Iowa employers remain optimistic, but political and economic uncertainties are affecting their hiring decisions, according to the Hamilton Hiring Survey, which looks at employer confidence and hiring intentions in the state of Iowa each quarter. …
The Iowa College Student Aid Commission voted yesterday to transfer its Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) guarantee portfolio to the Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corp.
The commission said in a release that without …
Thirty schools in Iowa were each awarded $1,000 from the National Financial Capability Challenge, a financial literacy test given to high school students to encourage educators to teach personal finance to students.
Fifty-four schools in …
IndyCar and the Boy Scouts of America will expose youths from Central Iowa to science, technology, engineering and mathematics education on Thursday by showing students how IndyCars, their engines and their fuel work.
The event …
The Business Record hosted its Power Breakfast on inspirational leadership this morning at the Embassy Club.
Panelests were Paul Rhoads, head football coach at Iowa State University; Angela Franklin, president of Des Moines University; Bill …
Iowa State University’s Extension and Outreach Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) has received a $435,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to support Iowa businesses through the Procurement Technical Assistance …
The governor’s office announced today that it is seeking applicants to hold positions on the advisory councils of the six science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) hubs around the state.
Each board will have a …
The chairman, president and CEO of Principal Financial Group Inc. has taken over as chairman of the board of trustees for Drake University.
Larry Zimpleman, who holds a bachelor’s degree in actuarial science and a …
American International Group Inc. CEO Robert Benmosche said Europe’s debt crisis shows that governments worldwide must accept that people will have to work more years as life expectancies increase.
“Retirement ages will have to move …
Steven Leath wasn’t even on campus yet when a Greater Des Moines business leader reached out to him.
Even before starting his new job in January, the Iowa State University president was contacted by Belin …
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