Education

Twenty percent of employers in the Midwest often find it difficult to fill key positions, despite high unemployment rates and a sluggish job market.

According to a survey by Right Management Inc., another 64 percent …

American Express OPEN and Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) will offer a free one-hour tutorial to help women business owners who are working to win government contracts. On Feb. 4, the U.S. Small Business Administration …

The Iowa Board of Regents is seeking input about what qualities it should seek in Iowa State University’s next president. To make a comment, the public can visit www.presidentsearch.iastate.edu/qualities. “Although we’re in the early stages …

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines has given $25,000 to The Homestead to customize its autism clinic, which serves children and families affected by autism. “This grant from the Community Foundation will help us …

Thomas Downs, who recently announced his retirement after seven years as superintendent of the Southeast Polk Community School District, has been selected as the executive director of the Iowa Association of School Boards.…

Community!Youth Concepts, a nonprofit organization that helps Iowa youths gain access to educational opportunities, said it received a $20,000 grant from Staples Foundation for Learning, a private foundation created by Staples Inc. Funding from the …

Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp. wants college students to know the ramifications of borrowing too much.

The nonprofit organization announced a program through its online loan application process that will show students how much debt …

Environmental historian Amahia Mallea, a visiting assistant professor of history at Drake University, will speak on the history of domestic nuclear power and the 1979 Three Mile Island incident in Pennsylvania in a lecture on …

Hy-Vee Inc., the Iowa Careers Consortium and the Greater Des Moines Partnership are sponsoring a Multicultural Reception on March 31 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hy-Vee Conference Center, 5820 Westown Parkway in West …

Martha Willits, president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, will discuss the importance of advancing Central Iowa as part of the spring Let’s DU Lunch speakers’ series at Drake University on April 6. …