Archive for November 2015
Should employers stop asking job applicants about felony convictions?
Constructing a Legacy: The Weitz Company and the Family Who Built It
“Constructing A Legacy is a great story of a family business which persevered through economic ups and downs for over 100 years. Not only did the Weitz Company survive through this period, but it thrived, …
Read MoreAg, food, natural resources sectors struggle to fill 60,000 jobs
A new report from Purdue University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that the agriculture, food and natural resources sectors will struggle to fill the nearly 60,000 jobs expected to be open in each …
Read MoreBranstad names new superintendent of banking
Ron Hansen, chairman and CEO of Liberty Trust & Savings Bank in Durant, has been named superintendent of the Iowa Division of Banking, beginning Nov. 16. Hansen replaces Jim Schipper, who retired Oct. 8 after …
Read MoreEvent Nov. 12: Friends of Iowa Justice For Our Neighbors fundraiser
Friends of Iowa Justice For Our Neighbors will host a benefit Nov. 12 to fund continued immigration legal services for unaccompanied children fleeing extreme violence in Central America who are resettled in Iowa. The leadership …
Read MoreEvent Nov. 23: Grassley, Ernst to speak on agriculture, bioscience
$1.5M federal grant creates Midwest big data hub
Iowa Energy Center developing education grants program
The Iowa Energy Center is developing a grant program aimed at expanding energy education statewide. The Ames-based center has launched a set of six pilot projects at K-12 schools as well as community colleges. The projects that …
Read MoreBranstad eyes milestone; events planned
Two events are planned to mark Gov. Terry Branstad’s emergence as the longest-serving governor in U.S. history, which occurs Dec. 14, his 7,640th day in office. A Capitol open house and a privately financed dinner …
Read MoreEvent Nov 3: Central banks forum at Drake
Drake University will host a panel discussion on “The Changing Role of Central Banks,” sponsored by Principal Financial Group Inc. and the Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship. The free public event is scheduled …
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