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Tippie College launches Office of Strategic Partnerships to boost business ties

The Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa has launched an Office of Strategic Partnerships as part of an effort by the college to spur additional connections with businesses and community organizations across …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jul 28, 2021
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Starts Right Here receives $50,000 grant from Amerigroup Iowa

Starts Right Here, a Des Moines nonprofit that works with at-risk youths in the Des Moines Public Schools, on Tuesday received a $50,000 grant from Amerigroup Iowa to help students obtain high school diplomas through enhanced …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jul 28, 2021
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Survey: Companies must make gender parity in management positions a priority

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By EMILY BLOBAUM | Jul 28, 2021
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ACT streamlines test access for disabled students

Corridor Business Journal: College testing provider ACT, based in Iowa City, has announced plans to increase accessibility to the ACT test for students with disabilities by streamlining accommodations eligibility requirements. As part of the policy change, …
By BPC Staff | Jul 23, 2021
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Iowa receives final $258M installment of American Rescue Plan education funds

The U.S. Department of Education this morning announced the approval of Iowa’s American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) plan and distributed the remaining $258 million in ARP ESSER funds to the state. …
By BPC Staff | Jul 22, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Return-to-office mandates spark uptick in ADA-related lawsuits

As some businesses begin requiring workers to return to the office after more than a year of working remotely, employees with disabilities are pushing back, seeking more telework options than they did pre-pandemic, writes Erin Mulvaney …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Jul 21, 2021
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Ivy College to seek regents approval for Master of Healthcare Analytics program

The Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University is seeking state approval to launch a Master of Healthcare Analytics and Operations program this fall. The proposed 30-hour program targets working health care professionals and …
By BPC Staff | Jul 20, 2021
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Oakridge Neighborhood to host annual STEAM event on Friday

Oakridge Neighborhood is hosting an event Friday to inspire and pique students’ curiosity in science, technology, engineering, art, agriculture and math. The annual STEAM on the Ridge event is for K-8 students enrolled in Oakridge’s …
By BPC Staff | Jul 15, 2021
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UI, ISU shatter external funding records, despite pandemic

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The University of Iowa and Iowa State University this week reported new external funding records for the budget year that wrapped June 30. UI — involved in coronavirus vaccine and treatment trials that …
By BPC Staff | Jul 14, 2021
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F&G pledges $50,000 to extend actuarial competition to underserved high schools

The Actuarial Foundation announced that F&G, a Des Moines-based provider of annuities and life insurance, has made a $50,000 pledge to the foundation’s Modeling the Future Challenge high school competition, supporting the expansion of the math modeling program …
By BPC Staff | Jul 13, 2021