IOWA

The University of Iowa will take steps to resolve a federal inquiry that found some concerns about whether male athletes received more opportunities than females, the school said Wednesday. Iowa City Press-Citizen 

Before her successful run for the Coralville City Council, Meghann Foster took a training program that teaches political skills to those hoping to become progressive candidates and campaign workers. Cedar Rapids Gazette 

Elisabeth Kissling has been with Foundation 2 since 2001 — long enough to see how the Cedar Rapids-based nonprofit focused on suicide preven­tion has grown from a regional entity into a crucial statewide support. Corridor Business Journal 

To understand the essence of Marie Hainline, you have to feel grit. Not metaphorical grit, but literal granules of grit. Des Moines Register 

The business of beauty seems to be in Traci Hubbard’s DNA. Ames Tribune 

Some days, it almost seems like fate that Ursla Lanphear now owns M&M Books in Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids Gazette 

NATIONAL

Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards is planning to step down from her role as president after more than a decade at the helm, according to two sources familiar with the matter. BuzzFeedNews

The new IncubateHER incubation program at Pittsburgh’s Chatham University kicked off Jan. 11 with a cohort of five companies. Bizwomen.com 

The novelty of a human-less store is making headlines, but automation is no fad and women are most likely to feel the long-term effects of the changes. Bizwomen.com