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World Food Prize names 30 Wallace-Carver Fellows

The World Food Prize and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have announced the selection of 30 university students for the prestigious Wallace-Carver Fellowship. Students will collaborate with world-renowned scientists and policymakers through paid fellowships at leading USDA …

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SBA roundtable finds business owners feeling good

Corridor Business Journal: U.S. Small Business Administration head Linda McMahon stopped in central Iowa Friday for a roundtable with women business owners and state political leaders. The business owners in attendance reported equipment purchases, increased advertising …

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Branstad urges farmers to ‘take the long view’ in U.S.-China trade dispute

Quad-City Times: Terry Branstad, Iowa’s former governor who now serves as U.S. ambassador to China, advises farmers to take “the long view.” He said the eventual outcome will lead to increased future food exports to a …

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University of Iowa president in top quarter of public higher education pay

The Gazette: A new report listing America’s highest paid university and college executives has University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld ranking in the top quarter among public university and system leaders. Harreld, hired in 2015 amid …

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July 24-26: TECNA Conference

Host: Technology Association of Iowa
About: Technology Councils of North America (TECNA) represents 52-plus IT and technology trade organizations that, in turn, represent more than 22,000 technology-related companies in North America. The organization supports regional …

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ProbioFerm ready for second expansion in three years

Urbandale-based ProbioFerm LLC, a contract manufacturer of probiotics, is seeking an estimated $250,000 in development incentives to build a 9,000-square-foot, manufacturing and warehouse facility at 10301 Justin Drive.

The project would add three jobs to …

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Guest Opinion: Conducting your ‘midyear life review’

By Christi Hegstad | President, MAP Professional Development Inc. 

Have you ever walked into your annual performance review at work and been completely surprised by the feedback shared with you?

Hopefully, no – but quite possibly, yes. Ideally, …

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Guest Opinion: Assume the best intentions

By Brianne Fitzgerald | Communication and engagement officer, Volunteer Iowa 

I would consider my grandmother to be very wise. She was a smart woman who owned her own nationally recognized business and was well-respected in her community. I …

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Iowa ranked near the bottom for starting a business

The finance website WalletHub ranks Iowa 39th among the states in its 2018’s Best & Worst States to Start a Business, the Corridor Business Journal reported.

The study evaluated states in three categories: business environment, access to resources …

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Early registration open for IWLC Central Iowa Conference

Early registration is now open for Iowa Women Lead Change’s Central Iowa Conference. This year’s conference will be a two-day event held Nov. 6-7 at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines. …