Education

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ISU College of Business among most inexpensive for graduate programs

Iowa State University’s College of Business is the third least expensive public graduate school for in-state students, and the fifth least expensive for out-of-state students, according to a U.S. News & World report.

Tuition and …

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UNI offers free resources to small businesses

The University of Northern Iowa is offering two free resources to small business owners and entrepreneurs through its MyEntre.Net program. At http://connections.myentre.net, visitors will find a portal to financing programs, technical and marketing assistance, networking …

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Schicklers provide money for Global Youth Institute

The World Food Prize Foundation announced yesterday that Paul and Claudia Schickler of Des Moines will commit $400,000 over the next three years to the foundation.

The money will go to expand the foundation’s Global …

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Des Moines schools appoint two principals

The Des Moines Independent Community School District announced the appointments of two new principals. Maureen Taylor will take over at Harding Middle School, and Nancy Croy will become the principal at McCombs Middle School.

Taylor …

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Branstad to open Drake landowner conference

Gov. Terry Branstad will open Drake University’s landowner conference with remarks at 8 a.m. The “This Land is Your Land” event, which is focused on providing information to absentee and non-operating landowners that will help …

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Accumold to offer training scholarships at DMACC

Ankeny-based Accumold announced the formation of a $50,000 Skills Scholarship Program for students at Des Moines Area Community College’s (DMACC) Advanced Manufacturing Center.

The scholarship is meant to help develop expert workers in tool and …

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Calling all women entrepreneurs

The U.S. Small Business Administration and National Women’s Business Council will host the Iowa Summit for Women Entrepreneurs on Aug. 3 in Ankeny. The summit will explore the business challenges facing Iowa women entrepreneurs and …

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Charitable fund raising on the rise

Blackbaud Inc., which provides software and services to nonprofit organizations, said charitable groups’ revenues grew 11.3 percent for the three months ending May 31, compared with the same period last year. Blackbaud’s index of charitable …

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Not a bad deal for ISU business students

Iowa State University’s College of Business ranks third in a recent U.S. News & World Report list of the least expensive public graduate business schools for in-state students, and ranks as the fifth least expensive …

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Construction set for new homeless shelter

Central Iowa Shelter Services will break ground Wednesday on a new center at 1420 Mulberry St. The 40,000-square-foot shelter will provide emergency housing for 150 homeless clients, with additional space for showers, a kitchen, restrooms, …