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Banasiak to speak at Leadership Network luncheon

The Des Moines Leadership Network will host Kate Banasiak, CEO of Diversified Management Services Inc., to highlight the strategies that fueled her rise from secretary to 28-year-old majority owner of the company.

The luncheon will …

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Iowa Community college enrollment dips for second year

Enrollment at Iowa’s 15 community colleges decreased by 5.2 percent this fall, according to preliminary numbers released today by the Iowa Department of Education.

It’s the second straight enrollment decrease, following a 0.6 percent drop …

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Meet Jeff Weld

The issue: Educating Iowa’s workers

The number of science, mathematics, engineering and technology (STEM) jobs in the state is projected to increase by 16 percent between 2008 and 2018. But not enough qualified students are …

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Female grads earn $8,000 less than male peers

Women are earning thousands of dollars less per year than their male counterparts one year out of college, CNNMoney reported.

Women in full-time positions one year out of school are earning 82 cents for every dollar men …

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Webinar speaker to give tips on ROI

Richard Crespin, executive director of the Corporate Responsibility Officers Association, will speak about identifying the management practices that deliver the greatest  return on investment (ROI) and sustainability outcomes on Oct. 25.

The free webinar will …

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Political preach at the office

Few who work for David Siegel would likely mistake their boss for a man of the people, Bloomberg Businessweek says.

The Florida time-share titan made headlines this month when he sent thousands of employees an …

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Heroes for hire

A year ago, when the Iowa National Guard’s largest unit – the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division – was returning from two years in Afghanistan, about 25 percent of its more than 3,500 …

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West Des Moines firm donates its job services to veterans

Craig Robbins did several jobs while he was deployed to Afghanistan as a second lieutenant in the Illinois National Guard.

After eight months as a combat support adviser, he came home in the spring of …

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Student loan debt up 5 percent from 2010

Last year, college students graduated with an average loan debt of nearly $27,000, CNNMoney reported.

A report from the Institute for College Access & Success’ Project on Student Debt said that two-thirds of students held student loans …

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Iowa-born astronaut never let gender hold her back

Iowa-born astronaut Peggy Whitson never felt that her gender was a roadblock. She just made sure to have fun along the way.

Whitson, who is in Des Moines this week as part of the Science …