Kurt Kovarik joins National Biodiesel Board as VP of Federal Affairs

(ANKENY, Iowa) –  The National Biodiesel Board has announced that Kurt Kovarik, legislative director for U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), will join the trade association’s Washington D.C. office as Vice President of Federal Affairs. Iowa Biodiesel Board Executive Director Grant Kimberley issued the following statement:

ALTOONA – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and the U.S. Elections Assistance Commission (EAC) partnered on Wednesday to conduct information technology workshops for county auditors and their staff. EAC Chairman Matt Masterson and Director of Testing and Certification Brian Hancock joined Secretary Pate and his staff for the Election Officials as IT Managers training at the Adventureland Inn in Altoona.

U of I-Hebrew University ink collaboration agreement

JERUSALEM (Oct. 31, 2017) — The president of the University of Illinois System today signed a new research partnership agreement with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, one of Israel’s oldest and most prestigious universities. The Memorandum of Understanding is the second signed this week during Gov. Bruce Rauner’s trade and education mission to the State of Israel.