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NOTEBOOK: DMACC executive supplies added horsepower to Iowa parades

People have gotten used to seeing DMACC President Rob Denson deftly steering one of the community college’s training semitrailer trucks around tight town squares during parades, as we’ve documented in one of our photo issues. …

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NOTEBOOK: Appreciating what you have

John Twardos, the president and CEO of statewide human services organization Lutheran Services of Iowa, is a seasoned traveler. While working with a Wisconsin company, he was often heading to places outside the U.S. The …

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NOTEBOOK: Survey: What you don’t know about insurance could hurt you

Being on the insurance beat, I see a lot of press releases — many unsolicited but a few self-inflicted by subscription — detailing survey results about every imaginable aspect of insurance. One that caught my …

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NOTEBOOK: Walsmith’s guitar diplomacy in China

For Jason Walsmith, his first trip to Beijing was a refreshing people-to-people moment celebrating the U.S. Independence Day with an Iowa State Fair vibe at the U.S. Embassy, where solo renditions of songs from the …

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NOTEBOOK: Eighty-six plants (all real) find homes at the offices of Tero International

I commented on the 10 plants that beautify the space of Tero President Rowena Crosbie on a recent visit there to the offices and training space.

“Their placement is very intentional,” Crosbie explained by email …

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NOTEBOOK: Dwolla’s Milne: Look to math for future cybersecurity

Ben Milne, founder of Dwolla and board member of the Technology Association of Iowa, has built a few things that went wrong over the years.

“Someday I hope to get an honorary degree,” Milne said…
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On The Move: Week of July 23

Liz Grindle

Steven Vail Fine Arts

Hired as assistant gallery director

lgrindle@stevenvailfinearts.com


Dan Burns

Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO)

Promoted to vice president, utility operations

dan.burns@cipco.net


Ryan Jones

PwC – PricewaterhouseCoopers

Promoted to partner

ryan.d.jones@pwc.com…

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On The Move: Week of July 16

Lauren Johnson

Polk County Housing Trust Fund

Hired as policy and communications coordinator

ljohnson@pchtf.org


Jared Combs

Pratum

Hired as senior client executive

jared.combs@pratum.com


Samantha Kemp

Flynn Wright

Promoted to senior graphic designer

skemp@flynnwright.com


Stephanie McCoy…

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2018 Women of Influence Honoree: Wendy Wintersteen

Wendy Wintersteen knows firsthand the life-changing difference that an internship can make in shaping a young person’s future.  

While she was an undergraduate at Kansas State University, a professor offered her the opportunity to …

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2018 Women of Influence Honoree: Teri Wahlig

When Dr. Teri Wahlig thinks about her first interest in medicine, she remembers her mother cleaning up a neighborhood kid’s scraped knee at their home in West Des Moines. 

Since then, Wahlig has cared for …