Archive for September 2016
Tone’s Spices sold in $365 million deal
Parks Area announces plans for Riverview entertainment venue
Flooding threatens Iowa corn, soybean crops
STEM Advisory Council to meet Wednesday at DMACC in Ankeny
The governor’s STEM Advisory Council will meet Wednesday at Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The meeting is open to the public and to the media. Yoshisuke Kumano …
Read MoreFoods Resource Bank organizers to receive humanitarian award
The World Food Prize plans to present the Robert D. Ray Iowa SHARES Humanitarian Award to the Rev. Joan Fumetti and Ron De Weerd for their leadership in building the Iowa Foods Resource Bank program into a …
Read MoreU of I starts programs at former AIB campus
Becoming a Hawkeye no longer requires moving to Iowa City. With little fanfare, the University of Iowa this fall began offering four inaugural undergraduate degree programs at its new Iowa Center for Higher Education in…Read More
Siemens mimics owls wings to cut wind turbine blade noise
Siemens has developed an add-on to its wind-turbine blade that reduces noise by mimicking the edge fringe of an owl’s wing. Owls are known for silently swooping down to catch mice and other rodents. Siemens …
Read MoreNewcomer’s Guide: Toolkit
Throughout the Business Record Newcomer’s Guide, we referenced a number of online resources that are scattered across an array of our publications and other organization’s websites. Every link in the publication has been compiled and …
Read MoreDes Moines startup Ace Blooms in competition for $25,000
Kauffman Foundation’s “1 in a Million” competition for $25,000 includes finalist Ace Blooms of Des Moines, which also does business as Goquets. The business emerged from 40 selected to compete and is trying to make …
Read MoreFood-safety firm sold to private equity group
Global ID Group, a Fairfield-based firm that provides testing, certification and consulting services for the production of food products worldwide, has entered a definitive agreement to be acquired by private equity firm Paine & Partners …
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