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NewBoCo, Code.org taking applications for 2018 Computer Science Education Week

NewBoCo in Cedar Rapids and Code.org are taking applications to send representatives from two Iowa school districts on a trip to Seattle for the 2018 Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) Kickoff event on Dec. 3. District representatives …

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Cheap U.S. prices trump trade war; ISU says ag losses could amount to $2.2 billion

At least two cargoes of U.S. soybeans are heading to China as some buyers are willing to risk a purchase for historically cheap prices, Successful Farming reports. Grain traffic between the two companies has nearly ground …

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ISU Research Park receives $1.7 million federal grant for infrastructure expansion

Iowa State University Research Park has received a $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to accommodate infrastructure improvements for Deere & Co.’s new manufacturing test lab facility, which the company announced in May. The …

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Foley: Bill in Congress would leave D.M. airport project searching for cash

Des Moines airport chief Kevin Foley has said more forcefully that it would be difficult at best to put together the financing for a nearly half-billion-dollar overhaul of Des Moines International Airport, including a new terminal, if …

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Guest opinion: The power of an ask

By Blair Ryan | Co-founder, Standard Manner

Not asking guarantees the answer will be “no.” If you don’t ask for a charitable contribution for a nonprofit you support, you won’t get it. If you don’t ask …

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Guest opinion: Lean in financially

By Ashley Shafer | Financial adviser, Morgan Stanley Global Wealth Management 

A recent call with a client left me heartbroken. She had just lost her husband, and in the midst of her grief, was trying to …

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Haselhoff to receive Catt public engagement award

Sharon Haselhoff (pictured), a businesswoman and Legacy of Heroines scholarship donor, was selected by the Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as the recipient of the 2018 Carrie Chapman Catt Public Engagement Award …

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Nominations for calendar of influential ISU women due Sept. 28

Nominations for the 2019 Women Impacting ISU calendar are due by 11:59 p.m. Sept. 28. The annual calendar, started in 2007, highlights the accomplishments and achievements of 12 women currently on the Iowa State campus …

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Sept. 27: Working My Way Up the Ranks with Wendy Wintersteen

Host: Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
About: Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen will present “Working My Way Up the Ranks” at the Ames Public Library. She will speak about what the …

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Sept. 30: Stand Up, Speak Out: Iowa Women’s Advocacy and Action Training

About: More than ever before, women are standing up and speaking out about issues that impact them. The collective power of women to influence policy is evident, but many women do not participate in the …

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