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ISU partners with employers for mock interview program

The Iowa State University College of Human Sciences career services office this month will begin offering a new mock interview program with actual employers, rather than staff members, to help students practice speaking with recruiters …
By BPC Staff | Sep 2, 2015
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Entrepreneurs: Bill Adamowski

Serial entrepreneur Bill Adamowski sought to return to Iowa from Silicon Valley earlier this year and was looking for the next big startup deal he could launch.   
After several discussions with Bill Crum at …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Aug 28, 2015
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Prositions hires vice president of business development

Prositions Inc. announced it has hired training industry veteran Lloyd Singer as its new vice president of business development. In this position, Singer will be responsible for developing merger and acquisition opportunities, global partnerships and …
By BPC Staff | Aug 26, 2015
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Venture School begins Sept. 1 in Des Moines

Nine teams of local entrepreneurs next week will begin Venture School, a nationally recognized program for entrepreneurs developed by the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center. The program, which lasts about seven weeks, matches…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Aug 26, 2015
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Report: 17% of student loans ‘severely delinquent’

Nearly 7 million Americans have gone at least a year without making a payment on their federal student loans, a high level of default that suggests a widening swath of households are unable or unwilling…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Aug 25, 2015
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University of Iowa president finalist forums begin this week

The first of four public forums involving finalists in the search for a new president at the University of Iowa will be held Thursday, Aug. 27. Each of the forums will be held at the …
By BPC Staff | Aug 24, 2015
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Iowa State to dedicate bio-polymer facility

After 18 months of design and construction, Iowa State University on Wednesday will dedicate a new pilot plant facility to produce bio-polymers from soybean oil. The new $5.3 million Bio-Polymer Processing Facility is located at …
By BPC Staff | Aug 24, 2015
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Donations bring Maker Space to Johnston schools

Three Johnston businesses are infusing five elementary schools with the tools, materials and funding to make exploratory learning a reality.


This month, the Johnston Community School Foundation received donations from DuPont Pioneer, John Deere Financial…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Aug 21, 2015
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A Closer Look: Ryan Wise

Ryan Wise was appointed by Gov. Terry Branstad as director of the Iowa Department of Education on July 1. Wise, who earlier in his career taught in teacher shortage areas in Mississippi and Texas as …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Aug 21, 2015
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Philanthropist Melva Bucksbaum dies at 82

Melva Bucksbaum, who helped establish Drake University’s largest and most well-known lecture series, died Sunday at her home in Aspen, Colo., of bladder cancer. She was 82. Melva and her husband, Martin, chairman of General Growth, established…
By BPC Staff | Aug 19, 2015