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Registration open for Start-up Boot Camp for Women

Registration open for Start-up Boot Camp for Women The William and Jeanne Buchanan Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and the Pappajohn Entrepreneur Center will host the Start-up Boot Camp for Women in March and April. The…
By BPC Staff | Mar 21, 2012
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AT&T expands program aimed at decreasing high school dropout rate

AT&T expands program aimed at decreasing high school dropout rate AT&T Inc. announced a $250 million expansion of a campaign aimed at decreasing high school dropout rates. Iowa schools are encouraged to apply for grants…
By BPC Staff | Mar 20, 2012
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Jobless claims reach four-year low; wholesale prices climb

Jobless claims reach four-year low; wholesale prices climb   Claims for jobless benefits dropped last week in the United States, matching the lowest level in four years and providing more evidence that the labor market…
By BPC Staff | Mar 15, 2012
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Report highlights private-sector innovation in education

Report highlights private-sector innovation in education   As schools face uncertain budget times and rapidly changing economic and technological forces, education leaders are turning to new approaches to schooling, prompting what could become a major…
By BPC Staff | Mar 14, 2012
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Drake alumnus donates $1 million

Drake alumnus donates $1 million A New York businessman and Drake University alumnus has donated $1 million to Drake to support leadership education and to renovate one of the most-used buildings on campus, the Bulldog…
By BPC Staff | Mar 14, 2012
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University of Iowa names first female dean of business college

University of Iowa names first female dean of business college Sarah Gardial, vice provost of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been named the first female dean of the University of Iowa’s Henry B. Tippie…
By BPC Staff | Mar 13, 2012
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Kirkwood plans ‘Sustainability Village’

Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids is seeking a $2 million National Science Foundation grant to construct an educational and research facility near its energy management training center in Jones Hall and a recently installed …
By BPC Staff | Mar 9, 2012
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Crum to fill in as interim ISU business dean

Crum to fill in as interim ISU business dean   Iowa State University announced yesterday that it search for the next dean of the College of Business will be temporarily stopped until the university’s next…
By BPC Staff | Mar 8, 2012
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Education under secretary to visit DMACC

Education under secretary to visit DMACC Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will participate in two events at Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) on Thursday, where she will discuss the key role that community…
By BPC Staff | Mar 7, 2012
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Young workers’ pay eroding

Young workers’ pay eroding   Young people entering the job market are taking the brunt of the downward pressure on wages caused by high unemployment, according to a new analysis of pay trends, The Wall…
By BPC Staff | Mar 7, 2012