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Godwin named permanent CEO at ACT

Janet Godwin Janet Godwin has been named the permanent CEO of ACT Inc., the Iowa City-based nonprofit learning organization. She had been serving as interim...

ACT delays online test launch as headwinds mount

Months of COVID-19 related test date cancellations have frustrated students and parents as time ticks away for early decision and scholarship deadlines. CREDIT PIXABAY By...

Another pillar threatened

CBJ Editorial We have commented recently that several of the region’s major economic players have been impacted negatively by the COVID-19 pandemic, including the University...

ACT vows to push forward with mission amid pandemic fallout

By Katharine Carlon katharine@corridorbusiness.com The new head of Iowa City-based ACT says the organization remains solid and intends to stay the course, despite a leadership change,...

ACT announces leadership change, cost-cutting measures

Janet Godwin By CBJ News Staff news@corridorbusiness.com Iowa City-based ACT announced a shake-up in its top leadership late Thursday, as the education and testing company implements cost-cutting...

ACT acquires adaptive learning platform ScootPad

By CBJ News Staff news@corridorbusiness.com Iowa City-based ACT has acquired ScootPad, a personalized adaptive learning platform, the company announced Monday. ScootPad, based in San Jose, California, was...

Iowa as an edtech hub? New report says it could be

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks to reporters after unveiling a new study she called a "road map" to making the state a global hub of...

Untangling the future of technology

Shive-Hattery's Matthew Krenz takes attendee Amy Belice through a virtual demonstration world at the CBJ's Tech Untangled event. PHOTO ADAM MOORE   By Dave DeWitte dave@corridorbusiness.com Technology is...

Putting EdTech center-stage

CBJ Editorial Several years ago there was a visioning process — now defunct— led by UI President Bruce Harreld, Rockwell Collins (now Collins Aerospace) CEO Kelly Ortberg and US Bank Regional...

Exploring the future of tech in the Corridor

Panelists Ada Woo, Jens Zalzala, Jim Shaw and Meindert Niemeijer explore the Corridor's tech scene during a panel discussion at the CBJ's Future of...

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