Archive for July 2016
Bondurant named an Iowa ‘Great Place’
Bondurant is one of five Iowa cities or areas to share nearly $1.7 million in state funding for cultural development as part of Iowa’s Great Places program. The city will receive $220,200 to develop local …
Read MoreFirst cohort for ISU Startup Factory announced
The first group of entrepreneurs for the ISU Startup Factory, a new avenue for Iowa State University students, faculty and staff to create technology-based businesses, has been announced. The program, which will be housed at …
Read MorePrimary Health Care receives safety net grant
Primary Health Care Inc. in Urbandale has received an $83,333 grant from the Safety Net Advancement Center at Arizona State University. The nonprofit community health center is one of six safety net organizations that received …
Read MoreLime Springs beef plant halts production
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Upper Iowa Beef, a new processing plant built along U.S. Highway 63 in Lime Springs, has halted production and reduced staff. Jesse Stevens, president and founder of the company formerly known as LimeSprings …
Read MoreESOP is the new owner of Palmer Group
Austin Palmer, founder and president of employment services firm Palmer Group, has sold the business to the Palmer Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan, according to a release. The company has been owned since its founding …
Read MoreIowa gets $3 million for wetland enhancement projects
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The USDA is awarding $44.6 million through its Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership to support 10 wetland enhancement projects in Iowa and 11 other states. The $3 million awarded to Iowa will be used …
Read MoreCedar Rapids airport gets Charlotte flights
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Passengers traveling from Cedar Rapids to Charlotte, N.C., have a new option beginning Nov. 4. American Airlines announced plans today to offer two daily flights from the Eastern Iowa Airport to Charlotte.…
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Ask Reynolds and Kurovski about … their trips to Israel
A few weeks ago Loretta Siemen invited me out to a luncheon for the bipartisan nonprofit Iowans Supporting Israel, at which Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Pleasant Hill Mayor Sara Kurovski eloquently shared their takeaways …
Read MoreNominations accepted through July 22 for Iowa Business Hall of Fame
The Greater Des Moines Committee is accepting nominations for the 2016 Iowa Business Hall of Fame, a gallery of Iowans who have made outstanding contributions to the development and enhancement of the state’s business climate. …
Read MoreISU recognized as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University
owa State University has been recognized by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University. APLU launched the program in 2013 to recognize universities that are leaders in spurring …
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