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Event Oct. 14: Holmes Murphy reputation and crisis management workshop

Holmes Murphy & Associates Inc. will host a series of workshops for business leaders on how to minimize the impact on reputations during a crisis or other adverse event. Attendees will leave with a strategy …

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Event Oct. 19: SBA business financing forum

The U.S. Small Business Administration will hold a free financing forum for existing and startup businesses in Des Moines on Monday, Oct. 19, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. The forum will include presentations from the …

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California Home Depot store agrees to pay $83,400 in gender bias case

For years, women at the Home Depot store in Pomona, Calif., complained that they were funneled into cashier jobs while their male co-workers landed higher-paying sales jobs. As a federal contractor, however, the company is …

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U.S. business schools finally hit targets for more women

Financial Times: After more than a decade of concerted efforts to recruit more female MBA students, many of the most competitive business schools in the U.S. are reporting substantial numbers of women. The Class of …

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Study: What’s holding women back in the workplace?

Last week, LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Co. released the results of a study of 118 companies and nearly 30,000 employees that found that corporate diversity initiatives aren’t doing much for gender equality — and not…
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Event Oct. 21: SBA exporting workshop

The U.S. Small Business Administration is hosting an exporting workshop for small businesses from 7:30 a.m. to noon at the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization office, 420 Watson Powell Jr. Way. The free workshop …

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Meredith adds new magazine: Beekman 1802 Almanac

Meredith Corp. will debut a new magazine Oct. 6: Beekman 1802 Almanac. The publication is a curated collection of seasonal recipes, gardening tips, shopping discoveries and quirky stories brought together by Brent Ridge and Josh …

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LightEdge has completed Altoona expansion

LightEdge Solutions Inc. has completed the 5,000-square-foot expansion of its flagship location in Altoona, bringing its total data center space at the location to 20,000 square feet. Since opening the Altoona data center in 2007, LightEdge …

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Pleasant Hill bowling and entertainment center expanding

Premiere Bowling and Entertainment plans a job fair next month to fill out its staffing for a 35,000-square-foot expansion in Pleasant Hill. Plans call for a renovated concourse and bowling area, including a VIP bowling …

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Media General bidder calls Meredith deal ‘value-destructive’

Officials from the company that wants to buy Media General Inc. oppose the Virginia company’s offer to buy Meredith Corp., reports DesMoinesRegister.com. In a letter sent to Media General executives, Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. Chairman and CEO …