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Iowa employers face steep health insurance price increases, but keep offering benefits

Des Moines Register: Iowa employers, who provide health insurance to more than half of all Iowans, aren’t dropping the benefit, despite facing a series of steep premium increases, a new study shows. On average, Iowa employers …

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West Virginia life sciences dean named finalist for ISU position

Iowa State University announced that Daniel Robison from West Virginia University is the first of three finalists who will interview to become the next endowed dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Robison, …

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West Virginia life sciences dean named finalist for ISU position

Iowa State University announced that Daniel Robison from West Virginia University is the first of three finalists who will interview to become the next endowed dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Robison, …

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Kent Corp. opens Innovation Center at ISU Research Park

Kent Corp. has opened  Kent Innovation Center at the Iowa State University Research Park in Ames, the company reported. Kent will be able to collaborate with more than 90 Iowa companies through its Enterprise Innovation …

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Oct. 9: Ethical Practices

Host: Central Iowa Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management
About: When trust is high, communication, creativity and engagement improve. Productivity speeds up and costs decrease as attention is redirected toward objectives instead of …

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DMACC hires Andres to lead Iowa Culinary Institute

Des Moines Area Community College has hired John Andres as director of the Iowa Culinary Institute. In his new position, Andres will manage Culinary Arts as well as the DMACC Hotel and Restaurant Management programs. …

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DMU alumnus donates sculpture to university

Des Moines University has received a generous gift of a commissioned sculpture from Dr. Fredric Gold, a 1973 alumnus of the university. The 12-foot-tall sculpture by Charles Strain, named “The Gathering,” will be installed in …

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Labor Center closure initial savings: $95K

Closing the University of Iowa’s 67-year-old Labor Center is projected to save $95,041 this budget year, about a fifth of the more than $550,000 in total savings that will come as contracts wind down, the Cedar …

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Palmer Group opens in Cedar Rapids

Palmer Group has expanded its employment services company to Cedar Rapids. The West Des Moines company has provided direct placement, temporary and contract roles, and outplacement services in Central Iowa since 1998. “Given all the …

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Craft beer and soda startup to lease space at DMACC Newton campus

The Newton campus of Des Moines Area Community College will soon be home to a craft-beer and craft-soda startup company. The Gezellig Brewing Co. will lease space at Legacy Plaza on the campus in the …

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