ISU fellowship aims to expand rural entrepreneurship

By user | August 30, 2016 |

A prestigious fellowship soon will be used to develop entrepreneurship opportunities for both Iowa State University students and underserved populations in rural Iowa. Linda Niehm, a professor in apparel, events and hospitality management, is the second faculty …

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Sept. 15: DMU Clinic Climb

By user | August 30, 2016 |
Host: Des Moines University About: Des Moines University is hosting young professionals for an evening of networking and a progressive dinner touring DMU’s multispecialty clinic. They will meet health professionals, learn about choosing a primary care provider,…Read More

Sept. 21: September Startup Stories

By user | August 30, 2016 |
Host: Greater Des Moines Partnership About: Laird Hedlund Nossuli, CEO, and Bernard Nossuli, COO for iEmergent will share their tale of a vision conceived and brought to life by company founder and Laird’s late father…Read More

Adventureland fined $4,500 in worker’s death

By user | August 30, 2016 |

Des Moines Register: Federal regulators have fined Adventureland amusement park for failing to create a safe work environment for a 68-year-old man who died from injuries he sustained while working on the Raging River ride in June. The Occupational Safety …

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Adventureland fined $4,500 in worker’s death

By user | August 30, 2016 |

Des Moines Register: Federal regulators have fined Adventureland amusement park for failing to create a safe work environment for a 68-year-old man who died from injuries he sustained while working on the Raging River ride in June. The Occupational Safety …

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Kenyan economist wins Borlaug field research award

By user | August 30, 2016 |

Andrew Mude has won the 2016 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation, the World Food Prize announced Tuesday. Mude developed insurance for never-before-insured communities whose livelihoods depend on …

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