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Polk County Supervisors approve $10M for airport terminal expansion

KCCI-TV: The Polk County Board of Supervisors voted to approve $10 million in funding over the next few years to help build an expansion of the Des Moines Airport terminal. The terminal expansion is estimated to …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Fed releases long-awaited study on a digital dollar but doesn’t take a position yet on creating one

The Federal Reserve did not take a position on a central bank digital currency, or CBDC, in its delayed 40-page report, but the report did show that a digital dollar is not in the near …

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Guest opinion: Growing in confidence (part two)

By Brittany Heard | Lead adviser, Foster Group

Over the last few years, I have been on a journey to grow in confidence.

A few months ago, I wrote an article called “Growing in Confidence.” If you …

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Guest opinion: Women are in a position to educate and empower each other

By Bailey Davis | Retail investment services officer, Bankers Trust
  Each of us can look back on certain moments in our lives and think, “Wow, that person made a difference.”

I wouldn’t be an investment officer…
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Census data: No progress made on overall gender gap

As 2020 continues to be a challenging year, new data released recently by the U.S. Census Bureau shows no progress has been made in closing the overall gender wage gap.

The average full-time working woman …

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Guest opinion: Necessity is the mother of invention

By Holleen Lawrence | Co-owner, Blind Photography

It’s a 400-year-old proverb that hit me, my daughter and our business square in the nose seven months ago when COVID stopped our professional world cold.

“The mother of …

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Lippincott influences change for women business owners

By Jayne Armstrong | Iowa district director, U.S. Small Business Administration

Times are changing for Iowa’s women business owners.

Motivated by a 2015 American Express study that ranked Iowa 51st in the nation – dead last – …

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Lift IOWA: News briefs – Week of Oct. 19

Mindi Vanden Bosch appointed to new leadership role: Vermeer Corp. announced that Mindi Vanden Bosch will move to the role of managing director of Forage Solutions with the Pella-based global manufacturer, effective Nov. 2. Vanden Bosch will lead …

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Oct. 20: Wow on the Road – Hall Mediation & Law

Join Women of Worth for this online event featuring Kristen Hall, who will share her business story. The event will also feature time for networking.
Where: Online. 12 p.m.
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Oct. 20: When Women Run

Partisan nonprofit organization Emerge Iowa will host an event celebrating the Democratic women running for office in Iowa.
Where: Online. 5-6 p.m.
Learn more…

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