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Iowa native astronaut Peggy Whitson has been named this year’s recipient of the Robert D. Ray Pillar of Character Award by the Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University. Whitson, a NASA astronaut …
Brendan Blumer is an evangelist when it comes to the power of the blockchain to change the world. In company videos, the 31-year-old Cedar Rapids native and founder of block.one calls it “no less than …
Iowa Public Television has received the 2017 National Educational Telecommunications Association Award for Production – Short Form for “Greetings from Iowa.” The digital series started in March and introduces viewers to people, places and stories …
In an effort to head off hunger, the Iowa Department of Education is seeking sponsors for a federally funded program that provides nutritious meals or snacks to children in low-income areas of the state during …
U.S. wind power developments attracted $11 billion in investments in 2017, adding more than 7,000 megawatts to the mix, the U.S. wind industry’s fourth-quarter report found. Twenty-nine new wind farms totaling 4,125 megawatts began operations …
Longtime legislator Matt McCoy will forgo seeking re-election to the Iowa Statehouse and instead run for a seat on the Polk County Board of Supervisors, the Des Moines Register reported. McCoy, 51, made the announcement today during …
Gov. Kim Reynolds got her wish today, signing legislation that provides $282 million in funding for a water quality project. “This law is a significant step in the right direction and should ignite a continuing …
Meta Financial Group Inc., parent of MetaBank, reported profits of $4.7 million, or 48 cents per share, for the first quarter of its 2018 fiscal year, which ended Dec. 31. In the comparable year-ago period, …
DuPont government affairs veteran Billi Hunt has been named executive director of the Cultivation Corridor, the organization looking to make Central Iowa and other parts of the state a higher-profile center of bioscience research and …
Technology Association of Iowa board Chairwoman Erin Rollenhagen writes that TAI’s goals this year include reaching out to more potential technologists, networking and pushing for inclusion. Here are excerpts of her thoughts: — Attracting more …
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