IOWA

Linn-Mar graduate Brittany Hannah, who ran Bistro On the River in downtown Cedar Rapids, says she has been hoping to relocate her business to Marion for some time. Recently, she did.Corridor Business Journal

They may not have the army of buyers enjoyed by large department store chains or the endless variety of Amazon, but small boutique owners in the Corridor say they have a secret weapon that keeps their fashion-conscious clientele coming back. Corridor Business Journal 

When Codi Josephson was young, she couldn’t get her hands on enough craft supplies. Now, Josephson is hoping to make the same kind of memories for children — and children at heart — through her craft supply store Home Ec. Workshop in Iowa City. Cedar Rapids Gazette 

The Corridor Business Journal is accepting nominations for its inaugural C-Suite Awards. Honorees will be recognized at a Nov. 7 awards luncheon and featured in the publication’s Nov. 12 issue. Corridor Business Journal

A 23-year-old Bettendorf native is the designer of a new line of clothing sold by Target. Cassidy Glynn, a graduate of Bettendorf High School and Iowa State University, was part of a small team of female designers at Target who worked on the project for the past year. The Wild Fable line was launched on Aug. 3. Quad-City Times 

NATION

With primary elections held earlier this month, women have hit another milestone in this record-breaking political year, setting a new record for the number of women who have secured a major party nomination for the U.S. House. NPR

California is moving toward becoming the first state to require companies to have women on their boards — but businesses are fighting it. TechCrunch 

Four women are suing Nike, claiming their former employer has for years perpetuated a culture of unequal compensation and sexual harassment. OregonLive.com 

The gender gap — the fact that women tend to vote Democratic at a higher rate than men do — has been a persistent feature of American politics, and it’s only getting wider. FiveThirtyEight 

Corporate leaders are failing to explain to their employees why having women in leadership positions is good for a company’s bottom line, according to survey results released by London-based recruitment company Phaidon International. Washington Post