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2020 Women of Influence Honoree: Maura Nelson

Maura Nelson’s journey to become a French professor and internationally recognized advocate of French culture and culinary techniques began with a quick glance at a travel poster at age 19, as an English major at …

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2020 Women of Influence Honoree: Sheri McMichael

All it took was seeing a sea of Special Olympics T-shirts at a Renaissance fair in Minneapolis for Sheri McMichael to know where she belonged: working to improve the lives of children.

McMichael, 57, is …

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2020 Women of Influence Honoree: Kellie Markey

Dorothy’s House and the work it does to help survivors of human trafficking all started when its founder, Kellie Markey, wanted to get involved in the local volunteer community to meet new people and possibly …

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2020 Women of Influence Honoree: Mary Jane Cobb

Advocacy for others has been a central part of Mary Jane Cobb’s life, whether it’s been as a backer of community college students seeking jobs, an encourager of women considering a run for public office …

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2020 Women of Influence Honoree: Teresa Bomhoff

“Never give up hope” are words Teresa Bomhoff kept telling herself decades ago as she sought help for her children who were struggling with mental illnesses.

They are words she continued to say as she …

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Veterans Administration to expand capacity with Des Moines outpatient clinic

Less than two years from now, Central Iowa military veterans will have access to a new state-of-the-art outpatient clinic on Des Moines’ south side that will offer a full suite of primary care services, as …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the July 24 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the July 24 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …

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Leading by example

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NOTEBOOK: New restaurant includes refurbished bars discovered in Toledo

One of the first things visitors will see when they walk into Lucky Horse Beer and Burgers is a refurbished 1890s-style back and front bar with intricate wood carvings.

The owners of the new restaurant …

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NOTEBOOK: More contactless payments are in the cards for Iowans

When GreenState Credit Union sent out a press release last week announcing it is now issuing contactless credit cards for all its new customers or those whose cards were being renewed, I was curious how …