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Discerning Eye in downtown Iowa City, owned by Joni Schrup, was featured in last month’s INVISION magazine for earning honorable mention as one of “America’s Finest Optical Retailers.” INVISION
In the latest edition of the CBJ’s new Q&A feature, former pro athlete and Corridor entrepreneur Nate Kaeding hangs with Debbie Takes, co-owner of Dan and Debbie’s Creamery in Ely, to talk farming and family.Corridor Business Journal(video)
Kimberly Weiner Greene, a native of Sioux City, was promoted to full professor and named Faculty of the Year for the School of Education at Brandman University in Irvine, Calif. Sioux City Journal
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General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra, who broke the glass ceiling as the first female chief executive in the global auto industry, has selected another high-achieving woman to join her in the executive suite. Dhivya Suryadevara, 39, will take over as GM’s chief financial officer on Sept. 1, replacing Chuck Stevens, who is retiring after 40 years with the automaker. Forbes
Some companies are testing out structured mentoring, empowerment programs and ambition summits to fix the problem and correct gender imbalances. But other experts say this may not be a bottom-up problem as much as a top-down one, which begins with a startling lack of diversity on company boards. CNNMoney
Tuesday, June 5, marked the #SuperTuesday of Election 2018. Gender Watch 2018 compiled highlights and detailed results from the eight primary elections held that day. Gender Watch 2018
The Vatican says it is open to considering an official role for women and the ordination of married men to address a severe shortage of priests in the Amazon region. CNN
West Virginia State University will honor alumna Katherine Johnson with a bronze statue and scholarship in her name. As a mathematician, Johnson worked as a human “computer” at the agency that became NASA, working in relative obscurity as a black woman. AP News
Equal pay, equal hours and equal participation in the workforce could lead to a global wealth jump of $23,620 a person, as well as creating knock-on benefits such as lower malnutrition and child mortality rates, a study by the World Bank has found. The Guardian