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Ames Seed Capital awarded LWBJ Impact Award at Prometheus Awards

LWBJ, a presenting partner of the 2019 Prometheus Awards with the Technology Association of Iowa, presented the LWBJ Impact Award to Ames Seed Capital to honor the organization’s impact on the growth, success and sustainability …

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Iowa highways closed by flooding could take months to reopen

Des Moines Register: Iowa and Nebraska transportation leaders say workers are hustling to open roads hard-hit from flooding, but some key highways could take months to reopen. Damaged levees have left the Interstate 29 corridor dramatically …

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Principal, Rockwell Collins, Deere paid no federal tax on 2018 income

Corridor Business Journal: A new report says at least 60 Fortune 500 companies avoided paying federal income tax on their 2018 reported income, including Iowa employers. Moline, Ill.-based Deere managed to avoid federal tax despite $2.4 …

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Engebretsen to step down from CMO role at Primary Health Care

Dr. Bery Engebretsen, who has been chief medical officer of Primary Health Care Inc. since 1982, will step out of that role to become chief visionary, the nonprofit health center announced. During his tenure, the organization has …

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Todd receives national award for community health center advocacy

Aaron Todd, chief strategy officer at the Iowa Primary Care Association, was recently presented with the Betsey K. Cooke Grassroots MVP Award from the National Association of Community Health Centers. Todd received the recognition for …

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Marquardt to direct Iowa Food Co-op

Ryan Marquardt has been named general manager of the Iowa Food Cooperative, succeeding Gary Huber, who stepped down to spend more time with his family. Marquardt is a longtime worker at Wild Rose Pastures and is …

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State awards $2.9 million in catalyst funding to downtowns across Iowa

Twenty-nine communities across Iowa are receiving a combined $2.9 million in Catalyst Grant funding from the state, Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg announced Thursday. Out of the 29 communities awarded in 2019, …

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Prometheus winners: Des Moines, Dwolla, Vermeer and more

Jim Masterson speaks Thursday night at the 2019 Prometheus Awards.

“If you cut me open, I bleed technology,” proclaimed Jim Masterson, CEO of LightEdge Solutions. 

Masterson, who was accepting a Prometheus Award for CEO of the …

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Iowa regents postpone tuition-setting debate

The Iowa Board of Regents is not planning to consider the first of two required readings for 2019-2020 tuition rates during its meeting next week because the regents don’t know enough about the state’s funding …

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Koch installed as Kent Corp. Chair in Business at ISU

Iowa State University finance professor Paul Koch was recently installed as the inaugural holder of the Kent Corp. Chair in Business. Established with a gift from the Kent Corp. Charitable Foundation, the designation recognizes a faculty member …