Education

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University of Iowa announces new online business degree

The University of Iowa will offer a new online program next fall that offers a bachelor’s degree in business management to students across the state.

Through the program, the university will offer a Bachelor of …

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Manage your supply chain

The Iowa State University College of Business annual Voorhees Supply Chain Conference is scheduled for April 9 at the university’s Reiman Gardens. Advance registration is $140 and includes all materials, speaker sessions and lunch. Iowa …

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Entrepreneur event to focus on YPs

Four business owners will talk about the lessons they have learned and the obstacles they have overcome Thursday during the Young Professionals Connections’ Lunch & Learn at the Greater Des Moines Partnership, 700 Locust St. …

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Borrowing resource for students to be unveiled today

Iowa Student Loan and Gov. Terry Branstad are scheduled today to announce a new online resource to educate private student loan applicants about the implications of borrowing too much to pay for college.

The interactive …

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Taylor to deliver Reiman speech at Iowa State

Rebecca Taylor, Iowa State University graduate and senior adviser on innovation and entrepreneurship for the U.S. Department of State Office of Science and Technology, will be the speaker at Iowa State’s Reiman Entrepreneurial Speaker Series. …

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Kress named vice president for extension at Iowa State

Cathann Kress, who serves as a senior policy analyst and program lead for Military Community and Family Policy at the U.S. Department of Defense in Washington, D.C., will become Iowa State University’s next vice president …

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Rockwell Collins honored for diversity

Cedar Rapids-based Rockwell Collins Inc. has been named one of DiversityInc’s 2011 Top 50 Companies for Diversity. This is the first time that the manufacturer of communication and aviation electronics has been named to the …

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Youth Leadership applications being accepted

The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute and the Youth Leadership Initiative are now accepting applications for the Youth Leadership Institute (YLI) class of 2011-2012. The program is an opportunity for high school students across the …

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Report: Iowa State grad programs among nation’s best

Six Iowa State University programs are among the top 20 in their categories in the United States, according to rankings published by U.S. News and World Report magazine. The university’s biological and agricultural engineering program …

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Iowa school districts to receive $7 million for construction, repairs

The Iowa Department of Education is set to distribute $7,068,390 in federal funds to 91 Iowa school districts for the 13th year of the Harkin Grants program, announced Sen. Tom Harkin, who chairs the Senate …

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