Connect Iowa announced that it has hired a state program manager. Amy Kuhlers, formerly the program manager of MyEntre.net at the University of Northern Iowa’s Regional Business Center, will lead Connect Iowa’s statewide effort to increase broadband adoption and use. Kuhlers’ duties will include promoting collaboration between Connect Iowa, the Iowa Economic Development Authority, the public arm of the Iowa Partnership for Economic Progress, and local, state, and federal stakeholders. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in business management/entrepreneurship from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake and is currently completing work on a Master of Public Administration degree at Drake University.