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DMACC expands Workforce Training Academy programs to all campuses

Des Moines Area Community College announced that it has expanded its Workforce Training Academy tuition assistance programs on a districtwide level. The community college has provided the program — which provides free training in short-term …
By BPC Staff | Nov 12, 2021
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Saydel High School cancels classes today ‘due to lack of available staff’

Des Moines Register: Classes were canceled today at Saydel High School “due to lack of available staff,” according to a message posted on the Saydel Community School District’s website. Woodside Middle School and Cornell Elementary School …
By BPC Staff | Nov 12, 2021
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Ivy College rolls out Master of Health Care Analytics and Operations degree program

The Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University announced that it now offers a Master of Health Care Analytics and Operations degree program. Recently approved by the Iowa Board of Regents, the part-time MHAO degree program …
By BPC Staff | Nov 11, 2021
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Hy-Vee to donate $500,000 for campus improvements at community college

West Des Moines-based grocer Hy-Vee Inc. plans to donate $500,000 to help pay for improvements to Indian Hills Community College’s campuses in Ottumwa and Centerville. The announcement of the donation comes after voters this month …
By BPC Staff | Nov 10, 2021
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UI Institute for International Business to train Saudi women to be entrepreneurs

Fifty Saudi Arabian women will learn how to become entrepreneurs, with the help of an educational program from the University of Iowa that will also connect them with mentors throughout the state. The university’s Institute …
By BPC Staff | Nov 8, 2021
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Parents, students invited to explore manufacturing careers during Creators Wanted Tour

To highlight career opportunities in the manufacturing industry, the National Association of Manufacturers and the Manufacturing Institute, the workforce development and education partner of the NAM, are bringing the industry’s Creators Wanted campaign to the …
By BPC Staff | Nov 8, 2021
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New STEM BEST HD program offers schools money for high-demand career education

Iowa schools have a new source of funding to expand or develop a STEM BEST program, through a special appropriation made earlier this year by the Legislature to the Iowa Economic Development Authority.

The Iowa …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Nov 3, 2021
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Des Moines Public Schools will be governed by an all-female board

Des Moines Register: Jackie Norris — a newcomer to school board politics who broke fundraising records in the Des Moines metro area — has been elected to the Des Moines school board. Her victory helps cement …
By BPC Staff | Nov 3, 2021
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Iowa ABI opposes bill allowing unemployment payments after refusing vaccine

The state’s largest employer association is voicing its opposition to the Iowa Legislature’s passage of a bill that would allow Iowans who are discharged from employment for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine to collect …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Oct 29, 2021
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Drake University launches $225M fundraising campaign

With a vision for propelling the university into its “next great era,” Drake University officials on Thursday evening officially launched “The Ones: Drake’s Campaign for the Brave and the Bold,” a $225 million fundraising campaign.…
By JOE GARDYASZ | Oct 28, 2021