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Iowa high schoolers can explore AI through a free “AI bootcamp”
In partnership with the Governor's STEM Advisory Council at the Iowa Department of Education, The Mark Cuban Foundation and Cortevea Agriscience are hosting a free AI Boot Camp for high school students. This camp is designed to introduce...
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Secretary Naig Announces 9 Choose Iowa Butchery Innovation Grants
$355,000 in Choose Iowa cost-share grants will leverage a total investment of approximately $1.94 million DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 17, 2025) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today nine Choose Iowa Butchery Innovation Grant...
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Significant increase in the number of Iowa high school students achieving work-based learning experiences
The percent of students who achieved at least one work-based learning experience while in high school reached 45% for seniors in the class of 2025, up nearly 20 percentage points with an over 76% rate of increase in the last two years The Iowa...
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TRACT ENTERS THE DES MOINES MARKET WITH ACQUISITION OF 453 ACRES AFTER SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION WITH CITY OF ALTOONA, IA
Fully entitled property can support a 1GW+ technology park with 80 acres reserved for City’s vision of growth DENVER, CO, UNITED STATES, September 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Tract, a developer of master-planned data center campuses, today...
Attorney General Brenna Bird Warns Iowans about Job Scams
DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird is cautioning Iowans to be wary of scammers posing as potential employers. In one of these scams, you may receive a job offer via text or email describing a job that allows you to work from home with little...
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Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. announces quarterly dividend of $0.43 per common share
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC), the holding company for Great Southern Bank, declared a $0.43 per common share dividend for the third quarter of the...
Celebrating Workforce Development Month Across Iowa
Workforce Development Month is a national celebration established by the National Association of Workforce Professionals to bring together leading business, labor, education, and other critical partners to showcase the impact workforce development...
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Unemployment Insurance Rates for Iowa Employers to Remain at Lowest-Possible Level in 2026
Iowa Workforce Development Communications For Immediate Release Date: September 5, 2025 Contact: Jesse Dougherty Telephone: 515-725-5487 Email: communications@iwd.iowa.gov Printer Friendly Version (PDF) After new law simplifies Iowa’s UI taxes,...
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AKW Financial Powers the Launch of New AI-Based Mental Health Startup
AKW Financial Leads Financial Strategy for Launch of Innovative AI-Based Mental Health Startup WEST DES MOINES, IA, UNITED STATES, September 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- AKW Financial is proud to announce its role as lead accounting and...
Secretary Naig Announces $200,000 Investment in the Choose Iowa Farms to Food Banks Program
Second year of state investment helps Choose Iowa members partner with food banks to help address food insecurity HIAWATHA, Iowa (Sept. 4, 2025) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and...
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'Pit Happens' for DeSoto Man with Help from Iowa Self-Employment
Matt Grems grew up around the roar of machines, perched at the controls of bulldozer from age 12 on, working at his father’s rock quarry. “My dad put me on a machine when I was really, really young, so I’ve run heavy equipment my whole life,”...
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Apply to serve on the Iowa Quality Preschool Program Standards review committee
The Iowa Department of Education is convening a statewide committee to review and make recommendations on the proposed updates to the Iowa Quality Preschool Program Standards. Early childhood educators and stakeholders can now apply to serve on...
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Michael J. Welsh, MD, Receives Yergin-New International Prize for Biomedical Research
New York, NY, Sept. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will award its 2025 Yergin-New International Prize for Biomedical Research to Michael J. Welsh, MD, of the University of Iowa for his pioneering work in...
ADARx Pharmaceuticals Appoints Industry Veteran, Laura Shawver, Ph.D., as Board Chair
– Accomplished biopharma executive and entrepreneur brings a 25-year track record of upscaling valuable companies and realizing the potential of their innovations – SAN DIEGO, Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ADARx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ADARx),...
Secretary Naig to Present the Ebaugh Family with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award
Multi-generational Bremer County family to be honored during a ceremony at their farm DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 16, 2025) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig will present the Ebaugh family of Bremer County with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor...
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QCR Holdings, Inc. Completes Private Placements of Subordinated Notes
MOLINE, Ill., Sept. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QCR Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCRH) (the “Company”) today announced that it has completed private placements of $70 million in aggregate principal amount subordinated notes. The private placements...
National Math Stars Names Exceptional Iowa Math Students to 2025 Cohort
Learners from across Iowa will each receive more than $100,000 in educational support National Math Stars (NMS) has selected 17 exceptional students from Iowa to take part in its program. NMS supports high-performing math students beginning in...
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Pyrotechnics Guild International Thanks Boone, Iowa for a Warm Welcome at 'Fire Flies in the Sky'
Boone, IA — The Pyrotechnics Guild International (PGI) extends its heartfelt thanks to the Boone community for hosting our annual pyrotechnics convention. BOONE, IA, UNITED STATES, August 20, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Pyrotechnics Guild...
Advancing Literacy Together: Free Virtual Learning Opportunity
Join educators from across the state on Sept. 25, for a free professional learning series focused on literacy. Hosted by the Iowa Department of Education, the four-part virtual event offers updates on statewide literacy initiatives and practical...
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