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Iowa adopts SICPA secure temporary tags to curb counterfeits
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Iowa has launched a statewide system for secure, verifiable temporary vehicle tags designed to reduce counterfeiting and improve safety for officers and the public.
Iowa adopts SICPA secure temporary tags to curb counterfeits
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Iowa has launched a statewide secure temporary tag system with SICPA to make vehicle tags harder to fake and easier for police to verify.
Iowa DOT adopts SICPA temporary tag system to curb fraud
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Iowa’s Department of Transportation has launched a statewide temporary-tag system with SICPA to make vehicle tags harder to counterfeit and easier for police to verify.
Iowa DOT rolls out secure temporary vehicle tags with SICPA
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Iowa launched a statewide system for secure, verifiable temporary vehicle tags on January 1 in partnership with SICPA. The change is meant to make counterfeiting harder, help officers identify fake or expired tags faster, and reduce safety risks…
La’ James International College and iJAG launch beauty career camp for Iowa students
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La’ James International College and iJAG are teaming up for a five-day summer camp in Fort Dodge, Iowa, that will give high school students hands-on exposure to cosmetology, esthetics and nail technology.
1891 Financial Life names new board after member vote
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1891 Financial Life elected and installed a new Board of Directors during its Member Summit on July 18, 2026, in Schaumburg, Illinois.
CER to release 2026 charter school law rankings on Aug. 4
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The Center for Education Reform will publish its 2026 National Charter School Law Rankings & Scorecard on Aug. 4 as charter leaders gather in New Orleans for the National Charter Schools Conference.
Georgia Tech, ETS crown solar racing champions at Brainerd
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Georgia Tech and École de Technologie Supérieure won the top classes at the 2026 Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix, which ended July 23 at Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota.
Tanesha D. Thompson named Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Mid-Western Regional Director
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Tanesha D. Thompson will lead Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s Mid-Western Region after being named regional director at the sorority’s 72nd Boule in Las Vegas.
World Food Prize Foundation names top 10 AgTech startups for 2026 challenge
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The World Food Prize Foundation has selected 10 semi-finalists from more than 1,500 applicants for its 2026 Innovate for Impact Challenge, a $50,000 competition for early-stage AgTech startups.
Rensch & Rensch adds J.D., M.D. trial lawyer to Omaha car accident practice
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Rensch & Rensch Law is expanding its Omaha crash litigation team with Mitchell Kohl, a lawyer-doctor the firm says can better analyze medical evidence in injury cases.
Paragon Interiors buys All Makes Office Equipment Co
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Paragon Interiors said Tuesday it acquired All Makes Office Equipment Co., expanding the Iowa-based design firm into seven Midwest markets and roughly doubling its size.
Trump tariffs added more than $2,000 to Midwest households, study finds
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New research from the Midwest Economic Policy Institute and the University of Illinois says 2025 Trump tariffs hit Midwest families, factories and farm exports harder than the nation, lifting household costs, cutting jobs and shaving billions from…
Buckeye Power Systems says grid strain makes backup power essential
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Buckeye Power Systems is urging homeowners and businesses to prepare for outages as heat-driven blackouts, hydropower risks at Lake Mead and rising data center demand put new pressure on the U.S. electric grid.
World Food Prize Foundation honors African agri-food innovators in Nairobi
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The World Food Prize Foundation announced three major awards at DialogueNEXT in Nairobi, recognizing African leaders advancing food security, youth development and crop innovation.
World Food Prize Foundation brings DialogueNEXT to Nairobi
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Agricultural leaders, ministers and innovators are meeting in Nairobi this week for DialogueNEXT in Africa, a World Food Prize Foundation event focused on agri-tech, regulation and food systems.
Dave Freer’s Storm-Dragon wins first Prometheus Special Award for YA fiction
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Raconteur Press says Dave Freer’s Storm-Dragon has won the first-ever Special Prometheus Award for Young Adult Fiction from the Libertarian Futurist Society.
Marist Veres Royal lands at Hilbert after four transfers in 11 months
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Seventeen-year-old Marist Veres Royal completed a record four-school college football journey and enrolled at Hilbert College in June 2026, positioning him to avoid an Aug. 1 transfer penalty tied to a Trump executive order.
Prairie Farms donates 250,000 milk servings for June Dairy Month
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Prairie Farms Family of Companies is donating 250,000 servings of fresh whole milk to Feeding America partner food banks in 20 states to mark June Dairy Month and America’s 250th anniversary.
World Food Prize names 40 top agri-food pioneers for 2026
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The World Food Prize Foundation has named 40 scientists, policymakers, community builders and innovators as its 2026 Top Agri-food Pioneers.
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