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Found in translation

When Darcy Lopez started her interpreting and translation business six years ago, she and another interpreter, along with an office manager, were the only staff.  

Today, her Windsor Heights-based company, Voices LLC, employs about 40 …

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Iowa treasurer: Student loan debt hurts state’s economy

Quad-City Times: Iowa Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald said Wednesday that “staggering student loan debt” has long-term effects on the state’s workforce and economy. “We hear the average [debt] in Iowa is a little over $30,000, but there’s …

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Seize the City intern program returns

Seize the City, the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s summer intern series, will again offer services to interns and college students in Greater Des Moines. The series of networking, community engagement and professional development events launches …

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Dubuque college receives $3.2 million estate of former professor?

Loras College, a Catholic liberal arts college in Dubuque, has received an estate gift of more than $3.2 million from the late Rev. William Wilkie, a 1950 graduate and professor emeritus of history. The gift …

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Minnesota-based New Horizon Academy expands into Iowa

New Horizon Academy, a Minnesota-based family-owned and -operated child care provider, has announced plans to open three child care centers in Greater Des Moines. Its Des Moines location will open in July at 550 S.W. Ninth …

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Rockwell Collins donates $200,000 to Governor’s STEM Advisory Council

The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council received $200,000 to support Iowa’s STEM initiative for three years, the council announced Friday. “The STEM Council is making significant strides towards helping prepare students for future careers. We …

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Paustian’s book wins fourth honor

Author and Des Moines Area Community College administrator Tony Paustian has received a fourth honor for his book, “A Quarter Million Steps: Creativity, Imagination and Leading Transformative Change,” after he was named a finalist for …

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RSM US Foundation donates $157,100 to Tippie accounting program

The RSM US Foundation has donated $157,100 to the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa. The donation will be used to establish the RSM Excellence Fund, which is designated for a variety …

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Iowa’s Every Student Succeeds plan approved by feds

U.S. Department of Education officials announced Wednesday they have approved Iowa’s plan for school accountability and support to meet new education standards under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, the Quad-City Times reported. The legislation, which replaced …

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NOTEBOOK: Adviser to 7 U.S. presidents, manufacturing giant receive honorary ISU degrees

Iowa State University’s commencement included honorary degrees for two giants of government and business: Adviser-to-presidents Dwight Ink and Kinze Manufacturing CEO and Chairman Jon Kinzenbaw.
        
Ink, 95, of Leesburg, Va., was …