Archive for October 2019
Wolfe Eye Clinic clinical trials contribute to breakthrough treatment
Iowa-based Wolfe Eye Clinic served as a primary contributor to a breakthrough vision-loss treatment recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Phase III clinical trials were conducted at Wolfe Eye Clinic’s West …
Read MoreThree people nominated to fill appeals court vacancy
Iowa’s State Judicial Nominating Commission this week selected three nominees from 11 applicants to fill a vacancy on the Iowa Court of Appeals when Judge Amanda Potterfield retires on Dec. 25. The nominees are Paul …
Read MoreIowa ties for No. 1 spot for highest average composite ACT scores
Iowa has tied with South Dakota for the highest average composite scores in the country on the ACT assessment test. Iowa and South Dakota had an average composite score of 21.6 out of a possible …
Read MoreYoung Women’s Resource Center names executive director
The Young Women’s Resource Center in Des Moines announced that Kari Hamilton has been hired as the organization’s executive director, beginning Jan. 2. She has more than 12 years of trauma responsive nonprofit experience, six years of …
Read MoreIowa-based workplaces recognized for innovative work spaces
The interior of the Federal Home Loan Bank, which recently opened a new office in 2018 at 909 Locust St. The company received the People’s Choice Award from JLL in its Spaces workspace competition. Special …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: How providing online grocery shopping is affecting traditional grocery store customers
When Whole Foods Market began in Austin, Texas, in 1980, it was a place where shoppers could browse through a selection of natural foods at their leisure.
Today the company, bought by Amazon.com in 2017, …
University of Iowa picks dean of students after two years, two failed searches
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Nearly two years after losing its dean of students – and upon learning last week that its vice president of student life is leaving at the end of the semester – the University …
Read MoreFounder of Happy Joe’s Pizza, Joe Whitty, dies
Des Moines Register: The founder of Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream died Tuesday in Bettendorf. “Happy” Joe Whitty was 82. Whitty founded the ice cream and pizza chain in Davenport on Nov. 16, 1972. It …
Read MoreUSDA releases rules for industrial hemp
The U.S. Agriculture Department released the domestic hemp production program rules required by the 2018 Farm Bill, Radio Iowa reports. The plan allows hemp producers to use the department’s programs for production, including loans, crop insurance …
Read MoreNever Settle Coalition launches tomorrow
The Never Settle Coalition is hosting a launch party tomorrow in Des Moines. The organization explains its purpose in its event invite: “Research shows that 1 in 2 women say they’ve settled. Settled for what …
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