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GeoLearning named to Top 20 Learning Portal Companies list

West Des Moines-based GeoLearning announced its inclusion on the TrainingIndustry.com “2010 Top 20 Learning Portal Companies” list. GeoLearning produces an Internet-hosted learning management platform used by more than 700 corporations, government agencies and nonprofit organizations, …

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Tech industry job growth lags

The U.S. technology industry added jobs through the first six months of 2010 but remains well behind where it was a year ago, according to a report issued Tuesday, the Kansas City Business Journal reported. …

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Pioneer acquires majority stake in African seed company

Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. has reached an agreement to purchase a majority share in Pannar Seed Ltd., a South Africa-based seed company with operations throughout Africa and other parts of the world. Financial terms for …

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Harkin announces grant to expand broadband in rural medical facilities

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) announced that the Central Iowa Hospital Corp. will receive a grant of $8.3 million, with an additional $6.2 million in matching gifts, to allow the corporation to bring high-speed broadband capabilities …

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A place to share your antique interests


Like other entrepreneurs of the Internet, Dave Briddle and Larry Gottula launched a business that has yet to present revenue opportunities. But they are convinced the dollars will come.

The business, iAntique.com, is a social …

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Pappajohn winners weather stormy economy


Shortly after Curt Carlson accepted the $25,000 first-place award in the John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition last year, he flew to Los Angeles to oversee the use of his company’s BodyViz software on the …

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Banks consider switch to iPhone

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is considering a change that would allow its employees to use iPhones for corporate e-mail, Bloomberg reported.

The shift would present an alternative to the BlackBerry, a Research in Motion Ltd. …

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Board approves funding for alternative energy project

The Iowa Power Fund Board approved funding for Fiberight-Blairstown Operating LLC to demonstrate how non-homogeneous municipal solid waste(MSW) can be converted into alternative energy. The project, which will cost a projected $7 million, received a …

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Hoover/Meredith schools set to break ground

Hoover High School and Meredith Middle School will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday for a $5 million expansion and renovation project. The project is highlighted by the Technology Learning Center, which will …

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Sauer-Danfoss reaches new credit agreement

Ames-based Sauer-Danfoss Inc. has entered into a new credit agreement with its majority stockholder, Danfoss A/S, which replaces a prior credit facility that was set to expire on April 29, 2011.   The new agreement, …