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Simpson names interim president
A Minnesota native, former women’s basketball coach and long-time higher education official has been named Simpson College’s interim president.
Susan D. StuebnerThe Simpson College board of trustees has appointed Susan D. Stuebner to the …
Read MoreAARP and United Way Worldwide expand 211 Caregiver Program to Iowa
AARP and United Way Worldwide have announced the expansion of a caregiver support program to 10 new states, including Iowa. Originally launched in 2021, the initiative connects family caregivers to essential services for themselves and …
Read MoreIowa food hubs sell over $4 million of local food in 2024
Food hubs, which are small distribution businesses that specialize in local foods, sold over $4.3 million in 2024 in local foods to grocery stores, households, restaurants, school districts, food access organizations and other customers across …
Read MoreIowa Communications Network partners with Omaha internet exchange
1623 Farnam, a networking infrastructure company, has announced the Iowa Communications Network has joined in a strategic collaboration with its Omaha IX internet exchange facility in Omaha. The collaboration hopes to allow ICN to provide …
Read MoreState awards over $2 million for therapeutic classrooms
The Iowa Department of Education has awarded over $2 million in competitive grants to eight school districts to establish therapeutic classrooms for students whose emotional or behavioral needs affect their ability to be successful in …
Read MoreUNI announces in-state tuition for bordering states
The University of Northern Iowa announced today it will offer in-state tuition to students from the six states bordering Iowa starting this fall.
Through its new Neighboring State Rate initiative, the rate will apply to …
Read MoreWDM Chamber announces two staff promotions
The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce has announced the promotion of Everett Mullican and Meredith Murphy. Mullican has been promoted to marketing and communications manager and Murphy now serves as director of future workforce. …
Read MoreWoodard discusses Iowa DOGE idea to reduce number of counties
In a recent interview, the Business Record sat down with Andrea Woodard, executive director of the Iowa State Association of Counties. Among other topics, we asked her about the Iowa DOGE Task Force’s idea to …
Read MoreUI Health Care to open clinic in Urbandale
University of Iowa Health Care has announced it will open a new clinic in Urbandale at 2901 N.W. 86th Street on Sept. 8. According to a news release, UI Health Care aims to provide patients …
Read MoreSix Iowa towns selected for 2025 Iowa Mayors’ Design Workshop
The Iowa State University College of Design will host the second Iowa Mayors’ Design Workshop July 9–10 on Iowa State’s campus. The two-day event will bring together six mayors from across the state to discuss …
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