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Iowa State University, DMACC launch work-from-home cybersecurity series

The Iowa Cyber Hub, a cybersecurity education partnership between Iowa State University and Des Moines Area Community College, is launching a series of videos at www.iowacyberhub.org to help newly remote workers adjust to new cybersecurity practices. The …

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Report: More than 450,000 undocumented college students in U.S.

More than 450,000 students across the United States — about 2% of all U.S. college students — are undocumented residents, according a new report by New American Economy and the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education …

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Iowa’s March unemployment rate rises to 3.7%

Iowa’s seasonally unemployment rate was 3.7% in March, up from 2.7% a year ago, according to Iowa Workforce Development.

The unemployment rate, however, reflects just a portion of the impact that the shutdown of Iowa …

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Kemin enters exclusive agreement for poultry salmonella vaccine

Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer based in Des Moines, announced today that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Pacific GeneTech, a biologics company that develops and commercializes next-generation vaccines for areas of high unmet or underserved …

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ISU Startup Factory moves program online, extends application deadline

Iowa State University’s Startup Factory has moved all weekly cohort meetings online to continue delivering the 52-week program, the organization announced this week. The accelerator has extended its cohort nine application deadline to May 29 …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the April 17 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the April 17 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …

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Webspec offers free assistance to Polk County businesses applying for Facebook grants

Webspec, a Des Moines marketing and technology company, is offering free assistance to help Polk County businesses apply for a portion of the $100 million cash grants offered by Facebook to up to 30,000 small …

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Direct primary care practice Strada Healthcare adds West Des Moines clinic

Exemplar Care, a direct primary care practice in West Des Moines, has joined Strada Healthcare, a regional direct primary care network based in Omaha. Exemplar Care, founded in January 2019 by Dr. Jon Van Der Veer, is …

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ISU professor named co-editor-in-chief of Journal of Supply Chain Management

David Cantor, a professor of supply chain management at the Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University has been appointed to serve as co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Supply Chain Management, the college announced. Cantor holds …

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Metro Waste Authority hosting virtual Earth Day competition to reduce single-use plastics

Metro Waste Authority is hosting a virtual competition for cities in the metro to encourage residents to reduce single-use plastics. Cities that post educational tips on social media and receive more shares and interaction than …