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Iowa State featured in America 250 series for land-grant impact
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Iowa State University is being highlighted in USA TODAY’s America 250 documentary series for using accessible education, research and entrepreneurship to drive innovation.
Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel adds immersive event programming with Strayboots
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Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel has partnered with Strayboots to give corporate planners in Des Moines access to team-building, CSR and experiential event programming.
Iowa adopts SICPA secure temporary tags to curb counterfeits
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Iowa has launched a statewide secure temporary tag system with SICPA to make vehicle tags harder to fake and easier for police to verify.
Iowa DOT adopts SICPA temporary tag system to curb fraud
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Iowa’s Department of Transportation has launched a statewide temporary-tag system with SICPA to make vehicle tags harder to counterfeit and easier for police to verify.
Iowa DOT rolls out secure temporary vehicle tags with SICPA
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Iowa launched a statewide system for secure, verifiable temporary vehicle tags on January 1 in partnership with SICPA. The change is meant to make counterfeiting harder, help officers identify fake or expired tags faster, and reduce safety risks…
Tech Hub LIVE returns to Des Moines July 20-22 with ag tech ROI focus
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Tech Hub LIVE Conference and Expo will bring more than 60 speakers and 50 exhibitors to Des Moines, Iowa, July 20-22, 2026, as ag retailers and growers look for technology that can hold up under thin margins and trade uncertainty.
TMF gives $250,000 to fund rural hospital research in Texas
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TMF Health Quality Institute donated $250,000 to the TORCH Foundation to study how hospital access affects health outcomes in rural Texas.
Bee Line expands into Iowa, Missouri and New York
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Bee Line is expanding operations into Iowa, Missouri and New York to meet rising demand for higher cleaning standards across healthcare, education and commercial facilities.
Iowa approves real-time concrete sensors as road delays mount
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Wavelogix is spotlighting how outdated concrete testing can slow road and bridge reopenings as Iowa DOT updates its standards to accept acoustical resonance sensing.
Danielle Dinville launches Friday Afternoons Co. to make planning more flexible
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Danielle Dinville has launched and is growing Friday Afternoons Co., a stationery brand built around simple planning tools for people dealing with burnout, ADHD and unpredictable schedules.
VizyPay adds embedded lending through Jaris partnership
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VizyPay is embedding business lending inside its payments platform for independent small business owners, letting merchants apply in minutes without leaving the app. The move is designed to reduce the friction small operators face when seeking…
Duperon taps Luke Gebel to expand industrial water growth
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Duperon Corporation has named Luke Gebel Industrial Market Manager as the company expands its industrial water and wastewater business nationwide.
World Food Prize Foundation honors African agri-food innovators in Nairobi
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The World Food Prize Foundation announced three major awards at DialogueNEXT in Nairobi, recognizing African leaders advancing food security, youth development and crop innovation.
World Food Prize Foundation brings DialogueNEXT to Nairobi
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Agricultural leaders, ministers and innovators are meeting in Nairobi this week for DialogueNEXT in Africa, a World Food Prize Foundation event focused on agri-tech, regulation and food systems.
Marlys Neis reflects on a career built around nursing, teaching and resilience
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Marlys Neis is being spotlighted for a career that spans more than five decades in healthcare leadership, education and caregiving, alongside her work as an author and speaker.
This Girl Walks Into a Bar wins Kroger-backed emerging brand award
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This Girl Walks Into a Bar Mixers was named a 2026 Emerging Brand winner at the Nourishing Change Conference in Des Moines, earning a path to expanded retail placement with Kroger and Hy-Vee. The female-founded organic mixer brand was one of three…
Prairie Farms donates 250,000 milk servings for June Dairy Month
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Prairie Farms Family of Companies is donating 250,000 servings of fresh whole milk to Feeding America partner food banks in 20 states to mark June Dairy Month and America’s 250th anniversary.
ENSA’s Uta Paszkowski named 2026 Top Agri-food Pioneer
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Professor Uta Paszkowski, co-director of ENSA and a University of Cambridge plant scientist, has been named a 2026 Top Agri-food Pioneer by the World Food Prize Foundation.
FoodChain ID expands AI strategy for food and beverage decision-making
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FoodChain ID said June 30, 2026, that it is broadening industry-specific AI tools to help food and beverage companies move faster from product development through commercialization.
World Food Prize names 40 top agri-food pioneers for 2026
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The World Food Prize Foundation has named 40 scientists, policymakers, community builders and innovators as its 2026 Top Agri-food Pioneers.
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