| Brookfield management consultant wins national contract
Organization Development Consultants Inc. (ODC), a Brookfield-based management consultant company, announced today that it has been selected by the Catholic University of America to be the program evaluation provider for the $2.9 million Technology Engineering Scholars project through the U.S. Department of Labor. The project is aimed at promoting higher education and reducing tuition costs so U.S. citizens might meet the educational requirements for Washington, D.C.-area jobs often held by foreign nationals working in the United States under H-1B Visas. Daniel Schroeder, Ph.D, a principal with ODC, will be the project manager for the program. Schroeder, who writes a monthly column about human resources in Small Business Times, said he believes ODC was chosen because of its recognized expertise in program and outcome evaluation, with higher education as an emerging focus of the firm's programs and services of this kind.
Culver announces development grants
The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation was one of 10 economic development agencies to receive an award through the Grow Iowa Values Fund. A total of $460,000 was distributed statewide, according to an announcement released Monday by Gov. Chet Culver. The Corridor received $50,000 to implement the Iowa Lakes Corridor Entrepreneurial Initiative in its service counties of Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson and Emmet. The Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute is a centerpiece of the initiative, which also includes other academic programming and entrepreneurship education at the K-12 level. Corridor president Kathy Evert said the first Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute in 2006 was one of the most rewarding weeks of her 20-plus years in economic development. "We really can impact the lives of young people in our state," she said prior to the 2007 institute.
Cloth is her canvas
New Bedford textile artist Elin Noble has always been an explorer, constantly searching to find out how and why. The overlapping colors and intricate shapes in her hand-dyed fabrics reflect years of experimenting and research into the art and science of color theory and dyeing techniques. This inherent curiosity is spiced with a keen aesthetic sense and a child-like enjoyment of tactile experience. Dyeing cloth, like her other favorite activities of cooking and gardening, allows the artist to relish the sensation of feeling her "fingers in goo." Ms. Noble's ongoing appreciation for new impressions reflects the peripatetic lifestyle of her youth. Her father's position in the Army meant the family moved every few years to various points around the world, from Germany to New York City to Okinawa to California to Washington state.
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