunities in Iowa and provide an update on the activities…
By BPC Staff | May 25, 2016
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Event May 27: Economic Bike Tour

Host: Des Moines Downtown Chamber About: Des Moines City officials will lead a bicycle tour of development projects along the Des Moines river and in the Historic East Village and Market District. Participants may ride their own bikes or…
By BPC Staff | May 25, 2016
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Event May 24: Saving an Iowa Masterpiece

Host: State Historical Museum of Iowa About: Conservator Barry Bauman, formerly of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Pete Sixbey of the State Historical Museum of Iowa will discuss the work they did to restore…
By BPC Staff | May 23, 2016
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Event June 12: 4th annual Fun in the Sun fundraiser

Host: Young Women’s Resource Center

About: The fundraiser will help send a select group of young women to Business Horizons, a weeklong program of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry Foundation for high school students who …
By BPC Staff | May 23, 2016
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Event June 18 and 19: Wonder of Words Festival

Host: Downtown Community Alliance About: The Wonder of Words Festival is a celebration of the written word in the heart of downtown Des Moines. This outdoor festival will feature writers’ workshops, book sale and signings,…
By BPC Staff | May 18, 2016
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Event June 2: Open for Business; What’s Next?

Host: BrownWinick About: Practical tips and information regarding the most common legal challenges for female small-business owners. When: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: Two Ruan Center

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By BPC Staff | May 18, 2016