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Joyce McDaniel to chair local Go Red For Women campaign

Go Red For Women, the American Heart Association’s national movement to end heart disease and stroke in women, has named Joyce McDaniel to chair the campaign in Central Iowa. McDaniel is vice president of human …
By BPC Staff | Jan 4, 2016
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Bankers Trust names former CDS Global chief as leader of newly created IT position

Debra Janssen, most recently president and CEO of CDS Global Inc., has been named chief operations officer at Bankers Trust Co. She will start work Jan. 11, according to a release.


Janssen will join the…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jan 4, 2016
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Guest Opinion: Live an ‘attitude of gratitude’

BY BRIANNE FITZGERALD Marketing and communications director, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa


I recently attended a couple of conferences where I was fortunate enough to share ideas and learn from nonprofit leaders from…
By BPC Staff | Jan 4, 2016
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Lift IOWA seeking guest opinion writers for 2016

  Do you have advice or tips to offer aspiring female leaders? Do you simply have an opinion applicable to women’s leadership? If so, Lift IOWA would like you to consider writing guest opinion pieces…
By MEGAN VERHELST | Jan 4, 2016
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Gender gap in C-suite is widening, report says

  Women are losing ground in the C-suite, according to a new report.

The newest Standard & Poor’s Capital IQ found that only 21 women held the top job among S&P 500 companies, Fast Company…
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Jan 4, 2016
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Event Jan. 20: Ahmad to speak at Women in Communications lunch

The Association for Women in Communications Greater Des Moines chapter will hold is monthly luncheon Jan. 20. Sophia Ahmad, vice president of public relations at the Greater Des Moines Partnership, will speak on boosting your…
By BPC Staff | Jan 4, 2016
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Survey says 2016 will be a good year for female business owners

A Yelp survey of small business owners in its social referral network shows optimism for 2016. The survey found that 85 percent of all small business owners expected revenue to grow next year. Among female…
By BPC Staff | Jan 4, 2016
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2015’s biggest wins for women in the workplace

Fortune: 2015 wasn’t exactly revolutionary when it came to gender equality in corporate America. We didn’t narrow the wage gap, and we’re actually ending the year with fewer female CEOs in the Fortune 500 compared with…
By BPC Staff | Jan 4, 2016
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On The Rise: 1-4-16

  Mollie Ross Promoted to senior event manager at Conference Event Management. Clive
Natalie Merrill Promoted to chief of staff and vice president at Renewable Energy Group Inc. Ames   Julie Piekema Hired as business…
By BPC Staff | Jan 4, 2016
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Guest Opinion: What’s your 2016 theme?

BY CHRISTI HEGSTAD | President, MAP Professional Development

A decade or so ago, I had “one of those weeks”: a crashed computer, ill children, a new business to get off the ground, several deadlines approaching…
By BPC Staff | Dec 28, 2015