Education

Iowa State University announced that it is among 50 public colleges nationwide, and the only public school in the state, named to the Princeton Review Best Value Colleges for 2011. The selection criteria covered more …

Larry Brown has been named vice president of client development at Des Moines-based CDS Global Inc., where he will oversee the expansion of value-added products and services. Brown’s experience includes graphic arts management at Hallmark …

The Wellmark Foundation has awarded a two-year, $150,000 grant to the Iowa Food Bank Association to implement a project to assist Iowans in applying for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as Food …

The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute (GDMLI) is accepting nominations for the institute’s Distinguished Leadership Awards, which recognize GDMLI alumni, current students and one GDMLI advocate. Nominations are requested for the categories of business, civic, …

Des Moines Area Community College has set another enrollment record, with nearly 23,700 students taking classes this spring semester, DMACC officials announced. The new enrollment figure tops all other spring semesters in the community college’s …

By Kyle Oppenhuizen

Helping Iowa college students graduate with less debt is a process that starts well before the first tuition check.
 
That’s the message that Gov. Terry Branstad and others delivered at a …

Some companies will begin to offer non-monetary incentives to their employees this year as others continue with already established benefit programs to retain top performers and attract new ones, www.accountingweb.com reported.

A recent survey of …

After two years of widespread downsizings in the region, the majority of Midwest companies foresee virtually no more staff cutbacks in the year ahead, according to a survey by Right Management Inc.

Right Management surveyed …

The productivity of U.S. workers unexpectedly increased in the fourth quarter at a faster rate as companies sought to contain costs, Bloomberg reported. Employee output per hour rose at a 2.6 percent annual rate, compared …