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University of Iowa president calls pay freeze ‘logical budgeting’

During a meeting with the Board of Regents on Wednesday, University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld said that postponing performance-based pay raises until Jan. 1 is “logical budgeting” as the university waits for information on …

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Leading a new era

The nonprofit Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute has helped polish the skills of more than 2,000 area professionals who now, as alumni, are serving at least 280 other nonprofits in the area. The institute and …

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Iowa State grants MidAmerican Energy field naming rights at Jack Trice Stadium

Des Moines Register: Iowa State athletics is doling out naming rights to the field at Jack Trice Stadium for the first time in the hopes of making “another generational leap” in its facilities for student-athletes. MidAmerican …

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Michigan State professor named dean of ISU veterinary college

Dan Grooms (pictured), professor and chairman of the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Michigan State University, has been appointed the next Stephen G. Juelsgaard Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa …

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Trump signs career and technical education bill into law

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law a bill that allows states to set their own goals for career and technical education program, Education Week reported. The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century …

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Want to hire? Think counteroffer

By Business Record Staff Robert Half reports that counteroffers are becoming more common.

A new survey found that 58 percent of senior managers made counteroffers to keep an employee from leaving for another job.

With …

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NOTEBOOK: Top tips from Mr. Civility, Michael Josephson

Michael Josephson and I chatted the other day at the Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University. It wasn’t long after the death of former Gov. Bob Ray, whose life modeled and was …

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Drake receives Green Globes sustainability rating for new buildings

Drake University announced it has earned a rating of Two Green Globes for the sustainable construction practices used in its newest academic buildings, the Science Connector Building and Collier-Scripps Hall. The project, part of the …

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Kirkwood to offer free business training program

Corridor Business Journal: Kirkwood Community College will offer a Business Professional Certificate with a free 16-week training intended to help students build technical and interpersonal skills for business careers. The program was designed in partnership with …

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Lifting the Community

The centerpiece of a $19 million expansion of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa system in Greater Des Moines had its roots in a couple of discussions between Drake University President Marty Martin …

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