Business

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University of Northern Iowa partners with Shanghai University of Engineering Science

University of Northern Iowa and China’s Shanghai University of Engineering Science (SUES) are partnering to create a 2+2-degree program, allowing students to gain two years of educational experience in both China and the United States. 
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How your business can profit from sustainability efforts

Looking to add to the bottom line while going green? Here are five easy ways to implement sustainability measures into your business.
Group photo of the students who competed in the 2018 Stock Pitch Competition

Preparing to pitch: Finance competitions help students look at real-world scenarios

In the two weeks leading up to the 2018 Stock Pitch Competition, Rhea Wieditz (Financial Management ’19, Vinton) knew she had to pack both her lunch and dinner when she left for class in the morning. Between courses and meetings, Wieditz and her competition team — Edin Tutic and Patrick Gold — spent all day deep into preparations.
Group photo of the students who competed in the 2018 Stock Pitch Competition

Preparing to pitch: Finance competitions help students look at real-world scenarios

In the two weeks leading up to the 2018 Stock Pitch Competition, Rhea Wieditz (Financial Management ’19, Vinton) knew she had to pack both her lunch and dinner when she left for class in the morning. Between courses and meetings, Wieditz and her competition team — Edin Tutic and Patrick Gold — spent all day deep into preparations.
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Is honesty the best policy?

I recently went shopping with a friend. She went to a variety store and put several items in her basket. At the checkout, she started conversing with the cashier. The cashier rang up most of the items but hadn’t rung up a phone card (retail value $39.99). I was wondering whether the cashier forgot to do so, because she was distracted by the conversation. I hasten to add that my friend was not purposely trying to distract the cashier.
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Advance Iowa helps family-owned businesses thrive

It’s taken years for the Vermeer family to find their secret sauce. As owners of one the most well-known family businesses in Iowa — Vermeer Corp. in Pella — the Vermeer family has seen three generations come through the business. Jason Andringa, the grandson of Gary Vermeer, who founded the business in 1948, is president and CEO.
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MBA international students hit the mother road

Eleven days. 3,781 miles. One University of Northern Iowa graduation ceremony. That was the journey of Jingjing Yu (MBA ‘19) and Ziyi Li (MBA ‘19), two international Chinese students who graduated with a master’s degree in business administration last spring by utilizing a unique program that allows Chinese business professionals to earn an MBA through UNI in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
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IWRC painter training program reflects on 25 years

The UNI Iowa Waste Reduction Center’s (IWRC) painter training program has evolved to serve needs. In 1994, the IWRC launched a research project looking at two local Cedar Valley body and collision shops. They were similar in size, but one was producing twice as much waste as the other. The IWRC staff quickly found the excess waste was coming from inefficient paint application by the in-house staff.