The Iowa Tourism Office presented 11 awards recognizing excellence in the tourism industry during the 2025 Iowa Tourism Conference Thursday in Altoona. In addition, conference attendees voted for the People’s Choice Award. The three winners of the Iowa Tourism Legacy Award are Greg Edwards, who recently announced his upcoming retirement from Catch Des Moines this summer, Rod…

The University of Northern Iowa announced a newly approved Master of Arts in Teaching degree in secondary education. The online graduate degree program is designed for graduates of non-teaching degree programs who want to complete licensure requirements for teaching grades 5-12 in Iowa. The courses focus on methods of teaching, educator essentials and professional clinical…

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has awarded 15 Iowa dairy projects Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grants, which is in its second year. The cost-share grants aim to help expand on-farm dairy processing and incorporate labor-saving technology to help increase the availability of Iowa dairy products for consumers. In Central Iowa, the Iowa State…

A recent push to increase the number of medical residencies has health care leaders in Iowa optimistic about finding a cure for the state’s physician workforce shortage.  After Gov. Kim Reynolds proposed a plan to use $150 million in federal dollars to create 115 new medical residency spots each year for the next four years,…

As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des Moines Public Library’s six locations and online at dmpl.org. And find information on how to get a FREE library card…

The urgency of continuous learning hit me hard recently. An entire class of MBA students awaited an assignment I’d uploaded incorrectly on the online education platform that I was still learning to use. Panicked, I contacted a colleague for assistance. He swiftly diagnosed the problem and offered to fix it. While the temptation to let…