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UI proposes additional tuition hikes

Iowa City Press-Citizen: The University of Iowa offered a new set of tuition recommendations on Monday, calling for higher increases for business and engineering students. The new additional tuition levels — which range from $500 to …

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Drake seeks adult literacy volunteers

More Greater Des Moines-area adults are seeking help with literacy skills. At Drake University’s Adult Literacy Center, demand for services is up 21 percent and is outpacing the supply of volunteers to tutor participants in …

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That’s a wrap!: Business and finance guru Madden winds up 50 years at ISU

Even in stable Iowa, where the likes of Gov. Terry Branstad and former Iowa State University basketball coach and hometown hero Fred Hoiberg have discovered you really can come home, Warren Madden’s tenure at Iowa …

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VIDEO: How businesses can prepare for the Silver Tsunami

A panel of business leaders discussed the coming “Silver Tsunami,” a wave of more than 100,000 Iowans who are getting set to retire in the next five years, at the Business Record’s Power Breakfast this…
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Kirkwood generates millions for state economy

Corridor Business Journal: Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids recently commissioned an economic impact study showing the difference it’s made in the state of Iowa, which, judging from the results, is huge. The study found that …

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Consultant: Downtown best site for regents center

A consultant to the Iowa Board of Regents said surveys of business leaders and workers and a data analysis showed downtown Des Moines is the best choice for a joint campus of the three state…
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Leath defends $300 tuition increase request

Iowa State University has a “significant need” to add more faculty to accommodate enrollment growth, ISU President Steven Leath said today.


In a prepared statement defending ISU’s proposed $300 tuition increase, Leath said the increase…
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Branstad signs bill to improve access to technical education

  Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad on Thursday signed legislation aimed at improving access to modernized technical education, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reported. Branstad, appearing at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, said the legislation is aimed at making…
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A Closer Look: Michael Staebell

When Jeffrey Krausman of Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen P.C. decided that the firm’s clients would welcome authoritative advice on labor laws — and wouldn’t mind saving some money — he decided to recruit one …

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Better than ever

Greater Des Moines professionals seeking to accelerate their careers with an advanced degree have more choices and flexibility than ever in Master of Business Administration programs, thanks to an increasingly competitive field of MBA offerings …