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New business series connects Creative Corridor female professionals

  In September, several female business professionals will come together to provide a four-part series called Women Business 101. The event, organized by Yu Yu, an investment adviser representative with Transamerica Financial Advisors, will be…
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SPEAK UP: A cautionary tale for women

  There has been a flurry of recent articles sounding a cautionary alarm for women, writes Nancy Fredericks for IWLC, and it appears some of the words we use — more often than men —…
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SPEAK UP: Leadership couture

  Our external appearance is the first thing others see, and it is often how we are judged, writes Angela Walker Franklin, president of Des Moines University. We all want to dress for success and convey…
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On the Rise: 8-17-15

  Flora Schmidt Named state director for the Iowa Chapter of Concerned Veterans for America. Urbandale   Mary Harken Joined the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce as membership director. Urbandale   Alex Karei Joined Webspec Design as…
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Photos from our 2015 Women of Influence celebration

Last week, the community came out to celebrate the Business Record’s 2015 Women of Influence honorees. 

A sold-out crowd listened to the honorees share their stories, thank those who helped on their path to success,…
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Women of Innovation Awards nominations open

The Technology Association of Iowa is accepting nominations for the annual Women of Innovation awards. The categories focus on women in the science, technology, engineering and math communities, in business or academia. Students also will …

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YES OR NO: Is Netflix’s new unlimited parental leave policy a good idea?

 

While some are calling Netflix’s new parental leave policy — one that allows employees to take off however long they feel they need during their child’s first year of life, with pay — is …

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Opinion: Inappropriate situations: We all need training

BY SARA KUROVSKI

Mayor of Pleasant Hill, manager of sustainability at Kum & Go LC


“You remind me of my wife, and sometimes I just want to punch her.”

 

Wow. Did you just re-read …

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Netflix introduces ‘unlimited’ paid parental leave; reactions to policy mixed

 

Netflix announced last week that it will now allow employees to take unlimited maternity or paternity leave during the first year after their child’s birth or adoption.

 

Under the new policy, Netflix employees …

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Girls Scouts of Greater Iowa CEO to retire, search for replacement continues

Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa, which serves nearly 14,000 girls and adults in Iowa and parts of Nebraska and South Dakota, is looking for a new chief executive officer to run the organization following the …