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Alliant Energy honored for its advancement of women in the boardroom

  Alliant Energy Corp. and Alliant Energy Chairman, President and CEO Patricia Kampling were recognized recently by the Women’s Forum of New York for achieving at least 40 percent female representation on the company’s board…
By BPC Staff | Nov 30, 2015
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Dunker elected to national restaurant board

 

Jessica Dunker, president and CEO of the Iowa Restaurant Association, was elected a board director on the National Council of State Restaurant Associations, an organization that ensures that all state restaurant associations benefit from …
By BPC Staff | Nov 30, 2015
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Mason City woman wins entrepreneur award

Sarah Novacek, founder, president and CEO of Legacy Logistics Freight Inc. in Mason City, has won the 2016 Deb Dalziel Woman Entrepreneur Achievement Award, America’s SBDC announced last week. The award honors an Iowa woman…
By BPC Staff | Nov 30, 2015
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Wives earnings make gains relative to husbands

 

Between 2000 and 2015, the share of married couples where the wife earned at least $30,000 a year more than the husband increased from 6 to 9 percent, according to statistics released last week…
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Nov 30, 2015
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Women think men don’t consider them equals at work

  In advance of the new documentary “MAKERS: Once and for All,” a film presented by AOL that tells the story of a 1995 Beijing conference as a watershed event in the global struggle for…
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Nov 30, 2015
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Business Record 11-27-15

Raise the minimum wage?
Retailers say they already have

Focus: Retail

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By BPC Staff | Nov 27, 2015
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On the Rise: 11-23-15

  Barbara Bennett Promoted to chief operating officer at Broker Dealer Financial Services Corp. West Des Moines   Alison Monaghan Hired as communications director at Happy Medium LLC. Des Moines   Jamie Smith Promoted to branch…
By BPC Staff | Nov 23, 2015
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Zillow giving new moms $1,000, expands parental leave policies

CNNMoney: New mothers at Zillow will soon get four months of paid leave and $1,000 to spend on their new bundle of joy. The Seattle-based real estate marketplace extended is parental benefits to offer new…
By BPC Staff | Nov 23, 2015
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BrownWinick hosting seminar for women business owners

Des Moines law firm BrownWinick will host a seminar designed for women business owners to learn about the multiple legal facets to owning a small business. The seminar will be held Dec. 8 from 8:30…
By BPC Staff | Nov 23, 2015
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Dress for Success Quad Cities in running for $75,000 donation

Dress for Success Quad Cities, a nonprofit whose mission is to promote self-sufficiency and empowerment for women, is among eight organizations in the running for a $75,000 donation through the nationwide Leave Your Mark contest,…
By BPC Staff | Nov 23, 2015