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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Former DMU dean helps launch first human journey to Mars

Dr. J.D. Polk can boast of having one of the coolest jobs on earth, since he works with people trained to leave the planet aboard rockets. Polk, who was formerly Des Moines University’s dean of …

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Three organizations report cybersecurity breaches affecting Iowans in 2019

Since February 2018, Iowans have been affected by cybersecurity breaches of three different organizations, including one insurance agency based in the state, the Iowa attorney general’s office reports. First Iowa Insurance Agency Inc., which reported the …

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Mahoney to retire from ITA Group; Vander Waal to fill CEO role

ITA Group Holdings Inc. has announced that Tom Mahoney will retire as chief executive officer, effective Aug. 31. He will remain the chairman of ITA’s board of directors and work with the boards of ITA …

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NIACC receives $300,000 National Science Foundation robotics grant

Manufacturing students at North Iowa Area Community College have the opportunity to learn about industrial robots, thanks to a National Science Foundation grant, the Mason City Globe Gazette reported. The $300,000 Advanced Technological Education grant will be …

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Iowa Attorney General Miller pens tribute to Juul founders for Time 100

Time magazine named Juul creators Adam Bowen and James Monsees to this year’s Time 100 list of the world’s most influential people, and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller received the tap to write their profile, reports …

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Future Ready Iowa deadline extended

Registrations for this year’s Future Ready Iowa Summit featuring retired Iowa-born astronaut Peggy Whitson now will be accepted until 10 a.m. April 23. The public event will be April 30 at the Iowa Events Center. Appearing in …

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NOTEBOOK: Legislative courtesy

At the 2019 Prometheus Awards presented by LWBJ and the Technology Association of Iowa, Iowa Economic Development Authority and Iowa Finance Authority director Debi Durham took a moment to call out three Iowa legislators: Sen. …

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A Closer Look: Paul Gibbins

For nearly the past two years, Paul Gibbins has led educational opportunities for Polk County residents in his role as executive director of Iowa State University’s largest county extension office. Gibbins has held various roles …

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Google announces $1M Impact Challenge for Iowa nonprofits

Nonprofits in Iowa will collectively receive $1 million through Google’s new Impact Challenge Iowa, Google announced this morning as part of the company’s Grow with Google initiative at Central Library. 

Google.org first launched its Impact …

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Facebook pays $11M for data center land; pulls development agreement from Altoona Council agenda

Facebook Inc. has asked to pull a proposed development agreement from today’s Altoona City Council agenda as the city continues to work out details of local incentives for an anticipated 1 million-square-foot, $250 million data …