American Pain Society To Honor UI Physicians A pair of UI physicians will receive national awards for their contributions to the field of treating pain from the American Pain Society (APS) during the group’s annual meeting May 6-8 in Baltimore, Md. Timothy Brennan, M.D., Ph.D., the Samir Gergis Professor of Anesthesia and vice chair for [...]
FIRST US OFFSHORE WIND FARM OFF MASS. BOSTON — A whole new way of generating electricity in the U.S. drew a big step closer to reality Wednesday, and it could look like this: 130 windmills, 440 feet tall, rising from the ocean a few miles off Cape Cod. After more than eight years of lawsuits [...]
Low-Stressed Johnson County Stable Employers Help County Weather Economy Few counties across the nation have gone untouched by the economic recession, but according to an Associated Press report, few have weathered it better than Johnson County. According to the Associated Press’s Economic Stress Index — a formula that combines the effect of unemployment rates, bankruptcies [...]
The Iowa City metro area has made the grade again Forbes Magazine ranks the Iowa City area No. 2 in its annual listing of “Best Small Places for Business and Careers.” Iowa City was edged out from the number one spot by Sioux Falls, SD. Iowa City Area Development Group President Joe Raso said the [...]
ClickStop, Successful Small Internet Retail Company A sales representative by trade, Tim Guenther, 32, of Urbana started a small Internet retail company four years ago to help give him a competitive edge selling building products. Little did he know that his company, which had $14,000 in sales in the first year, would explode. The once [...]
Top UI business students finding work at Wall Street investment firms The New York Times recently reported that investment banks and Wall Street firms are again hiring young business school graduates as the financial services industry slowly comes back to life. That’s not a surprise to Brian Richman, director of the Hawkinson Institute of Business [...]
JOHN WEBER, CO-OWNER OF DWELL HOME FURNISHINGS & INTERIOR DESIGN A Local Business With A Passion The owners of Dwell Home Furnishings and Interior Design in Coralville, Iowa, adhere to a philosophy that consists of three words: renew, refresh and excite. Founded in 1991 and co-owned by John Weber and 3 hands on partners, the [...]
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A nonprofit organization is ready to start a fundraising campaign for a new Iowa City animal shelter.
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SCOPE Productions Presents: David Sedaris
SCOPE Productions, AEG Live, and Iowa Public Radio have proudly announced a forthcoming show from famed humor writer David Sedaris to take place on Wednesday, November 11th in the IMU Main Lounge.
