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Harkin Institute to host Dining in the Dark event

The Harkin Institute is set to host Dining in the Dark, an immersive communal dining experience, at 6 p.m. on May 9 at Mainframe Studios in Des Moines. Participants will wear blindfolds while using senses …
By Business Record Staff | May 5, 2023
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7 trends university researchers think business leaders should know

We asked a few business professors at the state universities to tell us about a trend in research that business leaders should know about. Here’s what they had to say. 

– Emily Barske, Business Record …
By Emily Barske Wood | May 5, 2023
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Reynolds announces $1.5M grant program to improve work-based learning

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a grant program of up to $1.5 million to provide opportunities for high school students to explore their future careers. The Statewide Intermediary Work-Based Learning Grant program will fund programs that …
By Business Record Staff | May 4, 2023
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$379,000 in grants to support youth internships in high-demand fields

The state awarded $379,000 in grants Friday through the Summer Youth Internship Program, which provides funding to employers, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations that sponsor internship programs for Iowa youths between the ages of 14 …
By Business Record Staff | May 1, 2023
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Iowa Credit Union Foundation awards $23,000 to scholarship winners

The Iowa Credit Union Foundation has announced the recipients of its Warren A. Morrow Memorial Scholarship, which is awarded to credit union members pursuing or completing postsecondary education. This year, eight high school students and …
By Business Record Staff | May 1, 2023
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Casey’s awards $1 million to schools across the Midwest

Casey’s has announced its Cash for Classrooms grant program for the spring, which will benefit 79 local schools and education-focused nonprofits. The program will provide funding for a variety of projects, including physical improvements and …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 28, 2023
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New DMACC Urban Campus building to serve new UNI, DMPS partnership

The University of Northern Iowa, Des Moines Public Schools and Des Moines Area Community College are engaging with existing and new relationships to create pathways that develop educators for Iowa.

The DMACC Foundation held a …
By Sarah Diehn | Apr 27, 2023
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Mercy College of Health Sciences raises record $1.2M

A newly established donor recognition program, the 1899 Society, will recognize those who helped raise a record $1.2 million to advance Mercy College of Health Sciences’ mission of transforming students into successful health care professionals, …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 25, 2023
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Registration open for Ivy Sales Innovation Summit

Registration is now open for the second annual Ivy Sales Innovation Summit, which will be held on May 17 at the Iowa State University Alumni Center. The one-day conference is designed for leaders seeking best …
By Business Record Staff | Apr 20, 2023
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DMACC offering new software development training program

Connections between Des Moines Area Community College, Google and a California congressman have helped the two-year college make a new software development training program available to students.

Rep. Ro Khanna, who represents California’s 17th congressional …
By Sarah Diehn | Apr 19, 2023