Archive for April 2011
Martial artist turns hobby into new school
Jay Carstensen is turning a passion into a full-time job
Carstensen opened the Kapatiran Suntukan Martial Arts school on April 4. He teaches two disciplines: Lung Quai Yi Pai and Aneh Palu Kali-Silat.
“When you’re …
Read MoreIowa State professor remains a supporter of nuclear energy
Public debate and bureaucracy are bogging down the development of nuclear energy and putting the United States at a disadvantage compared with other countries, an Iowa State University professor and nuclear energy expert says.
Carolyn …
Read MoreNot your traditional lawyers
”Crazy” was a word used to describe the decision made by four recent Drake University Law School graduates. “Overly ambitious” was another way of putting it.
“Pleasantly surprised” and “better than any of us imagined” …
Read MoreSustainability program spurs action
Tom Hadden thought the newly constructed East Village building that Metro Waste Authority had moved its administrative offices to just eight years ago was fairly energy-efficient. But through a public-private sustainability education program, the independent …
How can businesses knock out online threats?
Cyber criminals can throw a sucker punch at businesses, exploiting vulnerabilities that could put them on the ropes.
That threat was underscored recently by a massive data breach at Epsilon Data Management LLC, a large …
Read MoreGood news for Apple, bad news for Google
Apple Inc.’s results exceeded Wall Street’s expectations after iPhone and Macintosh sales scaled new heights and iPad supplies could not keep up with global demand, Reuters reported.
Apple shares rose 3 percent after the company …
Read MoreSavage-Rumbaugh named to Time’s most influential list
Great Ape Trust scientist Sue Savage-Rumbaugh has been named to teh 2011 Time 100, Time magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Savage-Rumbaugh is the first and only scientist to …
Read MoreState receives $215 million in partial recovery from Westbridge case
Attorney General Tom Miller announced that a court-appointed receiver today transferred more than $215 million to the state of Iowa as a partial recovery in the Westbridge Capital Management fraud case.
In 2009, the two …
Read MoreEconomic Development board awards incentives
Two Central Iowa companies received state incentive awards this morning from the Iowa Economic Development Board.
Capital City Fruit Co. received $215,000 in direct financial assistance and tax incentives for a proposed 84,000-square-foot office, distribution …
Read MoreIowa wine and beer app available
The Iowa Wine and Beer Promotion Board has launched an Iowa Wine and Beer app for Apple Inc. products.
The app is designed to be an enhanced version of the board’s print directory. The app …
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