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The Impact of Community Colleges in Iowa

posted on March 17, 2008 at 3:03 PM

The Impact of Community Colleges in Iowa Iowa Journal looks at the role of community colleges in the state from education, training and workforce development.

Tags: college students business

Discussion: Iowa Infrastructure - Planes, Trains, and the Internet

posted on February 26, 2008 at 11:30 AM

Discussion: Iowa Infrastructure - Planes, Trains, and the Internet Is it time for Iowa to begin moving people, commerce and information differently? Is it time to overhaul the state’s infrastructure? The answers to those questions could define the state for the rest of the century. Iowa's Infrastructure is examined on The Iowa Journal. Program guest is Thom Hart, the state's new infrastructure guru. He works in the Iowa Department of Economic Development

Tags: economy energy policy technology science business

Iowa Infrastructure - Planes, Trains, and the Internet

posted on February 26, 2008 at 11:30 AM

Iowa Infrastructure - Planes, Trains, and the Internet Is it time for Iowa to begin moving people, commerce and information differently? Is it time to overhaul the state’s infrastructure? The answers to those questions could define the state for the rest of the century. Iowa's Infrastructure is examined on The Iowa Journal. Program guest is Thom Hart, the state's new infrastructure guru. He works in the Iowa Department of Economic Development

Tags: economy energy policy technology science business

The Local Food Movement in Iowa

posted on October 12, 2007 at 1:05 PM

The Local Food Movement in Iowa The growing local food movement: Is it a flash in the pan or a long term trend? What can this "Buy Fresh, Buy Local" campaign mean for farmers, consumers and even the state of Iowa's economy? Panelists are Rich Pirog, associate director of the Leopold Center in Ames; and Larry Cleverly of Cleverly Farms in Mingo.

Tags: agriculture farmers local food organic business economics

Entrepreneurship in Iowa

posted on October 9, 2007 at 12:00 AM

David Hensley, executive director of the Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center at the University of Iowa, and Maureen Collins-Williams, director of the University of Northern Iowa's regional business center/SBDC discuss Iowa's growing entrepreneurial culture with Todd Mundt.

Tags: business economics education

John Pappajohn (Extended Interview)

posted on October 8, 2007 at 12:00 AM

John Pappajohn (Extended Interview) In this web-exclusive extended interview, John Pappajohn discusses his entrepreneurial beginnings, his successes, and his hopes for the future of small business in Iowa.

Tags: business economy education web exclusive

News Analysis: October 8, 2007

posted on October 8, 2007 at 12:00 AM

In the headlines this week: There are worries about the market for Iowa's burgeoning ethanol industry, despite oil being at $80 a barrel; and the president has vetoed expanded funding for the health care of poor children. Dave Pitt of the "Associated Press" is here to brief us about these matters.

Tags: health insurance children politics Democrats Republicans ethanol business economy news analysis

John Pappajohn on What Makes an Entrepreneur

posted on October 5, 2007 at 3:08 PM

John Pappajohn on What Makes an Entrepreneur With a personal fortune estimated at a half a billion dollars, he is giving much of it away. John Pappajohn is sharing his vision by financing five entrepreneurial education centers in the state. Since their inception a decade ago, the centers have produced nearly three thousand business startups in Iowa.

Tags: education economy business

Megan Wettach, Young Entrepreneur

posted on October 4, 2007 at 2:20 PM

Megan Wettach, Young Entrepreneur This southeastern Iowa community may seem an unlikely location for a national clothing line that specializes in prom and pageant gowns. In 2001, as a 17-year-old senior in high school, Megan Wettach opened Premier Prom and Pageantry in her hometown of Mount Pleasant.

Tags: fashion economy business Mount Pleasant