This is the second in a series on women and entrepreneurship. America is experiencing a remarkable surge in entrepreneurship, and women are driving much of that momentum. As more women launch businesses, they are expanding the definition of entrepreneurship itself, Read more…
The Business Record’s Women of Influence awards celebrate the work of Central Iowa women who have attained success while helping others along the way. While working in various sectors and with varied life experiences, they’ve devoted their time to service Read more…
Mary Andringa’s dad founded their family business, Vermeer Corp., exactly one year before she was born. She’d go on to make history with her father’s business, becoming co-CEOs with her brother, Robert Vermeer, in 2003 and becoming sole CEO in 2009. Read more…
A new restaurant recently opened in my small hometown of Huxley, Iowa. Not just another burger joint or pizza place, but a semi-upscale dining experience. A visit with family members received an enthusiastic thumbs-up. Their confidence wasn’t based solely on Read more…
Terry Hernandez announces retirement from Chrysalis Foundation after 28 years When Terry Hernandez arrived for her first day as executive director of Chrysalis Foundation, she thought she had shown up to the wrong location. “There was a little office they’d Read more…
Jolita Janutenaite Uthe. Photo by Michele Zousmer. By Sonja Piontek, guest contributor The desert is still black as the women begin walking. No sunrise yet. No horizon. Only the crisp silence of the Namib and the soft sound of boots Read more…
All her life, Mallory Sandoval was told she should go into teaching or nursing. “I have really good people skills,” Sandoval said. “For the longest time, I thought, ‘I want to be in the hospital. That’s where I want to Read more…
Heather Schott calls herself a disruptor. “That’s who I am, through and through,” she said. “If you give me a process and I see efficiencies, I’m going to work towards it. I enjoy looking for better ways or disrupting the Read more…
By Corey Dion Lewis, guest contributor The first time I told one of my best friends I loved him and was proud of him in a text message, he immediately called me. Not to say it back, but to see Read more…
COMPILED BY EMILY BARSKE WOOD AND MACEY SHOFROTH This coverage is from the Business Record’s annual survey on women’s and gender issues as part of our Fearless initiative. While nonscientific, we believe the results of this questionnaire illustrate current opinions Read more…