Britney Samuelson has been named the new director of Capital Crossroads.
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Diana Wright has always been surrounded by entrepreneurs: In her hometown of Clear Lake, both her parents were business owners and community leaders.
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The Greater Des Moines Committee will recognize Tom Koehn, Tom Mahoney and Dr. Wendy Wintersteen as the 2020 inductees to the Iowa Business Hall of Fame. The inductees will be honored during the Greater Des Moines Committee’s Annual Black Tie Dinner on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at The Meadows Events and Conf
Inclusion Award nominations are now open Monday, May 24, 2021 3:15 PM Nominations are now being accepted for the 2021 Inclusion Award, the Greater Des Moines Partnership announced. The award, in its ninth year, honors and celebrates the successes of organizations that have championed diversity, equity and inclusion in their businesses, organizations and community. “The work of DEI is difficult and requires intentionality. While we are all in this journey we want to recognize organizations that are intentionally investing time and resources to create meaningful change,” Sanjita Pradhan, director of diversity and inclusion at the Partnership, said in a news release. This year’s Inclusion Award application has been adapted to evaluate the responses organizations have had to the Black Lives Matter movement and violence toward Asian communities to demonstrate their commitment to DEI, as well as their overall response to the events of the past year, an
Iowa Business Hall of Fame inductees announced
BY BUSINESS RECORD STAFF Tuesday, May 25, 2021 2:58 PM Tom Koehn, Tom Mahoney and Wendy Wintersteen will be inducted into the Iowa Business Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Sept. 7 at the Meadows Events and Conference Center. Their selection as the 2020 inductees was announced today.
The Iowa Business Hall of Fame, founded in 1975 by the Greater Des Moines Committee, honors the achievements of Iowans who have made outstanding contributions to Iowa’s business climate.
Koehn is the chairman of the board of the Waldinger Corp.. He began his career at Waldinger in 1975. He became chief financial officer in 1979, and purchased the company as part of a group of employees five years later. The company now has nearly 3,000 employees in 12 states. His son, Jon, became CEO in 2019. Koehn and his wife, Linda, have volunteered their time to many organizations in the Des Moines area. He has served on the boards of