In Case You Missed It – Lift IOWA: 9-24-18

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OWA

Cyd McHone has been named executive director of the Job Foundation, an organization that teaches financial asset building and leadership development, as well mentoring and academic support to students experiencing low household incomes in the Cedar Valley. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier 

Akisha Hill didn’t set out to open up her own storefront in Waterloo. But when Hill opened Boujee Berries at 621 Sycamore St., Suite B, on Sept. 7, she sold out on her first day. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier 

A new Iowa City business owned by Susannah Neal is bringing traditional Central American healing methods to women dealing with infertility, digestive issues and other health concerns.Cedar Rapids Gazette 

Susan Zelnio has been named program director for workforce development for the Moline Foundation. Quad-City TImes 

The Marion Economic Development Corp. (MEDCO) has launched the Loft Startup Exchange — a “community of like-minded business leaders seeking to connect, learn, and grow” — in response to feedback from small-business partners who suggested running a small business often feels like operating on an island. Corridor Business Journal

NATION

Tech companies spend very little of their philanthropic money attempting to close the gender and race gap, according to new research released today by Melinda Gates in partnership with McKinsey & Company. Wired 

Women-owned businesses are on the rise, driven by growth in primarily fast-growing service sectors where women have traditionally made up a larger share of employees. Yahoo Finance 

The Texas Board of Education — known for a long line of controversies about what students should and shouldn’t learn in social studies — has taken a step to remove Hillary Clinton from the curriculum. Washington Post 

Quartz and PitchBook compiled an index of 200 rising women founders in the U.S., with criteria including startup valuations of at least $50 million or venture capital fundraising of at least $5 million. Quartz