The Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program board recently approved 114 project applications from Iowa gas stations, totaling more than $2.88 million, for new and expanded ethanol and biodiesel infrastructure projects. This sets a new quarterly record for the number of investments in biofuels projects, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. The…

Iowa health care leaders working on Iowa’s physician workforce challenges are optimistic that Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposed legislation to create more than 450 new medical residency spots over the next four years will improve physician retention, the Business Record recently reported. Increasing residency spots is one of the solutions identified in the Operation IOWA (Innovative Opportunities for…

Sotirios Archontoulis, an agronomy professor at Iowa State University, is one of a team of scientists who published a paper in the journal Nature Food, calling for a reevaluation of the statistical methods used in determining investments in agricultural research and development. Accurate crop yield prediction is important to the agriculture industry because it helps determine…

The Urbandale Chamber of Commerce has announced applications are now open for Leadership Urbandale, a leadership development program that runs from September to June. According to a news release, the program offers workshops, interactive discussions and hands-on experiences to help local leaders develop the confidence, vision and influence necessary to inspire teams, drive innovation and…

The Business Record has hired two new reporters, Gigi Wood and Lisa Rossi, who will support our mission of helping businesses do business better. Wood and Rossi both joined the Business Record in late February.  Wood has joined the team as a senior staff writer and will cover economic development, government policy and law, agriculture,…