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ServSafe Class in Council Bluffs, Iowa February 2012
(Posted on 2/9/2012)
ServSafe, the national certification program for food service employees, will be in Council Bluffs Monday February 13 and 20, 2012. Participants must attend both sessions. Lunch will be on your own. Refrigerator and microwave are available for your use.

Resources for Flood Recover
(Posted on 11/29/2011)
Find all the information you will need for your current situation.

ISU Extension and Outreach Honors Rick Killion with ‘Friends of Extension’
(Posted on 11/11/2011)
Rick Killion, Council Bluffs, has been involved throughout his career with community and economic development activities and has served four terms on the West Pottawattamie County Extension Council. He has been a guiding force in the West Pottawattamie County Friends of Extension Committee and has created opportunities for ISU Extension and Outreach programming by engaging his network of friends and associates with program specialists and staff across western Iowa. Killion is an Iowa State University graduate. He and his wife, Jill, have two adult children.

A Place of Our Own workshops
(Posted on 10/24/2011)
Child Care Providers can participate in four different workshops over the next several months.

Check out Program Builder for your Community
(Posted on 4/4/2011)
Program Builder is a web-based marketplace where community leaders can review and make selections from a variety of technical assistance, consulting and educational programs that will improve the quality of life in your community.

Got a Home and Family Question? As Answer Line, New Coordinator Says
(Posted on 2/23/2010)
Ames IA, Liz Meimann, the new coordinator of Iowa State University Extension's Answer Line, knows that just about any question is fair game for the toll-free hotline and online database of answers to home and family questions

Find the most current Newsletters out there!
(Posted on 6/5/2008)
ISU Extension Connection is the Connection for informational newsletters throughtout our state. Check it out, there is something for everyone! Check out what you didn't know until now. Just click on the picture of the newsletter and read for hours.

News from Iowa State University Extension

Videos Demonstrate Internet Supply/Demand Tool for Farmers, Markets and Consumers
(Posted on 11/30/2011)
Take a tour of the MarketMaker website by viewing recently released videos highlighting everything MarketMaker has available. MarketMaker is an online tool connecting family shoppers with farmers and everyone in between – including restaurants and grocery stores.

Bowman to Keynote 4th Annual Veterans’ Procurement Conference
(Posted on 11/9/2011)
Retired U.S. Army First Class Sergeant Dana Bowman's motto is “it’s not the disability, it’s the ability,” and he’ll be sharing his message of conquering adversity at the 4th Annual Veterans’ Procurement Conference Nov. 30 in Ames. The conference will provide vital information to assist Iowa businesses in winning government contracts, while educating veteran-owned businesses on issues critical to their success in this market.

Survey of Western Iowa Manufacturers Details Flood Impacts, Ongoing Recovery Challenges
(Posted on 8/12/2011)
As the Missouri River flood waters slowly begin to recede, western Iowa manufacturers continue to deal with major ongoing challenges such as transportation logistics and workforce issues. ISU Extension and Outreach Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) surveyed manufacturers in the six-county Presidential Disaster Declaration Area that includes Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Pottawattamie and Woodbury counties.

Work Begins on Iowa’s New Local Food and Farm Initiative
(Posted on 8/11/2011)
Craig Chase, ISU Extension farm management specialist and interim marketing program leader at the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, will coordinate the Local Food and Farm Initiative, a new statewide program that aims to boost production, processing, distribution, marketing and consumption of Iowa-grown food.

Wanted: Photos for ISU State Fair Exhibit
(Posted on 8/3/2011)
Iowa State University (ISU) is giving Iowans the chance to display photos at the Iowa State Fair. As part of the university's exhibit in the northeast corner of the Varied Industries Building during the fair, Iowa residents are encouraged to submit photos to illustrate how Iowa State and ISU Extension and Outreach are making a difference in their communities.

ISU Extension Support for Those Dealing with Flooding
(Posted on 7/21/2011)
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is working with local agencies, media and local businesses to provide resources to families, communities and businesses dealing with the flooding in western Iowa.

Iowa Youth Population Declines According to 2010 Census
(Posted on 6/24/2011)
Iowa’s 17 and younger age group decreased according to 2010 census results. According to the Community Vitality Center report, “Population 18 and Older and 17 and Younger in Iowa’s Counties, 2000 – 2010,” Iowa’s youth population has decreased by 5,645 in the last decade.

Iowa’s Unincorporated Areas Lose Population in 2010 Census
(Posted on 6/22/2011)
Iowa’s unincorporated areas — the countryside outside any town or city limits — lost population according to the 2010 census, reversing a gain seen in the 2000 census, as detailed in the report “Countryside and Town: Population in Iowa’s Counties Within and Outside of Incorporated Places, 1990 – 2010."

Search New Website, Visit Iowa Farms
(Posted on 5/19/2011)
The newly redesigned Visit Iowa Farms website features detailed descriptions of Iowa farms and the ability to map out locations of interest in a select area.

Courses Offer Employees Leadership Training
(Posted on 5/2/2011)
With the Iowa Public Employees Leadership Academy, public sector employees have a convenient and easy-to-access way to gain training that will benefit them as supervisors.