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Science Center of Iowa host new exhibit on consequences of implicit bias

The Science Center of Iowa is hosting the traveling exhibition “The Bias Inside Us” for one month as part of the exhibit’s 40-city tour over four years. Created by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, …
By BPC Staff | Jul 15, 2021
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Ivy Women in Business Award winners announced

The 2021 winners of the Ivy Women in Business Awards are Kimberly Baeth, Jennifer Bryant and Kayla Vandehaar. Established in 2018, the awards celebrate women known for inspiration, leadership and ability to serve as champions …
By BPC Staff | Jul 15, 2021
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NAMI Iowa, Amerigroup Foundation to offer free ‘Ending the Silence’ presentations

NAMI Iowa — the Iowa affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness — and the Amerigroup Foundation are joining forces to provide the “Ending the Silence” education program free to organizations across Iowa. The 50-minute evidence-based …
By BPC Staff | Jul 15, 2021
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Biden nominates former Iowa Gov. Chet Culver to serve on Farmer Mac board

Des Moines Register: President Joe Biden has nominated former Iowa Gov. Chet Culver to sit on the board of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., better known as Farmer Mac. The publicly traded company is a government-sponsored …
By BPC Staff | Jul 14, 2021
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UI, ISU shatter external funding records, despite pandemic

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The University of Iowa and Iowa State University this week reported new external funding records for the budget year that wrapped June 30. UI — involved in coronavirus vaccine and treatment trials that …
By BPC Staff | Jul 14, 2021
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Iowa DOT awards another round of funding from VW Settlement Trust

The Iowa Department of Transportation has awarded more than $5.3 million in another round of funding from the Volkswagen Settlement Mitigation Trust program for transit and electric vehicle projects across the state. The funds are …
By BPC Staff | Jul 14, 2021
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Kemin Biofuels begins customer trials of new low-dose enzyme product

Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer based in Des Moines, announced that its Kemin Biofuels division has begun customer trials of a new low-dose enzyme aimed at reducing production costs for biofuels producers. The new …
By BPC Staff | Jul 14, 2021
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Vermeer Corp. featured in new ‘Creators Wanted’ video series by NAM

Third-generation Iowa manufacturer Vermeer Corp. is among four Midwest-based, family-owned companies featured in the Creators Wanted virtual series produced by the National Association of Manufacturers. The episode, “A Family Tradition: Building a Legacy in Manufacturing,” highlights how …
By BPC Staff | Jul 14, 2021
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Centivo-MercyOne venture provides competition for HealthPartners UnityPoint

Iowa employers will have additional health insurance options for their staff members to consider when choosing benefits options this year. 


Centivo, a virtual health plan that has been partnering with health care systems across the …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jul 14, 2021
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Opening (legally) in a plaza near you: CBD & consumable-hemp stores

Nothing says mainstream Iowa like a chamber of commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony. A particular ribbon-cutting held last month in West Des Moines was likely among the first times an Iowa chamber has celebrated the opening of …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jul 14, 2021